65 years ago – 1956Former California Attorney General Robert Kenny was in town paying a visit to his former business associate, Hazel Cress. 60 years ago – 1961Emax saw the painting of yellow lines on the highways as “a trend toward the police state.” 55 years ago – 1966A series of storms soaked the mountain,…
An Idyllwild man pleaded guilty to two counts of child exploitation Monday, Dec. 6, in a Riverside County Superior Court.The Riverside County District Attorney’s (DA) Child Exploitation Team arrested Ryan Christopher Lujan, 26, of Idyllwild on April 8, 2021 with the DA’s office charging him with two felony counts involving child exploitation images.DA Public Information…
In following up on the status of the investigation into allegations that a student demands letter made last school year, Idyllwild Arts Foundation President Pamela Jordan wrote last week, “As you know, we hired an outside law firm whose primary goal was to learn the objective truth regarding the allegations that were brought to our…
The Town Crier has Members from Honolulu, Hawaii to Kennebunkport, Maine, and many states between. As a Town Crier Member in the U.S., your newspaper will be mailed to you directly — about 400 Town Crier newspapers are mailed to off-the-Hill destinations each week. Members in Canada read their Town Crier online, which U.S. members…
Sometime during the night of Saturday to Sunday, Dec. 11 or 12, a vandal or vandals attacked the Idyllwild Help Center, gluing padlocks shut at both the entrance and exit, and destroying signage at the entrance. There appears to be no rational explanation for the destruction.The damage prevented Help Center workers from entering Sunday morning,…
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) Board of Directors wrapped up several important issues at its last official meeting for General Manager (GM) Jerry Holldber last Wednesday.The board plans to hold a public hearing Jan. 8 to adopt special rates and charges effective Feb. 1. At that public meeting, the board will consider a resolution…
Two days after a truck ran into the back of a parked Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Engine 621 on Scenic Drive, the Perris Police Department (on a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department contract) responded to a major-injury traffic crash at the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Ramona Expressway. This incident also was not reported at…
Leggett involved in IFPD crash;later dies in police shoot-out ecords obtained from Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) last week revealed two traffic crashes involving district vehicles two days apart, neither reported at the October board of commissioners meeting, one involving a major injury and the other with no injury. Both vehicles were reported in excellent…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ approval of new supervisorial boundaries based on the 2020 federal census may not be the final decision on where the lines are drawn.Prior to the Dec. 7 vote, the Southern California American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent the Riverside County supervisors and redistricting staff a letter arguing that only…
On Monday, Dec. 13, new statewide California mask mandates in indoor public places were announced as in effect from Wednesday, Dec. 15 to Jan. 15. As of press time, it was not clear how these mandatory measures apply to restaurants. Are restaurants exceptions? Or does the mandate apply to restaurants only until customers reach their…
