California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a “Stay-at-Home” order and the closure of non-essential businesses that the majority of locals are working to adhere to in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect fellow residents from infection. Idyllwild residents took to social media to express their frustrations regarding visitors coming up to utilize…
As COVID-19 testing increases in Riverside County, so does the number of confirmed cases, but that is expected. As of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, there were 371 confirmed cases (up from 59 last week) and 13 deaths (up from six last week) related to COVID-19. There are no confirmed cases in the area…
According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), a male hiker was with three other hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) near Apple Canyon Road and Bonita Vista Road in Mountain Center on Friday, when he lost traction and fell into a gorge. The other hikers were unable to access him due to the…
According to CHP Officer Matt Napier, at approximately 2:45 a.m. on March 22, Elena Galo Santillan, 51 of Calexico, was driving a black 2009 Chevrolet Malibu westbound on Highway 74 near Devils Ladder Road when she fell asleep at the wheel. Her vehicle drifted to the right through the intersection and collided with an electrical…
Three traffic collisions occurred on mountain roads last week. One resulted in a fatality, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matthew Napier. On March 17 at 10:35 a.m., Richard Andrew Regllo, 25 from San Marcos, was traveling at 35 mph southbound on Highway 243 south of Poppet Flatts Road in a…
By Melissa Diaz Hernandez and Jenny Kirchner Editor and Reporter/Photographer Last week the Town Crier gave an update on the status of COVID-19 within Riverside County and here in Idyllwild. By press time last week, Riverside County had 16 confirmed cases and two deaths. As of 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, there are…
Back in 2011, Hemet resident Linda Collins was in the battle of her life. She was diagnosed with ER-Positive breast cancer, a form of cancer that feeds off estrogen. After 16 weeks of chemotherapy, surgery and 28 weeks of radiation, Linda was told she was cancer-free. “Right after my five-year mark, in the spring of…
Two California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers arrested a man over the weekend for impersonating a FEMA agent. According to CHP Public Information Officer Matt Napier, CHP officers Graham Aanestad and Mike Bell responded to a call at 5:58 p.m. on March 21 at Village Center Drive just south of North Circle Drive for someone…
Last week, the U.S. Forest Service announced that two of its roads, Bee Canyon Road (5S07) and Idyllwild Control Road (5S06), in the San Jacinto Mountains were going to close down a month each for repairs. “Due to this and next week’s storms, both road construction projects have been delayed and are currently scheduled to…
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Town Crier is making a few temporary changes. The Town Crier office will not be open to the public until further notice. You may still place advertising, however, by calling the office at 951-659-2145 and asking for Lisa (display ads and the service directory) or Mandy (classifieds, service directory,…
