Riverside County Registrar of Voters Temporary Assistant Robert Hamzey said a team is at the Idyllwild Library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday to accept early Gubernatorial Recall Election ballots in the upcoming election.A team also will be at the library from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday to Monday, Sept. 11…
District approves sheriff’s substation lease Garner Valley (GV) residents verbally battled Lake Hemet Mutual Water District at the district’s monthly meeting Thursday afternoon in its Valle Vista office.The Garner Valley Annexation was one of the last agenda items.District Counsel Joe Wojcik’s memo to LHMWD General Manager Mike Gow, attached to the agenda, brought firey comments…
The Idyllwild Community Center director sent an explanation on Town Hall’s COVID-19 closure to parents Monday, Aug. 16.Recreation and Program Director Will Steichen said he was informed Wednesday, Aug. 11, that a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.However, he did say that the employee had not worked since Friday, Aug. 6, and “interacted very lightly…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has now officially and formally “approved” the Pfizer vaccine for use. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines remain Authorized for Emergency Use (AEU) and have applied for official and formal approval.The CDC reports: “The current 7-day moving average of daily new U.S. COVID cases increased 14% compared with…
Update 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28: The fire “is 100% contained. Firefighters and equipment will remain on scene completing fire suppression repair. Motorists should use caution driving in the area,” according to Riverside County.. 28: The fire “is 100% contained. Firefighters and equipment will remain on scene completing fire suppression repair. Motorists should use caution…
Idyllwild Water District directors, staff and company representatives spent most of Wednesday night’s meeting discussing a more than $5.7 million proposed project to upgrade IWD’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. The board is considering the project because “the WWTP has been in operation for 50 years and now exceeds its designed life,” according to General Manager Leo…
Recent mountain traffic collisions include a hit-and-run and a broadside resulting in minor injuries.According to California Highway Patrol Officer B. Bolon, at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, Lenny Muscarella, 74, of Idyllwild, was driving a white 1999 Ford F150 in the parking lot at 54391 Village Center Dr. when he backed into a black 2009…
As mentioned before, we have done about all the internal economizing we can do now, so your Memberships are all the more important to us. You Town Crier Members are crucial to the TC’s continued operation.Many Hill businesses are reopening or extending their hours during the next weeks, and, of course, they will want to…
Idyllwild• Aug. 7 — Danger to self/other, 9:49 a.m. Cedar St. Report taken.• Aug. 7 — Lost hiker, 5:48 p.m. Address undefined. Handled by deputy.• Aug. 7 — Vehicle theft, 11:25 p.m. N. Circle Dr. Unfounded.• Aug. 8 — Public assist, 12:02 a.m. 26000 block of St. Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy.• Aug. 8 —…
Jack Clark Co-publisher We received an email from a Member in Costa Mesa who wished to cancel his TC Membership because of a front-page piece in last week’s paper. The Member wrote it was “a vaccine hit piece” that he believed was intended to discourage our readers from being vaccinated by referencing out-of-context statements from…
