Idyllwild FireIdyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Nov. 8 — Power line down, 2 p.m. Tahquitz Dr.• Nov. 8 — Unintentional alarm system activation, 2:20 p.m. Forest Haven Dr.• Nov. 8 — Power line down, 7:25 p.m. McMahon Rd.• Nov. 12 — Unintentional alarm system activation, 6 a.m. Temecula Dr.• Nov….
Gov. Gavin Newsom moved 28 counties back to the most-restricted purple tier of the state’s tier system Monday. Riverside County was already in the purple tier. According to the press release issued Monday, 94.1% of the state’s population now resides in the purple tier.According to the state’s tier system, purple means the virus is widespread…
70 years ago – 1950Plans for state riding and hiking trails received a boost when Hector Switzer inspected portions of the local trail system and reported them favorable. 65 years ago – 1955Village Market was selling Thanksgiving turkeys for 47 cents a pound and fresh cranberries for 19 cents a pound. 60 years ago –…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats talked about their kittens and puppies.Pepper: Things are getting busy at ARF.Lulu: Yea. Lots of coming and going of new dogs and cats.Pepper: The dogs come and go so fast that folks who want a new member of the family should call ARF and let…
After four weeks off, Brendan Steele will tee it up again this week in the $6.6-million The RSM Classic on the Seaside course at Sea Island Resort in Sea Island, Georgia.The Idyllwild native currently stands 166th on the FedExCup list, so he has a bit of catching up to do. But 20 more PGA Tour…
Tajah Connelly Horner recently went missing in the Anza area. She was located just before the Town Crier went to press last week. The newspaper followed up with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau on her condition when she was located. “That information was not shared with us only that she was…
By Stephanie YostContributed This year has posed numerous challenges for local nonprofit and community events, and this year’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Harvest Festival are, unfortunately, no exception. The good news, however, is that both events are not entirely canceled. Although the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) cannot, due to COVID-19 restrictions, shut down the…
Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Monday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 45,000 vote-by-mail and 25,000 provisional ballots left to process. The website reads: “Under state law, we must continue to accept timely postmarked ballots through Nov. 20.” The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors approved in a 4-1 vote to implement a pay grade and step schedule, and eliminate automatic 5% salary increase upon completion of certifications. General Manager Leo Havener wrote in the staff report that the “board of directors will consider approving general manager recommendation of a proposed pay…
Idyllwild local Carmen Park has called our Hill her home for four years. Originally from Georgia, Park grew up in a family that glorified ghost stories and mysteries. “Growing up in Georgia, I always wanted to be Nancy Drew,” Park said. “The very first stories I read were mysteries and ghost stories. So from a…
