Part 1: Top 10 stories of 2014
Editor’s note: This week begins the Town Crier’s two-part series examining the top 10 stories affecting Idyllwild in 2014.
IFPD inundated with grand jury...
Idyllwild Fire anticipates new tax proposal: Budget remains negative
Despite an advance of $300,000 on the current-year property tax revenue, the Idyllwild Fire Department’s expenditures through November still exceed revenues by more than...
Idyllwild Fire plans ambulance purchase: Considering establishment of reserve accounts
Cautious about short-term cash flow, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee still felt comfortable at last week’s meeting to recommend that the commission...
Water levels rising in Fern Valley: Water board election of officers in January
With only three of the five members of the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors present last Friday, the election of new officers...
Idyllwild water users conserving: District still expanding water supply
Directors of the Idyllwild Water District re-elected Jim Billman for a second term as president last week. John Cook was re-elected vice president.
Despite the...
Historic district review board hears new issue
The Idyllwild Downtown Historic District review board met last Thursday afternoon at the Idyllwild Library. The public meeting was scheduled to begin at noon,...
News of Record: December 25, 2014
Fire log
The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Wednesday to Friday, Dec. 17 to Dec. 19. The station was unable to provide...
Idyllwild Community Fund continues long tradition of philanthropy
The Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee completed a successful year, continuing an almost 20-year tradition of providing grants to local nonprofits.
In 1996 a local...
Fire Code Committee has open process, chief promises
During the Dec. 17 Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting, Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins re-emphasized the purpose of the county’s Fire Code Committee...