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Warm weather brings many visitors during MLK day weekend
By David Jerome • January 22, 2026Those who ventured downtown this last weekend saw quite a few visitors up and down North Circle and in local restaurants. Chris Perrault gave us some numbers form the Visitors Center and the IAHS Museum: “We had 167 visitors on Sunday at the Historical Museum and 100 visitors at the Visitor Center on Saturday. (The… -

Caltrans Highway 243 project update, week of January 20
By David Jerome • January 16, 2026Caltrans’ update on the 243 mill and overlay for the week of January 20: There will be no work activity from Friday (01/16) through Tuesday (01/20) during Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Project will resume on Wednesday (01/21). Week of January 21st, several daytime work activities with lane closures and flagging /pilot car operations will continue…
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Joseph Charles Neu Jr. 1944-2025
Joe passed away peacefully on December 26th, 2025 in his home at the age of 81, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Dayton…
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Soapy Shed Moves to Village Center Shops
Angela and Oscar Bashaw are the proprietors of the Soapy Shed, located in the Village Center Shops. Anngela says she started about five years…
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Transfer Station worker Ron Pasch sent to intensive care after collision
Ron Pasch, the face of the Idyllwild Transfer Station, was seriously injured in a head-on collision on Highway 74 as he began his drive…
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Trump Administration health officials have recommended major changes in the schedule for childhood vaccines
On January 5, in a press release and numerous other documents, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill, in his role as…
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Kimichi, Culture, and Community at Mile High Restaurant
Nam Park, proprietor of Mile High Restaurant and Cafe, has introduced many locals to Korean food, and now one of her acolytes features in…
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Highway 243 work update
Work on the Highway 243 Mill and Overlay project has resumed. Caltrans has provided these updates for the week of January 12: The week…
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Bourgeois Tina Bourgeois sees progress in Highway 74 safety enforcement, community meeting planned in Anza
(Editor’s note: Tina Bourgeois became an advocate for highway safety after the death of her step-son Tristin, who died on October 31, 2024, when…
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Wishes for Idyllwild: A Snapshot of Our Community Heart
At the Town Crier Holiday Social, guests were invited to pause, reflect, and share their hopes for the future of our mountain community by…
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