
PHOTO COURTESY OF PHYLLIS MUELLER
Mayor Max III and Vice Mayor Meadow’s first event Saturday
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Last week’s COVID story related several European countries and the U.S. have reported finding new COVID variants, originally referred to as Deltacron, but designated by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as Omicron variants with several subvariant “lineages.” Omicron currently consists of five lineages sweeping Europe and, potentially, the U.S., but appear no more serious…
Last Thursday, the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council received notice of another grant approval. It will receive $151,726 for various fire safe projects on the Hill. The California Fire Safe Council announced grants to local fire safe councils in 22 counties. The CFSC received three grants from the U.S. Forest Service and reallocated these funds…
Dec. 5 is nearly a month after the Nov. 8 election. But the race to represent the District 47 seat in the California Assembly remains exceedingly too close. As of Monday evening, Dec. 5, Republican Greg Wallis has a 35-vote lead over Democrat Christy Holstege. This district is mostly in Riverside County, but about 30%…
The directors of the Fern Valley Water District will consider a water-rate increase in April. Board President Robert Krieger and Director Trisha Clark, who compose the Rate Committee, said they will submit a recommendation to the full board to consider next month. The report from Webb and Associates, a water-engineering firm, has been received and…
Firefighters fought a small fire on the west side of Bee Canyon on Sunday. The Cranston #2 Fire was contained to 1 acre, according to San Jacinto Ranger District Fire Chief Freddie Espinoza. The district’s Station 52 (Kenworthy in Garner Valley) Capt. Jim Snow was incident commander. Firefighting resources from Cal Fire, as well as…
As politicians and political junkies go to sleep in the east, knowing President Barack Obama has won a second term, the Democrats retain firm control of the Senate and the Republicans maintain their bully pulpit in the House, many local races are far from decided. Republican congresswoman Mary Bono Mack has a 252 vote lead…