A Fern Valley resident’s outdoor security camera captured the Hill’s newest celebrity resident on video on Saturday at around 10 p.m.
Bear caught on video in Fern Valley
By Idyllwild Town Crier

A Fern Valley resident’s outdoor security camera captured the Hill’s newest celebrity resident on video on Saturday at around 10 p.m.
Cal Fire Here are some recent Cal Fire calls by station. Station 23 – Pine Cove • March 23 — Traffic collision, 8:12 a.m. • March 25 — Intentional overdose, 6:26 p.m. • March 27 — Inaccessible rescue, 9:38 a.m. • March 27 — Fire – false alarm, 11:15 a.m. • March 28 — Traumatic…
The first “First Friday” felt like a promising experiment. The second answered a different question: Was it a fluke? Judging by the crowds that filled North Circle Friday evening, the answer appears to be “no.” If the inaugural event introduced the idea, the second suggested something more meaningful may already be taking root. People wandered…...
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Oct. 7, through Monday, Oct. 13. Idyllwild • Oct. 7 — Walk-in medical aid. • Oct. 9 — False alarm or false call, Live Oak St. • Oct. 9 — Medical aid, North Circle Dr. • Oct. 10 — Walk-in medical aid. •…
Nearly 75 days since the start of fiscal year 2015, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation last weekend to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, 2015. While the politics of immigration has disrupted funding for the Homeland Security Department, other agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, now know…
Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commissioner Ralph Hoetger resigned at the end of the April 27 IFPD Board of Commissioners meeting. Hoetger sold his home and is moving out of the district. The district posted the vacancy that week.The deadline to submit a resume/CV and cover letter articulating interest in becoming a board member is…
Occasionally, irregularities occur in the administration of our local public agencies —sometimes unintentionally, sometimes otherwise. Some are quickly corrected, others you have to wonder about: a public agency whose books are not outside-audited for five years, for example, or one that uses never-before-heard-of accounting practices.The Town Crier reports on these and other irregularities and follows…