As of this morning, neither the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department nor Coroner’s Office has identified a body found at Lawler Lodge early Wednesday, June 22. The following information may relate to this incident, and the Town Crier will post new information as it is made available. An Idyllwild business owner, Isaac Outland, has been missing…
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to what appeared to be a suicide early Wednesday, June 22, at Lawler Lodge, 19751 Hwy. 243 in Stone Creek. The lodge is closed, but Riverside County Regional Parks and Open Space District Supervisor (corrected) Jim Davis stopped when he saw an SUV parked on the side of the building….
The fragile ecosystem in the Southern California Mountains must maintain a delicate balance to protect itself from dramatic changes threatening the survival some species of frogs and plants.
Idyllwild’s newest tree monument was officially unveiled late last November after much anticipation. The design was selected by community vote.
For those of us in the fire suppression business, winter presents a paradox. Once the rain and snow come we, and the citizens of our mountain, relax our hyper vigilance for wildland fire. Statistically however, the biggest threat to life and property in our mountain communities has been cold temperatures, ice and snow. We’ve never…
While trees look inactive going into winter, the fact is they continue to regulate their metabolism and only slow down some physiological activities. This decrease in photosynthesis and transpiration begins a tree’s dormant phase. Even during winter, trees continue to slowly grow roots, respire and take in water and nutrients. A dormant tree needs to…
James Ivor Campbell, 46, Idyllwild recreation director, died Thursday, March 19, at his home in Idyllwild reportedly of complications from a blood clot in his lungs associated with a hereditary blood disease called Factor V Leiden. Discovered by a friend shortly after 1 p.m., Campbell had apparently been dead for several hours by the time…
