Government

Election workers collect ballots

Last Friday, these two Registrar of Voters workers – in an official vehicle and with proper ID – emptied the ballots out of the box at the Running Springs library. They cleaned the boxes and secured them against tampering and the predicted rain. They said they emptied...

Ochoa Bogh hosts mountain town hall meeting

Oct 9, 2025 | Mountain Events, State

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer State Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh came to the mountain communities on Tuesday evening, Sept. 23 to hear some of the concerns of the community through a town hall format meeting held in the auditorium at Rim of the World High...

Lions volunteering, raising funds and donating

Oct 9, 2025 | Crestline, Mountain Events

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Club of Lions International supports the Crestline and mountain communities and numerous national and international causes. This month they donated to numerous groups. Lion President Patti Barry recently...

Sheriff’s Log

Oct 9, 2025 | 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.

Crestline Celebrates Its ZIP Code Day

Oct 1, 2025 | Crestline, Front Page

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Crestline Postmaster Ken Cooper set up a big display for the celebration of ZIP Code Day in Crestline on 9-23-25 when the date matched the town’s ZIP Code. Postmaster Cooper had been planning the event for months. He had a...