

Raven cause of brief power interruption
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Idyllwild suffered brief interruption of electric power on Monday morning when a raven landed on the Southern California Edison (SCE) Lower Pine Crest power substation. Photo by Cid Castillo

Throughout our country, community newspapers have closed down because of serious losses in advertising revenue.The Town Crier needs help from our Readers to continue serving our Hill community and they are responding.Each week, our Members are renewing generously, and new Members are joining them. So, the Town Crier can continue to do its task of…
The U.S. Forest Service plans to resume burns on Thomas Mountain today, April 2. In January, the Forest Service burned about 240 acres. About 200 acres are left on the unit between Anza and Garner Valley, according to Zach Behrens, public affairs officer for the San Bernardino National Forest The project could last over a…
A man camping at Lake Hemet is missing from the area, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Martin Leon, 58, of the Banning Pass area, was last seen at about 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Lake Hemet Campground. He is described as 5 foot, 8 inches tall, 150 pounds with a large…
Should we be worrying? Dear Editor: It’s Thursday, Jan. 26, and the weatherman says we may have 75 mph wind gusts in their wind warning. SCE (Edison) has been doing its fire prevention tree trimming for years now and I’ve always appreciated it; never gave it much thought. But looking up yesterday at the giant…
May 2012 set a record of 15 felony property crimes in Idyllwild and Pine Cove neighborhoods …
Sarah Wales was born and raised and is still living in Temecula. But she is now Idyllwild School’s new Resource Specialist. With an undergraduate degree in sociology from the University of California, San Diego, and teaching certification from Cal State University San Bernardino, Wales has always taught within the Hemet Unified School District system. …