JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Washington starts campaign for 3rd District seat: Randon Lane in race,...
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington has begun his campaign for a full term. Appointed last month to replace Jeff Stone, who was...
Fern Valley enters Stage 3 water shortage emergency
Fern Valley Water District is now in water shortage emergency Stage 3; implementation rules will be disseminated over the next few weeks. The district...
Court emphasizes cost justification over conservation
The role of tiered water rates to encourage water conservation is in jeopardy. Later this month or next, a California Court of Appeal will...
No short-term end to drought
Although the National Weather Service announced last week that it forecasted a 70-percent chance that an El Niño pattern will continue in summer 2015,...
Pine Cove hears about new ambulance service
The head of Riverside County’s Emergency Medical Services Agency, Bruce Barton, spoke at last week’s County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) meeting. He explained...
Small fire Sunday in Idyllwild
Sunday afternoon, Idylllwild Fire Department responded to a 911 emergency call about a fire in Idyllwild near Circle View Drive.
“It was a 20-by-40 vegetation...
Washington starts campaign for 3rd District seat; Randon Lane in race...
Randon Lane, Murrieta mayor pro tem, and candidate for the Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor’s seat in 2016, visited Idyllwild...
School district drops bus pass fee
Idyllwild students attending Hemet High School will no longer need a bus pass, thus saving their families about $520 annually.
“Parents will no longer be...
IFPD exploring loan for new ambulances
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is going to explore a loan for the purchase it made of two ambulances in late February. The acquisition...
Fire season here; vigilance/compliance necessary
Fire season and protection of the Hill also were discussed at last week’s County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee meeting and among fire officials...