Ron Pasch, the face of the Idyllwild Transfer Station, was seriously injured in a head-on collision on Highway 74 as he began his drive to work from his home in Valle Vista on the morning of Monday January 5, according to Katie Anderson, an friend and Idyllwild resident who has started a GoFundMe for him….
On January 5, in a press release and numerous other documents, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill, in his role as Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced these changes in the U.S. childhood immunization practices. They reduce the number of recommended vaccines from 18 to 10. The…
Nam Park, proprietor of Mile High Restaurant and Cafe, has introduced many locals to Korean food, and now one of her acolytes features in a new documentary about the cuisine’s success in America. Locals go to Mile High not only to eat, but to learn. Nam has been offering Korean cooking lessons featuring a number…
The USFS had provided this information on Tuesday, January 13, about a boulder blocking the dirt road off Tahquitz View Drive to the South Ridge trailhead: A large boulder (approx. 5 ft tall and 10–12 ft wide) is currently blocking vehicle passage on Forest Road 5S11 What you need to know: • Heavy equipment will…...
The Town Crier sat down with Chris Bayer, proprietor of Black Mountain Coffee Roasters, at his new location in the basement of the Owl Pine shop. Bayer opened his first location, in Oakwood Village, now known as Forest Haven, in 2017. The Owl Pine’s basement seems an unlikely spot for a coffee house, but Bayer…...
Work on the Highway 243 Mill and Overlay project has resumed. Caltrans has provided these updates for the week of January 12: The week of January 12th, several daytime work activities with lane closure and flagging/pilot car operations will continue on SR 243 throughout the week between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m….
(Editor’s note: Tina Bourgeois became an advocate for highway safety after the death of her step-son Tristin, who died on October 31, 2024, when a semi pulling two trailers loaded with sand overturned and struck his pickup truck on Highway 74 above Palm Desert. In February of this year, she started a petition on Change.org…
At the Town Crier Holiday Social, guests were invited to pause, reflect, and share their hopes for the future of our mountain community by adding a card to our “Your Wish for Idyllwild in 2026” board. Dozens of handwritten notes filled the display throughout the evening, ranging from simple wishes for peace and family well-being…
Significant precipitation fell on the Hill Christmas week, but it was not a white Christmas. Also, the volume did not approach the torrential rainfall further north. The Idyllwild Fire Department recorded .85 inches of rain last week, although Pine Cove received nearly an inch and a half in the same period. Further south the Forest…
In addition to reviewing four months of regular business at their November meeting, the, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District reviewed the financial audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The time lag, the Chief explained, was due to the retirement of a partner at the auditing firm, C.J. Brown & Co., and the…...
