Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • Jan. 26 — Motor vehicle collision with injuries, 12:07 p.m. Highway 74.• Jan. 26 — Medical aid, 3:12 p.m. Marian View Dr.• Jan. 27 — Medical aid, 12:30 p.m. Lilac Dr.• Jan. 27 — Medical aid, 2:38 p.m. Tahquitz View Dr.• Jan….
One traffic collision to report so far last week on Highway 74, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.At 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23, Richard Moreno, 30 of Coachella, was driving westbound on Highway 74 east of Keen Camp Road at about 20 mph in a gray 2004 Dodge Ram behind…
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Stay-at-Home Order was lifted last Monday, returning Riverside County to the purple tier. Visit https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/, to get reacquainted with the purple tier restrictions. The state has shut down and reopened businesses multiple times since the first Stay-at-Home Order in March.For information on SBA’s assistance to small businesses, visit sba.gov/ppp or treasury.gov/cares. To…
Catherine A. Dearing had been an Idyllwild resident since 1976. She passed away peacefully in her home on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.She was laid to rest at the Temecula Public Cemetery as she did not want a funeral.
Throughout their lives, all of the people in this annual tribute were connected to Idyllwild.And because these are such small communities, many of the names that appear in Town Crier obituaries have appeared in past pages of the Town Crier when those people were alive. In that sense, they live on in the written history…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats met new ARF cats Metta and Triton.Metta: This is a really nice place. It was fun to stay in the warm ARF house and watch the falling snow.Whiskers: This is a wonderful temporary home but forever families are what we really need.Triton: I get it….
70 years ago – 1951Idyllwild Fire Chief Bill Price had his truck equipped with a radio so he could keep in touch with the California Department of Forestry Fire Station in Perris. 65 years ago – 1956Glenn Froehlich, chair of the Chamber Membership Committee, reported that the Hill canvass of local residents netted 101 new…
Town Hall has distance learning for students through the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC). Currently, the program has 12 students and can take up to 14. ICC worked with Riverside County to make sure all parameters were in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Initially, there were 6-foot tables, requiring plexiglass dividers between the students….
Town Crier columnist Natasha Woods, aka Hot Mess Mama, was on “Wheel of Fortune” Monday night. The show was filmed in Culver City but had a Boston theme. She solved the following: “New England Patriots,” “Academic & athletic scholarships,” “Powdered sugar on a brownie” and “Clambake in the backyard.” Unfortunately, she did not advance to…
By Jenny Kirchner, Reporter/Photographer andMelissa Diaz Hernandez, Editor The newspaper has been looking into missing person cases in and around the Idyllwild area from the past. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) website includes “Missing Persons by Year.” The webpage reads: “The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will investigate all persons reported missing until the person…
