Caltrans District 8 posted the following video about the boulder that fell on Highway 243 on Sunday night, Jan. 10. closing the road for about three days.
Caltrans shares video of boulder removal
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Caltrans District 8 posted the following video about the boulder that fell on Highway 243 on Sunday night, Jan. 10. closing the road for about three days.
Young Idyllwild, a local nonprofit with a mission to mentor and guide younger generations to become strong community leaders, is in the growing business. Appropriately, it plans to create a community garden at the corner of Alderwood Street and North Circle Drive on land donated by Idyllwild realtor Dora Dillman. The stated mission of the…
Editor’s Note: The 2024 Presidential Election will be Tuesday, November 5. Besides the races for President and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane Feinstein, there are many local races which will determine who represents the Hill in the State Assembly and the U.S. Congress. The Town Crier will be writing about the races for the…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee is exploring options to place a parcel-fee increase on the ballot this fall. Committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton appointed an ad hoc committee of herself and committee member Sue Weisbart to review the options for generating more income, including a parcel-fee increase to go before voters in…
Cal Fire Here are some recent Cal Fire calls by station. Station 23 – Pine Cove • Oct. 30 — Back pain, 2:27 a.m. • Oct. 30 — Vegetation fire, 6:14 a.m. • Oct. 31 — Sick person, 2:41 p.m. • Nov. 1 — Sick person, 10:40 a.m. • Nov. 1 — Outside fire, 11:19…
Two thirsty hikers who took a dangerous short cut off the Pacific CrestTrail on the flank of San Jacinto Peak discovered the remains of missinghiker Robert Budinski early last week, according to a Facebook post fromthe Fowler O’ Sullivan Foundation, a nonprofit group that helps thefamilies of missing hikers. Budinski had entered our local trails…
The proposed increase in the trash-service fees paid to Riverside County were approved at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting June 19. This is only for residential service. The current annual fee of $116.88 would be increased $19.80 annually through July 1, 2021, with a fifth increase of $19.92 on July 1, 2022. The most-recent increase…