Idyllwild Town Crier

Many local residents had a hard time getting home from Palm Desert on Tuesday afternoon, when an estimated 20 minute delay for construction turned into a hard closure until after midnight, as Highway 74 between Pinyon Crest and Highway 371 became a crime scene. One reader tells us that they saw a tow truck attempt...

On the evening of Thursday, June 4, with about 60% of the ballots counted, the California Secretary of State’s election result portal (electionresults.sos.ca.gov) was reporting the following results from the June 2 primary election voting: The likely contests that voters will see in November are:   Governor: Steve Hilton vs Xavier Becerra  US Congress:...

The Idyllwild community is coming together to support local resident Cammi Sue Mason-Chapman after a serious head-on collision on Highway 74 left her with multiple injuries and a long road to recovery. According to reports, Cammi was involved in a crash near Valle Vista on the night of May 1 when another driver crossed into...

The Idyllwild Master Chorale, under the direction of Dwight “Buzz” Holmes, will finish their fiftieth season with their Maytime Spring Jubilee at Stephens Recital Hall on the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus. The wide glass doors will be open to allow seating indoors or outdoors. The music will include settings of poems by Robert Frost by...

On May 8, just before Mother’s Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a first-in-the-nation program to provide free diapers to all new babies born in California. The State will be in partnership with Baby2Baby to help new mothers in the beginning of their child’s infancy. Beginning this summer, every newborn delivered in a participating California hospital...