JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
How the Hill voted by area
At last week’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting, the county Registrar of Voters reported the precinct results from the Nov. 6 election.
Hill voters were generally...
Initial Thoughts: Poverty of income and poverty of trust …
I have a few topics to discuss today. The first is a follow-up to last week’s note about the “This is This” journey into...
Idyllwild Fire finally opposes state fire fee
Reacting to numerous local residents and property owners who confuse the state with the local fire jurisdiction, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission approved...
Soil near Shell Station nearly clean
Past remediation efforts at the site of a previously leaking underground fuel tank in Idyllwild seem to have successfully removed most of the potential...
Initial Thoughts: Give and share; toys and more …
We’ve just begun the holiday seasons, Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas is only four weeks in the future, then the New Year arrives.
While I shared...
Poverty leads talk
Tonight’s “This is This” conversation will be about local poverty. Mark Yardas, one of the discussion group’s founders, has arranged for several speakers to...
Riverside County budget deficit: Déjà vu
With about 60 percent of the current fiscal year remaining, Riverside County budget officials are confronted with a familiar problem — projected expenses are...
Hemet girls volleyball stymied in state tourney
The third trip to the state volleyball tournament was a repeat of the 2011 visit for the Hemet High School girls volleyball team, CIF...
Lemon Lily banners sparkle at Tree Lighting
Idyllwild’s traditional Tree Lighting Ceremony also benefited the Lemon Lily Festival, one of the town's newest events ...
Faith Raiguel loves Idyllwild Arts
“It’s a wonderful community here — the administrators, staff, teachers, students alumni and governors and trustees,” began Faith Raiguel, chair of the Board of...