Editor: I appreciate the grand jurors for what might seem a thankless job. You have dedicated many hundreds of hours over years of service as an unbiased and objective jury of our peers to help better our community’s fire and emergency medical services within the Idyllwild Fire Protection District and surrounding agencies. To better…
California’s and the nation’s current pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic has not abated as spring turned to summer. “California is currently experiencing a pertussis epidemic … The last epidemic in California occurred in 2010, however, the overall incidence of pertussis has increased since the 1990s … Young infants are at greatest risk of hospitalization and death…
Inland Empire-based Southbound and Company make their first appearance at Ken Dahleen’s Idyllwild Summer Concert Series on Thursday, July 17 …
California is in the midst of a three-year drought, which is no longer news. The chance of another El Niño weather pattern, however, is. For the 2013-14 rain year, which ended on June 30, only 14.43 inches of rainfall was recorded at the Idyllwild Fire Station. This .41 inches more than the 2012-13 rain year,…
The Dodgers are the 2014 Youth Co-ed baseball minors champions.
Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer announced Friday that anyone interested in running for office on the Nov. 4 general election ballot may take out candidate filing papers beginning Monday, July 14. The papers must be filed by 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 8. If an incumbent fails to file, the deadline for that office…
Two weeks ago, after taking sworn testimony from 11 individuals, the grand jury issued a report formally recommending that Idyllwild Fire Protection District commissioners consider terminating both Capt. Mark LaMont and Fire Chief Patrick Reitz. In an action that could be described as thumbing their noses at the grand jury, IFPD commissioners this week unanimously…
Bruce Barton, director of Riverside County’s Emergency Medical Service Agency, opened the EMS strategic planning meeting in Riverside with the promise that the draft strategic plan would be available for the July meeting and a final plan within 90 days. The group has been working on a strategic plan for nearly a year. Until February,…
The Idyllwild Fire District’s Finance Committee held a brief meeting Monday afternoon. The first item was public comments and Jeff Smith of Pine Cove, pointed out that the posted and distributed agenda said the meeting was “Wednesday, July 7” instead of “Monday.” Since the public might be confused as to the actual meeting date, Smith…
Jenny Kirchner has won a second award for the Nov. 7, 2013 Town Crier photo of a soccer game at Idyllwild School. This award is for honorable mention from the National Newspaper Association. She won second place for the same photo earlier this year in the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspapers Contest. “While I…
