

ICRC members give presentation on Idyllwild playground
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At its Nov. 30 meeting, Idyllwild Rotary President Chuck Streeter (right) thanks the Idyllwild Community Recreation council acting President Dawn Sonnier (left) and Directors Claudia Posey and Emily White for their presentation on Idyllwild’s future community playground. Photo by Steve Espinosa

Editor’s note: At its March 14 meeting, the Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors selected Steven King as the fifth director replacing Joel Palmer, who resigned in January. Since King did not campaign for the position, the Town Crier interviewed him so the community would have some knowledge of the new water director. He…
Since the beginning of June, the Town Crier has contacted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau every week in an attempt to receive updates about the missing people in and around the Idyllwild area. On Oct. 30, the Town Crier wrote, “I emailed a couple of weeks ago about getting information on…
At 2:05 a.m. Sunday Oct. 21, Kyle Travis Krengel-Owen, 29, of Idyllwild, was driving a white 2011 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG sedan northbound on South Circle Drive approaching Village Center Drive in Idyllwild at a high rate of speed. According to the report from responding California Highway Patrol Officer Graham Aanestad, because of the vehicle’s…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors is moving toward filling the vacancy created by the termination, after a month’s administrative leave, of General Manager (GM) Leo Havener. The board met Saturday, Jan. 27, to discuss hiring a new GM. President Charles Schelly said at the Jan. 17, public meeting that a new GM…
The Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors received a presentation of the annual audit by Scott Manno from Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP at its October meeting. General Manager Jerry Holldber presented a list of enhancements and a 10-20-50-plus year plan.The newspaper will cover the audits of the local districts in a separate…
Winter and spring moisture drying up Fire season is still expected. After a wet May and cooler than normal June, fire activity in July was well-below the normal level, but fire forecasters expect that situation to change this month and in September. In July, the combination of temperatures above normal and the lack of significant…