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One injured in motorcycle-truck collision
According to California Hwy. Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, at about 1 p.m. Sunday, Charles Marquis, 69, and Bertha Marquis, 68 (on backboard), of Hemet were riding their 1998 Honda Valkyrie northbound on Hwy. 243 near South Circle when the back tire began to fishtail causing the them to lose control and T-bone a 2005 Dodge Ram driven by Jackie Louise Nichols, 58 of Spring Valley, as she was pulling to the side of the road. Idyllwild Fire transported Bertha Marquis to Hemet Valley Medical Center with facial swelling. No other injuries were reported. Oil from a leaking vehicle may have contributed to the crash. Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company 621 and Cal Trans mopped up the excess oil and the Riverside County Sheriff conducted traffic control during the incident.
Priefer chosen as volunteer of the year
Town Crier readers chose local building designer Robert Priefer as the 2013 Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award recipient last month.
Emcee Doug Austin made the...
Lewis and McDonald win Legion’s horseshoe tournament
Above, winners of this weekend’s American Legion Post 800 horseshoe tournament ...
County gives Clarks proclamation in recognition of Town Crier ownership
Riverside County Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone delivers a proclamation the five supervisors signed to Jack and Becky Clark in recognition of their new ownership of the Idyllwild Town Crier. Stone said he supports newspapers and the local ownership of the Town Crier when he gave the proclamation on July 26 at the Idyllwild Library.
Fire chiefs discuss condition of still-burning fire
The Mountain Fire is still burning and smoldering in places, said both Dan Felix, San Jacinto Ranger District fire chief, and Battalion Chief Chris...
Baker is MCFSC’s Citizen of the Year
Bill Baker, left, accepts the Citizen of the Year honor from Mike Esnard, president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, who said to Baker ...
Opinion: Keeping us well informed
My love affair with the San Jacinto Mountains began when I was 9 years old and attending Girl Scout Camp at Azalea Trails.
I spent...
BREAKING: Mountain Fire updates
10 A.M. THURSDAY, AUG 1 UPDATE: Many trails open today and Friday.
Click here to view the latest Mountain Fire closure area map.
Several areas within...
Past Tense: July 18, 2013
65 years ago - 1948
Ernie Maxwell, in a demur, bathing suit of the 1890s complete with black stockings, limped into third place in the...