By JP Crumrine Correspondent Below are the results of the statewide June primary. The top two vote getters for each office will be the candidates on the November Election ballot. Regardless of party, the two candidates with the most votes will face off during the fall campaign. Even if one candidate polls more than 50%,…
Officials with the San Bernardino National Forest raised fire restrictions Thursday, May 26, due to the danger from current and anticipated worsening conditions, such as drying vegetation and continued hot temperatures. Lower elevations of the forest have reached critically dry fuel moisture levels this week, causing fire officials to raise fire restrictions almost one month…
Editor’s note: Hemet Unified School District issued this statement to parents and guardians of students Friday, May 27. HUSD then gave a list of online resources to help parents/guardians talk to children about violence that are not printed here. Hemet Unified School District is deeply saddened by the tragedy that took place at Robb Elementary…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s (AAI) fourth Call of the Wyld Festival Saturday, June 11 feature some of Idyllwild’s favorite performers. The festival, which runs from noon to 7 p.m., will be held outdoors at the recently renovated Town Hall. Bring a chair and enjoy food from Dog-o-Dog, Amelia’s Donuts and El Buen Cacao, as…
By Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center President The Idyllwild skateboard community held a fundraiser from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the Idyllwild Skate Park to help raise funds for the facility’s ongoing renovation. It is estimated that more than 300 people attended the event throughout the day. The Idyllwild Skate Park, the Idyllwild…
California has already experienced an unusually early start to fire season amid an ongoing drought and historically low rainfall and reservoir levels. While wildfires are a natural part of California’s landscape, the fire season in California and across the West is starting earlier and ending later each year. Warmer spring and summer temperatures, reduced snowpack,…
Dear editor:I’m as surprised as you may be, but I feel moved to offer kudos to Southern California Edison.Over the last few years, SCE has proactively sent numerous convoys up the Hill to repair or replace aging, inadequate equipment. Although this has meant frequent scheduled interruptions in service, it has also resulted in a sharp…
By David GotfredsonInvestigative ProducerCBS8 Editor’s note: David Gotfredson has given the Town Crier permission to republish this story.The former boyfriend of Dia Abrams, the woman who went missing almost two years ago from her ranch near Idyllwild, will have to continue to register as a sex offender.Keith Harper represented himself in court Tuesday, May 17,…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, May 16 to 22. • May 14 — Public service assistance, 10:24 a.m. Maranatha Dr.• May 14 — EMS call, provide basic life support, 23:52 p.m. Village Center Dr.• May 14 — Power line down, 3:53 p.m. Tollgate Rd.• May 14…
The Lake Hemet Municipal Water District (LHMWD) Board of Directors restated its declaration of a water shortage emergency, Ordinance No. 176, last Thursday, an ordinance that was adopted Aug. 20, 2015.The restated Ordinance 176 was passed, 4-1, with Director David Jorgensen voting against.The ordinance “restricts new or additional service connections.” It acknowledges that California continues…
