Later this month, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz will begin making decisions and issuing court orders that will lead to the trial of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith, charged with multiple counts of murder. The two men are charged with the 2006 murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli, and Vicki’s daughter Becky, who…
Before the meeting of the Local Review Board of Idyllwild Historic Preservation District was held on Thursday, Feb 22, Barbara Jones shared that “the primary reason for the local review board is to listen to the public about outside home or business modification.” If the Local Review Board approves modification plans those plans can be…
Friday evening, Feb. 23, a single-family home burned on Azalea Trails Road, north of Pine Cove. The fire was reported about 5:45 p.m. Cal Fire, the Riverside County Fire Department and the Idyllwild Fire Department all responded. The structure fire was contained about three hours later at 9 p.m. No injuries were reported, but the…
At 11:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, Megan Reeves, 30, of Idyllwild, was traveling west on Highway 243. She failed to park correctly, and her white 1997 Ford F150 pickup rolled forward and hit a wooden fence. Damage was minor.
A large (magnitude 3.7) earthquake occurred about 10:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26. It was about 11 miles east/southeast of Anza and 18 miles southwest of La Quinta. As of about 11 a.m., no injuries or major damage were reported as result of this quake.
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Feb. 18 to 24. Idyllwild • Feb. 18 — Alarm call, 2:37 p.m., Chipmunk Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 19 — Alarm call, 9:18 a.m., Village Center Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 19 — Incorrigible minor,…
DA still pursuing embezzlement conviction Joe Aklufi, former city attorney for Beaumont, and one of seven city officials charged with embezzlement, had his Thursday, Feb. 22, hearing continued to May 18. Aklufi is the only one of the seven who has not pleaded guilty to the effort to take more than $43 million from the…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers We thank you all for your continuing support of the Town Crier and our community. We are actively seeking new, younger and experienced publishers who will carry the Town Crier into the foreseeable future. Currently, there are at least two potential publishers who have shown some interest. We will…
By Don Stoll Idyllwild Arts Manager of Communications and International Student Relations “That’s ancient history. I’ll tell you what resonates today, though.” Bill Lowman, Idyllwild Arts Academy’s founding president, could have talked all day about Dr. Richard MacNeal, who had died in January at age 94. Lowman was planning what to say as one of the speakers at his…
More than 10 years after the crime and 20 months since the defendants were re-arrested and re-charged, Judge Bernard Schwartz of the Riverside County Superior Court has set March 27 as a tentative start of the murder trial for Robert Lars Pape, 29, and Cristin Conrad Smith, 29. In June 2016, they were charged for…
