Throughout their lives, all of the people in this annual tribute were connected to Idyllwild.And because these are such small communities, many of the names that appear in Town Crier obituaries have appeared in past pages of the Town Crier when those people were alive. In that sense, they live on in the written history…

As of Monday, Dec. 10, Riverside County residents may again apply for a burn permit. Issuance of the permits was suspended earlier this year. Cooler temperatures, higher humidity and winter weather have begun to diminish the threat of wildfire. Cal Fire Riverside Unit Chief Shawn C. Newman advises that those possessing current valid agriculture and…

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) is rolling out new regulations mandating that insurers in the state offer discounts to policyholders who undertake fire hazard mitigation and structure “hardening.” The rules are intended to make decisions about rate and risk more transparent and more tuned to the specific risk of an individual property, as opposed…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognized its talented employees in a ceremony on Dec. 5 at the USDA Jefferson Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Idyllwild resident Heidi Hoggan was one of the honored recipients of the Chief’s Honor Award.  Hoggan serves the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), an agency under the USDA, working in the Washington…

Short-term rentals within Riverside County are becoming more popular and now are within the purview of the Board of Supervisors. The subject was on the agenda of the board’s Nov. 17 meeting because supervisors John Benoit (4th District) and Chuck Washington (3rd District) proposed an ordinance (927) to regulate this burgeoning industry. While the Coachella…

  Approximately 50 personnel responded to reports of an injured climber on “Angel’s Fright” on Tahquitz Rock on Sunday, Sept. 23.   A man in his mid 50s climbing with his two sons at the iconic climbing destination fell about 15 to 20 feet and caught his foot on a rock edge in the fall….