Last week, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced the launch of its new, revamped website at www.rivcoda.org. The re-design has been in the works for more than a year. “A website can be one of the best ways for this office to communicate with the public,” said District Attorney Paul Zellerbach in a press…
After the recent Idyllwild-area fire, Idyllwild residents, community venues and the Town Crier were profuse in gratitude to firefighters, a much needed expression of our relief. We were so fortunate to have so many Idyllwild area, state and national firefighters and helicopter crews, and patrolling county sheriffs on the job. We were also fortunate to…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls Monday, Aug. 5, to Sunday, Aug. 11: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Aug. 6 — Motor vehicle collision, Idyllwild. Aug. 7 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Aug. 8 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Aug. 9 — Brush or brush and grass fire mixture, Idyllwild. Aug. 9…
Recently released data from the quarterly sampling of monitoring wells near the Village Food and Fuel (the Shell station) continue to detect decreasing levels of hydrocarbons in the soil at the station and nearby. The report to the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health said, “This quarter’s detected concentrations of TPH-g and xylenes in well…
Cal Trans Public Information Officer Joy M. Sepulveda reported that Highway 243 may re-open Saturday, Aug. 17. A subcontractor was to begin repairing the metal beam guardrail Wednesday, Aug. 14, and will be working 12 hours shifts from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Highway 243 is estimated to be open by Saturday. An emergency project…
I am the mother of Robyn Shaffer, whom I believe you know, and as such I must acknowledge that the Town Crier was the single most effective avenue of news and updates during the recent horrific [Mountain]fire. I am a Los Angeles resident and my ordinary news sources, such as ABC, CBS and NBC, were…
Robert P. Stearns of Idyllwild and Palm Desert passed away Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Son of Howard and Codie Stearns, brother of Tom (Barbara) Stearns, husband of Gisela and father of Maria, uncle to Lett, Bryan, Mark and Scott. Bob was co-founder of SCS Engineers in Long Beach in 1970. He was president at SCS…
Higher Grounds’ T.J. Titus, left, tosses the ball to Lindsey Day, center, playing second base as Ajax’s Charlie Clayton runs from first on Aug. 5 during a Town Hall coed softball game at Idyllwild School.
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, July 26, golf tournament at Diamond Valley Golf Club. The results determined the top eight point finishers for the 2012-13 season. They will go into match-play playoffs in August, September and October to determine the club champion who will then…
