I personally read many articles from several newspapers each morning, all online on my cellphone. Reading newspapers on cellphone has several advantages: You have access to many newspapers, you don’t have to remember to bring your newspapers with you since your phone is always there, you can read them anywhere — even in the dark,…
By David JeromeCorrespondent There may be light at the end of the tunnel for patients and staff of the former Fern Creek Medical Center. When the Regenerative Medical Group (RMG) closed the clinic at the end of October it was stripped of all furnishings “not bolted down,” and so the path to reopening was rocky…
According to The Washington Post and NBC News, unidentified sources are telling them that the Pfizer-BioNTech partnership is expected to submit a request this week to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization (EUA) of a vaccine for children 6 months to age 5. If so, the FDA could possibly issue an…
Patrick Comstock, 38, of Rockway Beach, New York, was the man who fell to his death from the South Ridge Trail Sunday. Riverside County Fire and Sheriff’s Aviation Unit were involved in a remote rescue reported at 2:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, off of the South Ridge Trail. A hiker fell and died at the…
Editor’s note: The Planning Commission hearing was Wednesday, Feb. 2, which was after this edition of the Town Crier was published. Although the planning staff did recommend approval of the project, we will report the commission’s decision in the following issue. Wednesday, Feb. 2, the Riverside County Planning Commission reviewed the proposed Conditional Use Permit…
Caltrans began work on a $7.3-million project to install a horizontal drainage system and repair current drainage systems on Highway 74 near Hemet Monday. The work is from .7 miles east of Blackburn Road to just east of Doe Canyon Road. The contractor, Dreambuilder Construction Corp. of Yorba Linda, placed signage alerting motorists of the…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Jan. 17 to 23. • Jan. 15 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 5:44 p.m.; cleared scene 6:04 p.m. S. Circle Dr.• Jan. 15 — EMS call, provide basic life support, 6:05 p.m.; cleared scene 6:35 p.m. Delano Dr.• Jan….
The Gastrognome restaurant closed Friday, Jan. 14, and reopened Thursday, Jan. 20, due to a kitchen employee who tested positive for COVID.Johns Hopkins University (JHU), which has been tracking COVID daily since the beginning, reports that the U.S. is now experiencing more than 1,007,511 new, confirmed COVID cases daily — about 300,000 per day more…
Your new or renewed Town Crier Membership comes with a big extra: Thanks to the generosity of Bruce Ross and Eileen Gallo-Ross, each Town Crier new or renewed Membership receives discounts at their Red Kettle restaurant in downtown Idyllwild on up to two meals per day for six months.So, become a Member, if you’re not…
Idyllwild Water District (IWD) customers who were not able to pay their water and/or sewer bills due to COVID may apply for grant funds IWD received from the state.IWD General Manager Leo Havener told the board that IWD received $30,500, about $2,000 less than what is in arrears.He plans to offer grants on a first-come/first-served…
