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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 is already well ahead of last year. As of Thursday, 487 runners have signed up, compared with 344 participants last year. The event once again brings runners to the streets and...

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 $2.3 million) to reconstruct the roadway and shoulder, stabilize and repair embankments, remove debris, and conduct culvert and basin repairs on State Route 243 (SR-243) southeast of Banning afte...

Editor’s note: The Town Crier spoke by phone with Colleen Meyers –– the Help Center Executive Director whose termination is the subject of the two letters below–– on Monday, August 3. She said she is recovering from knee replacement surgery, and a resulting infection, but expressed gratitude for her time at the HELP Center, “almost...

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 Wax Apothecary, the botanical candle company she founded over a decade ago. There’s Made in Idyllwild, her Instagram page celebrating local artists and makers. And now there’s Funky Bazaar, the colorful...