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Mountain Mike: Handcrafted on the Hill
By Sam Markus • March 4, 2026Tucked back from North Circle in a historic building just off the main road, Mountain Mike’s feels less like a storefront and more like a waypoint — the kind of place you find because you’re meant to. Mike prefers it that way. People don’t stumble in. They arrive. His love affair with the mountain began… -
Little new information on February manhunt(s)
By David Jerome • March 4, 2026The Town Crier has a few updates regarding the two “manhunt” incidents on Saturday night, February 21, and the afternoon of Monday the 23rd. Both incidents brought multiple RSO units and a sheriff’s helicopter to search for a suspicious person Saturday night and an assailant on Monday. On both occasions the helicopter warned residents to…
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Residents Voice Frustration After Snowstorm Traffic Surge
After the late February snowstorm, locals had plenty to say on the Facebook page Idyllwild Snow and Fire for Locals. There is also a…
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Kettle’s Still Steaming
In an era when small-town diners are polished into theme restaurants, the Red Kettle has refused the makeover. It reads less like a destination…
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Art’s Corner
In keeping with the usual rituals at the Idyllwild Arts Academy, the scheduled Faculty Concert this past Friday evening took place in Lowman Concert…
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Ping Pong Winter Tournament this Saturday ; ICC Volleyball and Basketball Leagues Continue
Adult Volleyball The eight teams of the ICC Adult Volleyball League return this week to Buckhorn Camp’s Peace Center gymnasium to pick up where…
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Black History Concert at Idyllwild Arts: Jazz as democracy
The Idyllwild Arts Academy Black History Concert on Saturday, February 21, was one to remember. The event began ahead of schedule when early arrivals…
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Camp Ronald McDonald visit
The Town Crier recently visited Camp Ronald McDonald in Garner Valley to talk to Chad Edwards, Camp Director, and Preston Jones, Operations Director. Last…
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Idyllwild Community Fund opens grant application period
The Idyllwild Community Fund has announced that they will be accepting grant applications from March 2 to April 13. The ICF helps fund local…
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IWD board interviews lone candidate for open seat
Only one candidate has stepped forward for the empty seat on the Idyllwild Water Board of Directors. John Stamper, who also submitted a letter…
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