JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Orr new Riverside County executive
Jay Orr, the assistant executive office, will become the next Riverside County executive officer. Members of the Board of Supervisors made the selection during...
Initial Thoughts: Jazz riffs on diet, chemistry, health and music …
I write this column on Monday evening. Yesterday was Palm Sunday and I regret that I didn’t attend church for the umpteenth year in...
Legislators ask for review of Forest Service air tanker plans
Last week, four U.S. Senators asked the General Accounting Office to review the Forest Service’s efforts to develop an air tanker plan to replenish...
Salter wins bronze in America’s Cup
Idyllwild’s Lauren Salter earned a bronze medal in the women’s skeleton race during last weekend’s America’s Cup competition in Lake Placid, New York.
In October,...
Lawler Fire result of previous pile burn
The Jan. 8, 2012, Lawler Fire was caused by an ember that remained within a pile of burned slash that had been ignited several...
Supervisors hear sheriff talk crime and budget
Layoffs will be needed to balance the Riverside County budget for fiscal year 2012-13, which starts July 1. Interim County Executive Larry Parish presented...
2012 Idyllwild jazz fest mixes new with familiar
The headliners will be Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band on Saturday and Brian Bromberg on Sunday ...
Idyllwild Water and Fire schedule special meetings
Local meetings announced
Idyllwild Water
The Personnel Committee has scheduled a 2 p.m., Monday, april 2 meeting to discuss the personnel manual. The meeting will be...
Assembly tries to fix glitches in fire legislation
Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries, R-Lake Elsinore, is trying to bring the state legislature’s attention to the effects of recently enacted laws on rural mountain communities …
Idyllwild Water changes retiree benefits
The Idyllwild Water District took its first step in its year-long review and possible modification of employee benefits. At its March 20 meeting, the board revised the health care policy for retired employees …