Idyllwild Postmaster Mark Smith has resigned after holding the position for about four months. According to remaining Idyllwild post office staff, Smith left a resignation note on a back-room table at the end of a shift early last week and has not returned. Employees Christine Reitz and Kelsi Lehman did their best to staff the…
Repair work at Bee Canyon, Forest Road No. 5S07, will occur over the next month. However, the below-mentioned dates are subject to change due to weather conditions. The repairs are a continuation from the work after last spring’s storms. “The road that traverses Bee Canyon at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains will close…
With the number of missing people in the Idyllwild area this year, Melissa Lane was one of the youngest to go missing. Lane, 41, was last seen on June 15. Her mother Kathy Lamont has been one of many who have missed her during the last six months. Lamont spoke to the Town Crier late…
Gov. Gavin Newsom put the Southern California region on a Stay-at-Home order. It went into effect Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and will be in place for at least three weeks. The order, which includes Riverside County, was triggered because Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity dropped below 15% in the region.“We have seen cases and other…
Occasionally, irregularities occur in the administration of our local public agencies —sometimes unintentionally, sometimes otherwise. Some are quickly corrected, others you have to wonder about: a public agency whose books are not outside-audited for five years, for example, or one that uses never-before-heard-of accounting practices.The Town Crier reports on these and other irregularities and follows…
By U.S. Forest ServiceContributed USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has decided to close developed campgrounds on eight National Forests in California to provide consistent COVID-19 mitigation response in accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Stay-at-Home Order of Dec. 3, 2020. The eight National Forests are in California’s Southern and San Joaquin zones: Angeles NF, Cleveland…
Here are the certified local election results. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters certified the election results Dec. 3 and the certified results have been sent to the board of supervisors. The state will certify elections by Dec. 11. Idyllwild Fire Protection District BoardChristina Reitz: 992 votesDennis Fogle (appointed incumbent): 688 votesDan Messina (appointed incumbent):…
By David KellyContributed Don’t think your business is exempt from Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) laws because you have an old or historic building. In 2019, 3,606 complaints/pre-litigation letters were served on businesses. That is down from 4,320 in 2018. Riverside County is among the counties receiving the highest amount. The majority of these complaints…
This year, seven people have officially gone missing in the area. Four of those people still have not been found. Rosario Garcia was last seen on July 7, and her family has been left with a deep, vast hole of unanswered questions and grief. On Nov. 29, Maggie Zavala, Garcia’s daughter, and Laura Atenci, Garcia’s…
While COVID-19 has impacted all of us adults, children have endured many challenges as well. Idyllwild has always supported the arts. For being such a small town, we are full of artists who use all different mediums. smARTS, a 501c3 volunteer group, is dedicated to helping students learn about art, encouraging them to nourish their…
