Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Saturday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 1,000 vote-by-mail and 5,000 provisional ballots left to process. The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to press. Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board Christina Reitz: 986 votes Dennis Fogle (appointed incumbent): 681 votes Dan…
The Idyllwild Grinding Facility will move to winter hours beginning Dec. 1 —Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — until June 2021. The facility will be closed each Wednesday and Friday from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. The facility is located at the 5,000-foot marker, 1 mile south of the Idyllwild…
Seven people have gone missing in the area since March of this year. Four of the seven people remain missing. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau responded to the newspaper’s weekly inquiry Friday as to whether or not the agency had any updates. “At this time, we do not have any updates,”…
By Jim CrandallContributed The Palms to Pines Golf Association played its regular monthly tournament and final playoffs for Club Champion at Oak Valley Golf Club on the on Friday, Oct. 16. In the A Flight final playoff for club champion, Norm Kyriss (8 handicap) shot a net 77 to beat Paul Cozens (12 handicap), who…
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom implemented a Stay-at-Home order for one month between the hours of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. that began Saturday, Nov. 21 for all counties in the purple tier. Only “essential” workers are permitted to be out during this time. The governor moved 28 counties back to the most-restricted purple tier…
The Town Crier reached out to its readers to ask for tributes to Doug Austin, our Mr. Idyllwild, a man who showered us all with love and kindness, and a passion for literacy. His Dickensian voice and presence emceed many events, particularly the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series and the Tree Lighting Ceremony.Sadly for them and…
On occasion, the Town Crier must challenge authority — sometimes those who run our local public agencies for us. Some of these folk are administrators and some are board members you elected.But please remember: They do not own the public agencies they operate — you do. They work for you. You need to be able…
Cal FireCal Fire recently responded to the following calls by station.Station 23 – Pine Cove• Nov. 16 — Chest pain, 8:11 a.m.• Nov. 16 — Diabetic problems, 9:59 p.m.• Nov. 20 — Vehicle fire, 7:59 p.m.• Nov. 21 — Inaccessible rescue, 1:42 p.m.• Nov. 22 — Fire – false alarm, 1:23 p.m.• Nov. 22 —…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors approved in a 4-1 vote to implement a pay grade and step schedule, and eliminate automatic 5% salary increase upon completion of certifications.General Manager Leo Havener wrote in the staff report that the “board of directors will consider approving general manager recommendation of a proposed pay grade…
BBVA and PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. have announced that PNC will acquire BBVA USA, of which Idyllwild’s BBVA bank is a branch. BBVA USA is a banking subsidiary of BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc., the whole of which is being purchased by PNC.The transaction is not expected to be formally approved by regulatory agencies until…
