Idyllwild Town Crier

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...

Our Correspondent and news editor JP Crumrine requested interviews with the candidates who will appear on the June 2 primary ballot. Many agreed. The following candidates responded: United States Congress district 48: Jim Desmond, Brandon Riker, Marni von Wilpert. Riverside County Supervisor District 4: V Manuel Perez and Steve Sanchez. State Assembly District 47: Jason...

A Hermosa Beach Couple visited our office this week to tell us about a 2001 hike with their two golden retrievers that ended with what was reported at the time as the first hoisting rescue by one of Riverside Sheriff Office’s then-new high elevation helicopters. Alan and Mary Ann Benson had hiked the South Ridge...