By Riverside University Health System Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser is extending his order requiring residents to wear face coverings when outside and to continue practicing social distancing through June 19. The county is also moving to fully align with the governor’s “Stay-at-Home” order until amended or rescinded. Riverside County residents are…
By California Secretary of StateContributed Tuesday, May 12, 2020 is the Special General Election to fill the vacancy of the State Senate district seat that was left by State Sen. Jeff Stone who resigned to become the Western Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Labor. To ensure the safety of all voters and elections…
Editor: We are grateful that the majority of our Idyllwild community is observing the shelter-in-place restrictions that have been instituted to prevent the rampant spread of the coronavirus and to protect ourselves, our families, our loved ones and our neighbors. However, we are deeply concerned that some innkeepers and Idyllwild residents, who have turned…
Donations go to public-facing essential workers By Stephanie Yost and Mary RiderContributed Three weeks ago, we had side-by-side articles in the Town Crier addressing different ways our mountain communities can cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Yost’s article offered suggestions for how members of the community can support local businesses through the purchase of gift cards…
By Samantha HalburnContributed April 15 each year signifies the ever so dreaded “Tax Day” for those who may owe anyway. This year, due to the onslaught of COVID-19, our government has made many new changes to our “normal,” including the postponement of Tax Day to July 15, 2020. But what does that mean for you?…
By Marty KriegerHead of Family History Center food distribution in Idyllwild Monthly Food Distribution will be held on Tuesday, April 7 outside the wood fence of Town Hall. All cars need to line up on River Drive toward Town Hall. If someone is picking up for someone else, they need to have the new…
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service The Affordable Care Act (ACA), nicknamed Obamacare, turns 10 this month [March], and what a tumultuous run the health care law has had! The law’s rocky existence hasn’t smoothed out yet and it faces additional scrutiny by the U.S. Supreme Court next fall, the result of more legal…
By Mary RiderContributed There is scientific debate on whether human life began on the savannas or woodlands of Africa. What’s not in contention is presence in either landscape provokes a rapid recovery response for human stress. Both settings offer open spaces with the right ratio of light to shadow in a calm but not…
By Kerry ManosContributed I am very concerned that the New York Times, with the support of some prominent media figures, recently suggested that the White House daily briefings on the efforts of the COVID-19 Task Force no longer be carried live by the major networks. Supporters of this idea have alleged that too…
Cal Fire Here are some recent Cal Fire calls by station. Station 23 – Pine Cove • March 23 — Traffic collision, 8:12 a.m. • March 25 — Intentional overdose, 6:26 p.m. • March 27 — Inaccessible rescue, 9:38 a.m. • March 27 — Fire – false alarm, 11:15 a.m. • March 28 — Traumatic…
