Annelies Kuiper
Reporter
annelies@z1077fm.com
I’ve lived in the Community of Copper Mountain Mesa in North Joshua Tree since 1993 and have grown to dearly love Desert life. Bringing you news stories from the more remote Communities of the Morongo Basin is my privilege. Is there an incident happening right now in your area? Are there ongoing issues in your neighborhood? Share your Community’s news stories with me at annelies@Z1077fm.com and I’ll do my best to report fairly and clearly.
Stories by Annelies Kuiper
August 19, 2026
“Nxwhere Cafe” in Twentynine Palms plans on workspace, music events and alcohol sales
A proposed cafe asked to change their Conditional Use Permit to allow a workspace, event hosting and alcoholic beverage sales. Brigham White of the Nxwhere Cafe gave the…
August 18, 2026
Water pipe rupture in Flamingo Heights fixed quickly with help from “good neighbors”
Last Tuesday (8/11), an old, 8 inch steel water pipe ruptured in the vicinity of Starlight road and Highway 247 in Flamingo Heights, right by Hero’s market. Thousands…
August 17, 2026
Twentynine Palms Planning Commission to address nuisance properties
The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission meet on Tuesday (8/18) at 5:00 p.m. After three consecutive Planning Commission meetings were cancelled in July and August, this meeting will consist…
July 27, 2026
Unofficial cooling center opens at Belfield Hall for Landers area residents
Belfield Hall is the unofficial cooling center for the Landers Homestead Valley and surrounding areas and will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on days when…
July 16, 2026
Landers Homestead Valley Park receives $2500 donation from County
San Bernardino County Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe mentioned a forthcoming $2,500 County donation to the Homestead Valley Park during her remarks to the meeting. This is earmarked…
July 13, 2026
Landers Homestead Valley meetings attract attendees from all over the Morongo Basin
The monthly Landers Homestead Valley meetings regularly attract Community members from the immediate neighborhood as well as from the unincorporated areas of Johnson Valley, Flamingo Heights and Yucca…
June 22, 2026
Where are all the bikes in the Morongo Basin?
You can listen this story here, which includes a follow-up discussion between reporter Annelies Kuiper and Weekend News Anchor Robert Haydon: The Morongo Basin has little to no…
June 19, 2026
Kids Dance and Art camp starts on Monday (6/22) in Landers
A dance company is holding a Children’s Summer Dance and Art Camp in Landers beginning this upcoming Monday. Reporter Annelies Kuiper dances in with the details, including a…
June 17, 2026
Planning Commission looks at residential zoning in Twentynine Palms land use study session
State law mandates that when an area is removed from residential development zoning, the development potential needs to be replaced. Currently there will be a net loss of…
June 15, 2026
Twentynine Palms Planning Commission continues land use and general plan studies
The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will continue examining the land use plan and the general plan updates during Tuesday’s study session. The focus will be on parcels to…