By Jenny Kirchner, Reporter/Photographerand Melissa Diaz Hernandez, Editor The newspaper continues to reach out to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) regarding those who have gone missing in and around the Idyllwild area. Not only has the newspaper been frustrated with the lack of information and progress from the RCSD, family and friends of those…
By Ernie MaxwellTown Crier founder Editor’s note: This originally ran Jan. 29, 1981. Since Donnajean’s interview several weeks ago, there have been requests for me to write a rather complete history of this place. Her interview touched on some of my recollections and opinions covering the last 35 years in the community. Whatever history I…
Forty to fifty percent of healthcare workers in Riverside County initially declined taking the COVID-19 vaccine.“Over the weeks since, the demand for the vaccine has increased among all segments of the tiers; although I do not have specific numbers,” wrote Jose Arballo Jr, senior public information specialist with Riverside University Health System – Public Health…
By Jack & Becky ClarkCo-publishers The Town Crier has been significantly impacted by the COVID epidemic. Like almost all newspapers, we have experienced a serious decline in revenues from advertising during these hard times.So, we must rely to an ever-greater extent on our readers — both for the moral force to continue providing local journalism…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) received its new ambulance and has been running calls. Some members of the public contacted the newspaper regarding the ambulance running calls without being marked as an ambulance.The ambulance does not have to pass a California Highway Patrol (CHP) inspection and be issued a permit before being in service…
After years of being closed, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) reopened its Lake Hemet substation Dec. 3, 2020 and held the grand opening Dec. 7. RCSD personnel and community members were able to meet and see the inside of the substation.As of Dec. 7, the substation has been fully staffed with eight deputies and…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Jan. 9 — Medical aid, 9:22 a.m. S. Circle Dr.• Jan. 9 — Motor vehicle collision with injuries, 2:07 p.m. Highway 74.• Jan. 9 — Motor vehicle collision without injuries, 2:20 p.m. Highway 243.• Jan. 9 — Motor vehicle collision with injuries, 2:27…
Another COVID-19 testing date has been announced. Riverside County Public Health has scheduled COVID-19 testing in Idyllwild from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Idyllwild Library. The library is located at 54401 Village Center Dr. Register at http://bit.ly/IdyllwildTesting or by using the adjacent QR code.
Firefighters responded to a wildland fire Friday at 1:16 a.m. at the 28000 block of Bonita Vista Drive in Apple Canyon (between Mountain Center and Garner Valley). The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) took over the incident, which had been under the command of Cal Fire/Riverside County…
Lydia “Dia” Abrams went missing June 6 from her Bonita Vista ranch in Apple Canyon (between Mountain Center and Garner Valley). The ranch, that is over 100 acres, was searched multiple times by Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) and the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU) soon after Abrams was reported missing, but they returned empty-handed….
