The Hemet Unified School District school board voted last Tuesday to reopen schools in a hybrid model. Students still have the option to finish the school year online.The district has to receive approval from county and state public health before opening to a hybrid model.If approved, preschool through second grade will return Monday, March 29….
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) General Manager Jerry Holldber purchased the New Holland L234 T4B-C Skid Steer Loader in two payments to Scott Equipment: a deposit for $6,411.12 on Feb. 11 and the balance for $57,700.13 on Feb. 25.Holldber stated during the March meeting he had not sold the old skid steer yet and…
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) and Idyllwild Career Firefighter’s Association (ICFA) will go before the IFPD board of commissioners for approval.The ad hoc committee, made up of IFPD commissioners Rhonda Andrewson and Henry Sawicki, finalized the MOU with ICFA, recommending it for board approval.Below compares some items between…
The Bonita Fire is being investigated by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The cause of the fire has not been released.Firefighters responded to a wildland fire Friday, Jan. 15 at 1:16 a.m. at the 28000 block of Bonita Vista Drive in Apple Canyon (between Mountain Center and Garner Valley). The fire grew to a total…
Two traffic collisions occurred on mountain highways over the last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.On March 9 at 6:50 a.m., Bryce Evan Fletcher, 19 of Hemet, was driving his gray 2011 Toyota Tacoma northbound on Highway 243 just north of Saunders Meadow Road at a stated speed of 45-50…
By Becky & Jack ClarkTown Crier co-publishers The most recent federal COVID relief money already is being deposited in people’s accounts. If your family of two is earning up to $150,000 per year, you’re receiving $2,800 in federal money. But do you really need that $2,800 for your COVID relief? And if you live alone…
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…
