Back in March, Pine Cove resident Roy Prifogle went missing. It’s been a long year, and after almost nine months, Prifogle has not been found. Last week, the Town Crier spoke with Kendra Johnson, Prifogle’s daughter, to see how she and her family are doing. According to Johnson, the last time the Riverside County Sheriff’s…
Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Monday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 1,000 vote-by-mail and 2,000 provisional ballots left to process. The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to press. Idyllwild Fire Protection District BoardChristina Reitz: 990 votesDennis Fogle (appointed incumbent): 686 votesDan Messina (appointed incumbent):…
Idyllwild has been impacted as COVID-19 has changed life in so many ways. Many annual events have been canceled, leaving everyone in the community feeling a bit out of sorts. One of the big events is the annual Christmas Tree Lighting, which is normally held the last Saturday of November. This year would have been…
Idyllwild local Jon King has been hiking since he was a boy. Originally from the United Kingdom, King bonded with his father who was also a keen hiker. King’s love for the outdoors has led him all over the world. He took his passion and education as a wildlife biologist to work, allowing him to…
Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Director Dave Hunt requested the board of directors “consider reestablishing paygrade and step schedule that includes 2.5% per step, and reestablish the district policy of a one-time bonus upon certification completion” at IWD’s November board of directors meeting. On the staff report, General Manager Leo Havener recommended the salary schedule approved…
Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Saturday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 1,000 vote-by-mail and 5,000 provisional ballots left to process. The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to press. Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board Christina Reitz: 986 votes Dennis Fogle (appointed incumbent): 681 votes Dan…
The Idyllwild Grinding Facility will move to winter hours beginning Dec. 1 —Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — until June 2021. The facility will be closed each Wednesday and Friday from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. The facility is located at the 5,000-foot marker, 1 mile south of the Idyllwild…
Seven people have gone missing in the area since March of this year. Four of the seven people remain missing. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau responded to the newspaper’s weekly inquiry Friday as to whether or not the agency had any updates. “At this time, we do not have any updates,”…
Grammy-nominated songwriter Brett Perkins of Pawnshop Preachers and Denmark’s Grammy-winning Tamra Rosanes are donating all download profits of their song “Corona Christmas” to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The creation of the song included both Perkins’ and Rosanes’ children. Perkins’ 11-year-old daughter, Liva September Riis Perkins, contributed ideas and sings on the…
By Jim CrandallContributed The Palms to Pines Golf Association played its regular monthly tournament and final playoffs for Club Champion at Oak Valley Golf Club on the on Friday, Oct. 16. In the A Flight final playoff for club champion, Norm Kyriss (8 handicap) shot a net 77 to beat Paul Cozens (12 handicap), who…
