One of the issues discussed during the Idyllwild Water District rate workshop was consolidation of the three local water districts — Idyllwild, Fern Valley and Pine Cove. Greg Henry, of NBS, who conducted the rate study, explained that IWD needed a sufficient reserve balance in case of unexpected, major and expensive catastrophes. “Smaller districts need…

Sentenced to jail On June 10, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jerome Brock sentenced Michael McRae Kellner to two years in county jail for his guilty plea of burglary. The judge then suspended one year of the sentence. Kellner was arrested on May 29. He was charged with multiple burglaries, narcotic possession, receiving stolen property…

The work at Idyllwild School, which began on April 27, has been very noticeable in recent months.  Tim McBride, superintendent of the project for Hamel Contracting Inc. out of Murrieta, gave the Town Crier a tour on Friday morning to explain the progress of the remodel. “We are relandscaping the area, adding a rock garden…