Home Authors Posts by JP Crumrine

JP Crumrine

3513 POSTS 1 COMMENTS
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.

Idyllwild Fire anticipates small increases for next budget

In an informal meeting, two members of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s Finance Committee discussed with staff the status of the current-year budget and...

Indivisibles learn how to be journalists and speak as a...

Two women from the desert area were the guest speakers at last week’s Idyllwild Idyllwild Indivisible meeting: Maggie Downs, a journalist, and Joy Silver,...

The 24th Jazz in Pines is coming

Lineups announced, planning complete In less than four months, the sounds of music — and clapping, dancing, singing — will fill Strawberry Valley. The 24th-annual...

Idyllwild Fire receives nearly $50,000 grant

The Idyllwild Fire Department was the beneficiary of two separate grants from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. One gift gave the department eight sets of turnout gear and the other, 14 self-contained breathing apparatuses. The estimated value of the philanthropy was $49,300.

IWD considers changing rate structure

Revenue change unlikely, according to GM Without much discussion on the status of the current-year budget, directors of the Idyllwild Water District set June 21...

Fern Valley may test four-day work week

The Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors approved General Manager Victor Jimenez’s recommendation to lower its Water Shortage Emergency Stage from 2 to 1 last Friday. Jimenez made the recommendation after Gov. Jerry Brown rescinded the state’s emergency drought status two weeks ago.

Pine Cove water production is up

  The water production in Pine Cove took a major jump last month. March production was 2.6 million gallons, which is 800,000 gallons (or 44...

Homeless population within county growing: Fewer counted in Idyllwild

Last week, Riverside County’s Department of Public Social Services released the results of its 2017 winter homeless survey. In January 2017, the survey identified 2,413...

Supervisors want to keep three-person fire crews: County fire budget still...

The Ad Hoc Fire Committee of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors did not agree fully with the recommendations to save nearly $12 million...

Brennen Priefer and Beth Swanson honored for contributions at Idyllwild School

At the end of March, the Hemet Unified School District held its annual Employee of the Year Celebration. Every year, each department and school...
s2Member®