Chains required
Caltrans is requiring chains on Highway 243, Highway 371 and Highway 74 from Hemet to Palm Desert.
Author: Idyllwild Town Crier
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Life Tribute: Anna Cooper Strong
1956-2023 A Celebration of Anna Cooper Strong will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4 at the First Unitarian Church of San Jose, and simulcast on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/92337624889. In lieu of flowers, Anna’s family requests that you go for a ride/walk, to enjoy the beauty that fills each day. Anna Lorraine Cooper Strong…
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Life Tribute: Mary Diann Coate
1937-2023 It is with sadness we acknowledge the passing Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, of Diann Coate of Idyllwild. Diann was born March 4, 1937 to Raymond and Ruth Coate. She was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Marion Stamm, but leaves a beloved niece, Laura Alcala of Hawaii; two beloved nephews, Patrick Stamm of…
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Survey of uninsured Riverside County residents who suffered losses due to weather
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Academy senior advances to The Music Center’s semifinals
On Feb. 28, The Music Center in Los Angeles announced 112 of Southern California’s semifinalists in The Music Center’s 35th-annual Spotlight program, a free, nationally acclaimed performing arts competition, scholarship and artistic development program for teens. This year, more than 1,300 teens, representing more than 245 schools, 170 cities and eight counties, auditioned for the…
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San Bernardino National Forest temporarily closed for public safety
Editor’s note: The following is from an SBNF press release. The release did not say how this order would be enforced. To better provide public and community safety due to the recent extreme weather the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) of the U.S. Forest Service announced a temporary closure of all forest lands, including the…
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San Bernardino National Forest temporarily closing for public safety
To better provide public and community safety due to the recent extreme weather the San Bernardino National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service is announcing a temporary closure of all forest lands, including the San Jacinto Ranger District. This closure will be in effect from 11:59 pm. Friday, March 3, through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, March…
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Idyllwild back in business
9 a.m. Thursday, March 2, at least both Fairway Foods and the Idyllwild Post Office opened as usual today with Strawberry Creek Square plowed following yesterday’s snow blizzard and the already-accumulated snow from several recent storms. The Town Crier will attempt to deliver newspapers today though they will be late if successful. Idyllwild School, however,…
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Snowstorms shut down Idyllwild
Wednesday morning, another snowstorm, this one a blizzard, closed not only Fairway Foods and most businesses in town, but the Idyllwild Post office. The highways to Idyllwild experienced traffic collisions, roadway floods and rockfalls, creating a situation where residents off the Hill and residents on the Hill were unable to access their destinations. Jack and…
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Attorney General to investigate county sheriff’s office
By JP Crumrine Correspondent Thursday, Feb. 23, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) is opening an investigation to determine whether the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing. “Unfortunately, today’s announcement is necessary because that trust between Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and…
