JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
New CALFIRE forester arrives
Chief Gregg Bratcher joined CAL FIRE from the private sector and three years later is assigned as the agency’s forester for the San Jacinto...
HUSD’s new superintendent
The Hemet Unified School District directors appointed Barry Kayrell as its next District superintendent. The vote was unanimous 7-0.
Kayrell is currently the superintendent of...
Pine Cove Water gets federal funds
Pine Cove Water District is about to receive more than $330,000 in federal money. At a board workshop last week, General Manager Jerry Holldber...
How Bob Muir made the Hill his home
Robert (Bob) Muir lived in Idyllwild for nearly half a century and he wasn’t born here. In today’s peripatetic world, that feat alone deserves recognition ...
Initial Thoughts: Election coverage begins …
A big event is approaching. Election Day 2012 is on Nov. 6 and is only 60 days away. For those who vote by mail,...
Idyllwild fire department approves budget
Without debate, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission unanimously adopted its 2012-13 budget. The commission had reviewed and discussed the current budget in June...
DA disappointed with Hillman sentence
Deputy District Attorney Timothy Cross was not pleased with Christopher V. Hillman’s sentence for attempting to influence the jury during the Raymond Oyler arson...
Idyllwild students continue improvement
The performance of Idyllwild School students on the state’s Standardized Testing and Reporting program improved again in 2012. For the fifth consecutive year, Idyllwild...
Sheriff Sniff talks about pension changes’ impact on public safety
Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff supports changes to California’s pension laws, but one approved last week, has him and other public safety officials concerned.
The...
Lawmakers send pension change legislation to Gov.
On Friday, Aug. 31, the state Legislature sent Gov. Jerry Brown legislation (Assembly Bill 340) modifying public sector pensions. Most of the changes will...