Government

Measure Q: Your questions answered about the future of Mountains Community Hospital

Community presentations have generated an overwhelmingly favorable response as residents learn more about the hospital’s modernization project, financing plan and the stakes of the November 3 election. With Election Day approaching, Residents for Measure Q is...

Join in the Thanksgiving fun

Oct 20, 2026 | Crestline, Front Page, Mountain Events

By Mary-Justine Lanyon With Thanksgiving just over a month away, it’s time for folks to think about volunteering at the free community dinner, sponsored by the Crestline-Lake Gregory Rotary Club. The website created by Robert Block is up and running –...

Firewood drawing upcoming, tickets now on sale

Oct 20, 2026 | Crestline, Mountain Events

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Winter is apparently here, with the cold nights suddenly here after that heat spell. The trees are just beginning to turn colors and the smell of firewood burning in fireplace is in the air – and it’s only October. The...

Sheriff’s Log

Oct 20, 2026 | Local

Editor’s note: As the sheriff’s department is no longer providing their log of calls, the Alpine Mountaineer is compiling Nixle press releases for our readers. This week there are no new releases from the mountain area or Highland.

Walking To Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer

Oct 14, 2026 | Crestline, Education, Front Page

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Leisure Shores in Crestline was the starting location for the fifth annual breast cancer “Walk in the Mountains” sponsored by Soroptimists International of Rim of the World to raise fund to provide mammograms for those in need on...