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Both candidates for congress to visit Idyllwild this week
By David Jerome • August 19, 2026Both candidates for U.S. Congressional District 48, which includes Idyllwild and Pine Cove, will be holding meet and greets in Idyllwild this week. Jim Desmond, the Republican, will be meeting voters at Tahquitz Pines Retreat on Friday Aug. 21, and Marni Von Wilpert, the Democratic candidate, will be at the Idyllwild Community Center on Saturday… -
Congressional candidate Jim Desmond to visit Idyllwild
By Michael Ferro • August 17, 2026The Idyllwild Town Crier invites the community to a Meet & Greet with congressional candidate Jim Desmond on Friday, Aug. 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Tahquitz Pines Retreat in Idyllwild. Desmond, a Republican and San Diego County Supervisor, is running for California’s 48th Congressional District, which now includes Idyllwild and the surrounding Hill communities following the redrawing of…
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Everything You Need to Know for the 2026 Idyllwild 5K/10K
The Idyllwild Race 5K/10K returns Saturday, Aug. 15, for its second year since the community race was rebooted in 2025, and this year’s turnout…
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Caltrans to start emergency repair on highway 243 near Banning after monsoon washout
Caltrans has released a warning about upcoming work on Highway 243: “RIVERSIDE COUNTY — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin an emergency project (estimated…
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Readers’ Write: Help Center Shake-up & More
Editor’s note: The Town Crier spoke by phone with Colleen Meyers –– the Help Center Executive Director whose termination is the subject of the…
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Wax Apothecary: An Advocate for the Unseen
If you’ve wandered through uptown Idyllwild lately, chances are you’ve already experienced a little of Diana Orr’s influence—even if you didn’t realize it. There’s…
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STR application lottery in August, changes to enforcement coming
Riverside County’s Planning Department announced in July that it will begin accepting applications for new Short-Term Rental (STR) certificates in the Idyllwild and Wine…
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Production of pennies going, going, gone!!
By a voice vote, the United Stats House of Representatives voted to end to production of pennies. H.R. 3074, “The Common Cents Act,” is…
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