Eighty years ago, Ernie and Betty Maxwell sat in the attic of their Idyllwild home piecing together a newspaper. The first Town Crier was four pages long, typed and mimeographed, with artwork by Ernie and, in the issues that followed, headlines and bylines drawn by hand. It was a small operation made for a small…
Dr. Talisin Hammond of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) gave a presentation at the Idyllwild Nature on conservation breeding, reintroduction, and management of the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog on Saturday Aug. 29. Dr Hammond said she is one of eight scientists on the “core frog team” at the zoo. The restoration effort includes…...
By JP Crumrine Correspondent In March, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to establish federal control of state processes for voting by mail, and ordered oversight of citizenship verification of voters. Within days, several lawsuits opposing this action were filed in Massachusetts Federal District Court. Last week, several actions relating to the EO, including…...
The Climate Credits for Southern California Edison customers will appear on their summer bills. This year the full credit is $72. Both the August and September bills will receive $36, or half the full credit. In the past, there was a spring and a fall credit. This year, the California Public Utilities Commission shifted the…...
A fire, alternately named “Panarama” and “Panorama,” closed access to Mountain Communities from Banning on Monday, Aug. 30. According to Cal Fire’s website, the incident was initially reported just after noon as a vehicle over the side near Highway 243 and Mount Edna Road. The vehicle caught fire, which extended into the surrounding vegetation. One…...
Idyllwild’s house-call veterinarian, Lorraine Kassarjian, will soon be taking a trip to Zambia, where she will help put radio collars on wild animals at the Nyamvu Game Reserve. “I’m leaving in two weeks. I’m working on three different projects, collaring Roan antelopes, Cape buffaloes, and lions. I’m working with group of veterinarians and conservationist.” Kassarjian…...
The California Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday, Aug 24 on two cases brought against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco for seizing nearly 650,000 ballots from the County’s Registrar of Voters Office. These ballots were cast in the November 5, 2025 special election. One case argued that Bianco failed to follow state election laws regarding…...
At their Aug. 24 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors gave final approval to amendments to Ordinance 927 (Regulating Short-Term Rentals). The supervisors had no discussion prior to the vote, which was unanimous (5-0). Four members of the public did offer comments before the Board voted. Three speakers were opposed to STRs or Airbnb’s…...
A winner has been crowned in the inaugural Fat Marmot contest. The champ, Dawn, won in both the mass-gain and popular-vote competitions. Dawn is 6 years old, and weighed in at 13.2 lbs. The Guardian US quoted University of Ottawa professor of evolutionary ecology Julien Martin as saying “That’s one of the heaviest animals we’ve…
The walls of Casa Querida are filled with evidence of travel. Handwoven textiles, clothing, jewelry and objects arrive from Mexico, Guatemala, Palestine, India and beyond. Mixed among them are photographs of sisters Monica and Christine Martín’s own family—their grandmothers, their childhood, the people and places that came before the shop. It makes sense. Casa Querida…
