A 7-year-old boy from Beaumont was sledding on the afternoon of Sunday, March 14 on the 52000 block of Sylvan Way in Pine Cove while he and his family were visiting friends in the area. At approximately 2:53 p.m. as the child was sledding, a 35-year-old male was driving a 2020 Ford Transit 350 FedEx…
The adult children of Lydia “Dia” Abrams, who went missing last year, are speaking out through the court after months of silence. According to David Gotfredson from News 8, a probate petition has been filed by Clinton and Crisara Abrams, of San Diego, through the Riverside County Superior Court. The filing is to remove Abrams’…
Melissa Diaz Hernandez has helmed the Town Crier as editor for going on two years now. For the past year, she has championed the causes of missing persons connected with our Hill, each week publishing the information we had on each of the most recent cases and hoping that perhaps some new Town Crier reader…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.Idyllwild• Feb. 28 — Medical aid, 4:12 p.m. Pine Crest Ave.• Feb. 28 — Medical aid, 4:59 p.m. N. Circle Dr.• Feb. 28 — Medical aid, 7:35 p.m. Lilac Ln.• Feb. 28 — Medical aid, 11:57 p.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• March 1 — Medical…
Recently, the county announced that transitional kindergarten through sixth grade can resume in-person instruction with approved COVID-19 prevention plans because the county has less than 25 cases per 100,000 residents.The Hemet Unified School District Board voted on the “approval of the instructional model and timeline to return to hybrid in-person instruction” at its Tuesday night…
Idyllwild Arts Academy student Shukhrat Turdikhodjaev is one of 112 southern California high school semifinalists in The Music Center’s 33rd annual Spotlight Program.Turdikhodjaev is a semifinalist in the jazz instrumental category.“Each semifinalist will audition virtually again before a new panel of judges, who will then select the top two finalist performers in each category for…
Living Free Animal Sanctuary (Living Free) created a program called War Horse Creek (WHC). The program rescues wild horses and mustangs and provides equine-assisted reintegration training to military veterans, helping them reintegrate into civilian life; ultimately, helping both the veterans and the rescues. The nonprofit organization is set to offer three, five and seven-day programs…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners approved the fire code as presented at its February meeting. An update regarding the emergency siren alert system was given and a discussion regarding the purchase of a metal vehicle storage building occurred. Brett Leseberg was awarded 2020 Firefighter of the Year. Nelson Escovar was awarded…
Over the weekend, the Idyllwild Town Crier reached out to the media information bureau of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) to ask why it took until Feb. 5 to retrieve Rosario Garcia. Skeletal remains were brought to the attention of the RCSD Jan. 25 by the Fowler-O’Sullivan Foundation. Western States Aerial Search, who was…
Srishti Sharma is a senior and a theater major at Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA). Sharma participated in a Zoom interview Saturday, Feb. 27 with the Town Crier to tell us a bit about her story. Sharma is from New Delhi, India and started IAA her junior year of high school. Being from India, theater is…
