The young black bear recently sighted in Idyllwild made his way here from Banning. He is believed to be a young male and is referred to as the “Rite Aid” bear since a picture of the bear was taken at the Rite Aid in Banning. He joins an existing and varied wildlife population with which Hill residents have learned to coexist.
The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors held a workshop with Interim General Manager Jack Hoagland and Chief Financial Officer Hosny Shouman to help relatively new board members better familiarize themselves with district policies, infrastructure, issues and projects.
The Idyllwild Town Crier received word last week that it had garnered three honorable mentions at the California News Publishers Association’s 2016 Better Newspaper Contest. Awards went to Staff Reporter Marshall Smith for Writing for his story, “Drama in the descent,” a story about the crash of a small plane l. The judge’s comment was,…
Wednesday afternoon, May 24, Michael Austin, 46, of Idyllwild, came to the Town Crier office to talk about the incident a few weeks ago wherein he was observed with a BB gun not very far from Idyllwild School. Austin stated he wanted to explain how the incident occurred by way of reassuring people that there…
The Village Lane and Village Market were the focus of last week’s Idyllwild Historic Preservation District Local Review Board meeting at the library. Chair Warren Monroe relayed to other board members and to Riverside County Parks planner and architect Yun Baird that he had visited with Paul White of Idyllwild Bake Shop and Brew about…
By Kris Krisbaum Contributor A committee of the recently formed Snow Group met with a variety of local business owners at the Idyllwild Library at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23. This was the second of three meetings to address issues that come with the flood of visitors the Hill experiences during the winter. The…
The Santa Clarita Valley Police Department arrested Timothy Arthur Jones, 32, after a vehicle pursuit on Wednesday, May 17. In arrest reports, Jones is both identified as a transient and as an Idyllwild resident. One of the deputies was patrolling in Stevenson Ranch on Faulkner Lane in Santa Clarita and noticed a vehicle driving erratically….
Even with a busy Memorial Day on the Hill, the California Highway Patrol reported only one incident — an injury crash on private land in the Pinyon communities off of Highway 74. At 10:45 a.m. Monday, May 29, Lupita Soto, 60, of Palm Desert, was driving her 1995 Toyota Previa westbound on Pinyon Drive, two-tenths…
An Idyllwild man has been charged with three felonies in a shooting incident that took place in Los Angeles. According to Richard Santiago, media relations at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Edward Figueroa, also known as “Thumper,” 37, an alleged gang member, is charged with shooting a man multiple times in the legs…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, May 21 to 27. Idyllwild • May 21 — Public disturbance, Country Club Dr. Handled by deputy. • May 21 — Man with gun, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • May 21 — Alarm call, 53000 block of…
