‘Fire in Paradise’ film showing March 5 With the upcoming fire season approaching, the thought of a wildfire on the mountain is looming. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Josh Bischof, of Menifee, grew up in Mountain Center. He started his career in the fire service at the age of 18 working for the U.S. Forest…
The Town Crier contacted the candidates running for Riverside County Supervisor, State Assembly, State Senate and Congress. Our questions and their responses are below. Not all candidates responded or met the deadline. Responses are printed in the order they were received. The only candidate we were unable to locate contact information for is Mike Juarez…
By Will Steichen, Idyllwild Community Center DirectorContributed Division 1: 5- to 9-year-olds Last week started off with the Rockets facing the undefeated Lakers. Luke Olivier, of the Rockets, had great offensive plays, giving him many shots on the basket but Orion Collinson and the Lakers were able to hold on to the win. Up next,…
A county reimbursement for fire hydrants, a federal grant for road repair and water leakage concerns were main topics at the Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) Board of Directors meeting Wednesday, Feb. 12. Through County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee’s recommendation, the Riverside County Economic Development Agency has reimbursed PCWD for five of 10 new…
By California Highway PatrolContributed The California Highway Patrol (CHP) San Gorgonio Pass Area will be hosting a free Start Smart teen driving class at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. Start Smart is designed to provide teens and their parents/guardians with an interactive, safe driving awareness class that highlights important topics such as graduated driver’s…
Last week, we participated in a two-hour conference call with a Connecticut newspaper panel interested in hearing about your Town Crier’s membership model to help save their own paper. Fortunately, there are many good people in that community who realize the importance of independent journalism and because of their efforts, their paper now has excellent…
Fire crews for the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) will continue prescribed burning this week in Idyllwild to the south of town on the Westridge Fuel Break (100 piles/20 acres) should air quality and weather allow, the agency wrote in a press release Tuesday. The agency started burning at the Westridge Fuel Break Thursday. SBNF…
Idyllwild Fire Here are some recent calls the Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to recently. • Feb. 8 — Walk-in public service assist, 2:45 p.m. • Feb. 9 — Public service assist, 12:29 p.m. Cedar St. • Feb. 9 — Medical aid, 12:40 p.m. McCall Park. • Feb. 10 — Medical aid, 7:47 a.m. •…
By CaltransContributed The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) continues work on the third emergency project to make repairs to fire and storm-damaged highways 74 and 243 (SR 74 and SR 243). Both routes were impacted by an arson fire in July 2018, debris flows in August 2018, and subsequently, major storm damage one year ago…
I was scheduled to meet with Mayor Max’s Chief of Staff Phyllis Mueller and Mayor Max Sunday afternoon to chat about the canine mayor’s most recent television and social media appearances but then I got a text message from Mueller Sunday morning: “I have to take Max to emergency veterinary care in Murrieta. He has…
