With visitors again swarming our Hill on weekends, our restaurants need to advertise their hours and fares, inns need to advertise their accommodations and our shops need to advertise their wares.The Town Crier now offers display ads in full-, half-, quarter-, eighth- and even 16th-page sizes. Sign a one-year contract and you’ll save 10%. (Nonprofit…
Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking Covid daily since the beginning, reports that the U.S. is now experiencing 700,000-plus new COVID cases daily, owing to the Omicron variant. The current coronavirus surge hit Idyllwild last week, temporarily shutting down two Idyllwild restaurants.The Red Kettle restaurant closed last Thursday, and co-owner Bruce Ross responded Sunday…
By David JeromeCorrespondent A local business known as Wild Idy has found itself involved in what LA Weekly Magazine is calling a “confounding controversy.” The colorful murals that identify the gift shop at 54340 North Circle Drive and the fence surrounding the Proud Mary rental cottage have attracted not only the press and thousands of…
An Mountain Center man arrested on several felony charges received a two-year state prison sentence.R.A.I.D Task Force arrested Marcus Allen Saul, 38, Sept. 14, 2021, on Red Mountain Road in Sage. Riverside County District Attorney’s Office Public Information Officer John Hall said Saul “was arrested when, during a probation search, he was found to be…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Jan. 3 to 9. • Jan. 3 — Smoke scare, odor, 8:30 a.m. Crestview Dr.• Jan. 3 — EMS call, provide basic life support, 3:35 p.m. Village Center Dr.• Jan. 3 — EMS call, provide BLS, 11:34 p.m. Marian View Dr.•…
On Dec. 17, 2021, a former 16-year-old student at Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) — identified only as Jane Doe — filed a complaint for damages in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Idyllwild Arts Foundation (IAF) and IAA, in 10 “causes of action” pleading violations of Title IX of the…
David Gotfredson, who lists his title as “Investigative Producer” and who works out of CBS News 8 and KFMB, San Diego, has been closely following, and digging into, the circumstances surrounding the death of a Garner Valley woman Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. The woman died in a reported all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rollover at the same…
Pile burning ignitions are currently in progress at the Keenwild Fire Station to the north of town, according to the San Bernardino National Forest. Smoke and flame may be visible. Do not call 911.
Fire restrictions on the San Bernardino National Forest will be relaxed on Saturday, Jan. 8. Multiple winter storms in December brought significant rain and snow to the area, decreasing the fire danger to “moderate” forestwide. “After a very long fire season, I am breathing a sigh of relief for our staff who tirelessly worked to…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will this week consider recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot for ages 12 to 15. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized such use last week.Also, on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), CDC is now endorsing a general “clinical preference” for the two mRNA…
