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Results of Hilary felt on mountain
Hurricane Hilary promised rare weather. She arrived Sunday as a tropical storm and has departed. Some of her highlights include 11.7 inches of rain falling on Mt. San Jacinto’s Peak. This was the largest amount of rain fall recorded in Southern California as of 5 a.m., Monday, Aug. 21. Closer to Idyllwild, 7.8 inches were…
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Times set for memorial services
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department announced livestream for celebrations of life of two fallen firefighters. A native Idyllwild firefighter died Sunday night, Aug. 6, along with two others in a helicopter that collided with another helicopter in Cabazon while responding to a wildfire. Cal Fire Assistant Chief Josh Bischof was riding with Capt. Tim Rodriguez…
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Solis’ case dismissed but refiled
Former restaurateur Luis Solis Delgado, 45, of Idyllwild, had his case dismissed last week but remains in the Southwest Detention Center on $5 million bail. District Attorney (DA) Public Information Specialist Brooke Beare said the deputy DA on the case told her “there was an issue with the availability of witnesses, so the case was…
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The Blue Breeze Band wraps up ISCS next week
Idyllwild’s 2023 Summer Concert Series (ISCS) concludes Thursday night, Aug. 31, with The Blue Breeze Band at 7 p.m. Opening at 6:05 p.m. will be local singer/songwriter Terry Jo Stratton, accompanied by Lenny Hansell. This is the second year ISCS founder Ken Dahleen has stretched the season to nine shows. The Blue Breeze Band perform…
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Seeking EMax award nominees
For the 13th consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54391 Village Center Dr., Ste. 5, mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to becky@towncrier.com by 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept….
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Mountain Folk
Jack Clark, Idyllwild Town Crier co-publisher, has been donating blood to LifeStream for years. He had no idea that he was entered into a sweepstakes for donating. In a phone call he received earlier this month, LifeStream informed him that he was the Southern California winner of two tickets to every Los Angeles Rams home…
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Highway 74 traffic backed up
Highway 74 southbound at Strawberry Creek Bridge has been backed up since 1:52 p.m. due to a big rig blocking the lane.
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Interstate 10 now open
Interstate 10 eastbound at Haugen-Lehmann Way has now been reopened.
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Highway 243 reduced to one lane
Caltrans is reporting that northbound traffic is reduced to one lane 2.5 miles north of Pine Cove at Round Robin Drive due to maintenance.
