The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will be holding their regular 6 PM meeting tonight at Joshua Tree Elementary. For the meeting’s agenda, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Amy Woods will be recognizing the 29…
At tonight’s (Feb. 13, 2024) 6 p.m. meeting of the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency directors will consider an increase in fees and a decrease in days. Rapid cost increases are the source of tonight’s review of service line installation fees…
Last year over 800,000 customers lost power in Southern California due to - not rolling blackouts or ancient faulty equipment - but to metallic balloons. You tend to see them more around Valentines day, graduation and birthday parties - and if…
A downed helicopter in the open desert on Friday (February 9) near Nipton left six people dead. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s department confirmed that the helicopter crashed approximately one-quarter mile east of Interstate 15, near the…
The MUSD Board of Trustees will consider a “preliminary classified layoff resolution” that, if approved, would eliminate 40 MUSD staff positions. Among those positions are Campus Safety Coordinator positions, Deaf Hearing Impaired position, Noon…
The California State Fish and Game Commission begins their two-session monthly meeting today. There are no agenda items related to local hi-desert flora or fauna, but the public is always invited to provide comments on issues beyond the scope of…
If you’re a military veteran who has been unable to cross the county for services, the county’s Veteran Affairs office is coming to the hi-desert. San Bernardino County Veterans Affairs (VA) announced last week its field site visit to the…
The San Bernardino County Clerk is preparing for Valentines Day, it’s busiest day of the year. As the county entity responsible for issuing marriage licenses and performing civil wedding ceremonies, Valentine’s Day is a big day for both…
On last Friday’s Up-Close Show, host Gary Daigneault spoke to special guest Rhonda Coleman, Director of Groundwork Arts, a local organization whose mission is to ensure students, their families, and teachers have equitable access to the arts. As…
Last Thursday, The organizers of the 29 Palms Book Festival unveiled their highly anticipated 2024 program at a launch party hosted at the historic Old Schoolhouse Museum in Twentynine Palms. Scheduled to take place across four downtown…
Yucca Valley’s Hi Desert Nature Museum is putting out the call for artists who enjoy making art out of recycled or repurposed materials. Their annual spring recycled art exhibit "Metamorphosis: A Recycled Art Exhibition" will open…
Copper Mountain College has announced the date for this year's annual "Have a Heart" fundraiser, which provides financial assistance to students attending the school's nursing program. Set for Saturday February 10, the…
It’s also the second Saturday of the month, and that means the art crawl returns to Joshua Tree. With a look at what’s happening downtown, here’s art aficionado Jef Harmatz Downtown Joshua Tree’s art galleries will all open to the public…
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife sent out their annual report on the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act. The Act lists the species as threatened and was signed into California Legislature in July of last year. The…
With an eye toward a shady future, the Twentynine Palms Rotary Club joined forces with the city to plant trees at the Twentynine Palms Bark Park. Our desert sun can be cruel and relentless, especially to our canine pals. With this concern, the…
The Mojave Desert Land Trust is having a training session about invasive species identification, their impacts to our desert ecosystem, and the best practices for their removal. The session is Wednesday, February 28th from 2 to 4PM at the MDLT…
Updated 11/7 @ 7:00 A.M. As ballots continue to be counted, we have an update on…
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