Judge grants review At the Aug. 18 hearing, the attorney for Cristin Conrad Smith, one of two defendants in the 2006 triple homicide in Pinyon Pines, filed a motion to move his trial in Riverside County Superior Court to juvenile court. Smith was a juvenile when the murders occurred. His lawyer, John Dolan of Indio,…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 20 to 26. Idyllwild • Aug. 21 — Follow-up, 2:15 p.m., address withheld. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 21 — Vehicle burglary, 4:33 p.m., Deer Foot Ln. Report taken. • Aug. 22 — Alarm call, 4:54 p.m.,…
From where did that notion come? Our readers read our article “Does the Town Crier have a future? Our Readers must decide” (reprinted today on page A4) about forming a Membership model for the Town Crier, and they immediately and enthusiastically charged into action with their support. It’s humbling, inspiring, exciting … it’s wonderful. But…
Editor: Idyllwild is an exquisite jewel box, beautiful in itself but also filled with priceless jewels: Idyllwild Arts, Art Alliance, and a multitude of other volunteer organizations and public agencies that make the community a desirable place to live. But the golden chain linking all these jewels and making them accessible is the Idyllwild Town…
Editor: The only madness that appears in this movie title, “Refer Madness,” 1936, is the promotion of such a ludicrous claim. Drugs having 10 times the strength and voracity go unchallenged: cocaine, alcohol, heroin and the numerous legal pharmaceuticals on the market that are opium-based, despite their addictive nature and destructive potential on the human…
Town Crier readers are responding generously — and quickly! They clearly want a continued newspaper on our Hill, both online and ink-on-paper, and they are stepping up to sponsor it. The Town Crier flag now reflects that it is now a “Member Supported” newspaper. We could not be more proud of the people of our…
As you’ve seen in the last few Town Crier issues, changes are coming to the Town Crier with the issue of Sept. 7, 2017. First, the paper will be located in only in a few locations for $1 each. (See our column below.) Distribution, therefore, will drop from about 5,500 to 3,800, still much more…
County provides property-tax advance With only three commission members present last week, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission reviewed financial data for the first month of the fiscal year and discussed joining the Fire Districts Association of California. In July, the beginning of fiscal year 2017-18, expenses were about $35,000 greater than revenue. However, reserves…
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat advisory for the San Jacinto Mountains at least through Saturday night, Sept. 2. However, while winter is colder and more dangerous in Idyllwild than in the valleys and coastal areas, this heat weather is considered “dangerous” for those areas. NWS has issued a heat advisory for…
