We all should be receiving official election ballots in the mail now. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office has designated the Idyllwild Library as an official ballot drop-off location for completed ballots. From now through Election Day, Nov. 3, two registrar of voters employees will be accepting completed ballots from voters in the Library’s…
The topic of fire sprinklers drew community members (with COVID-19 restrictions in place) to the September Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) board of commissioners meeting. Commissioner Dennis Fogle was the only one absent from the meeting. Included in the agenda packet was the agenda from Sept. 30, 2008 when Resolution 480, the fire sprinkler ordinance…
“As soon as any information becomes available, we will get the information over to you,” Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Correctional Sergeant Deanna Pecoraro wrote in an email last Thursday. “At this time, these incidents are still being looked into and these can often times take more than a week for any of the facts…
Idyllwild local Cory Lavy wasn’t always the artistic type. While he was born and raised in Idyllwild, Lavy was more interested in the fire and medical world than he ever was with the arts. While in high school, Lavy volunteered for the U.S. Forest Service, and when he graduated in 2003, he was immediately picked…
The county remains in the red tier of the state’s tier system. The county moved from the purple to the red tier two weeks ago on Sept. 22. However, that could change if the numbers continue to increase, pushing the county back to the purple tier.The newspaper had to go to press before it could…
The Town Crier uses the USPS to deliver hundreds of TC newspapers to Members each week, literally from Hawaii to Maine. We’ve all read and heard about mail delays in the United States Postal Service (USPS) since new internal regulations were imposed this summer by a new administrator.A Member in Arizona, to whom we have…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors dissolved another local County Service Area (CSA) advisory committee last week, CSA 36 for the Idyllwild area. The board of supervisors dissolved the CSA 38 (Pine Cove) advisory committee earlier this year.Supervisor Chuck Washington’s recommended motion to dissolve the committee reads: “The Advisory Committee for CSA 36 Idyllwild was…
By The Hemet Police DepartmentContributed On Oct. 2 at about 5:40 p.m., a Hemet Police Department (HPD) officer was patrolling the area of Domenigoni Parkway near Sanderson Avenue in the city of Hemet. The officer noticed a red Toyota Solara near him and recognized the driver as the suspect in a recent shooting that had…
There are 12 propositions on California’s ballot, Props. 14-25. If you are a registered voter in California, you probably recently received the “Official Voter Information Guide” (guide) in the mail from the California Secretary of State. It is 111 pages long. The Town Crier thought it might be useful for voters to see the various…
Last week, the mountain area had one traffic collision, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.On Oct. 3 at 4:15 p.m., Serina Inman, 36, of Hemet, was driving her green 2001 Ford Mustang at a stated speed of 35-40 mph west on Highway 74 just west of May Valley Road when she…
