The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held a special meeting today (November 1) at the former grounds of Joshua Tree Elementary, to review, nominate, and appoint a new trustee for their vacant Area 2 seat. John Cole, Photo Courtesy of MUSD Board members began the meeting reviewing the applications from candidates John Cole and Michael Chlebik. Board Clerk Kerry Condley made a motion to not proceed with interviewing Chlebik. Citing an article reported from us at Z107.7, Condley…

The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will be holding a special meeting tomorrow (November 1st) at 1PM in Joshua Tree Elementary’s multipurpose room. The meeting’s purpose: to appoint a new board member. To fill a vacancy left by former Board President Kathy Nelson, the Board will go through the necessary protocol to select a seat of Trustee Area 2. Starting the meeting with public comments, the Board will then conduct interviews of all potential appointees, followed by their…

The Bureau of Land Management’s seasonal fire restrictions are no longer in effect in the California Desert District, which means campfires and target shooting may now resume on BLM-managed public lands in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial, southern Inyo, eastern Mono, San Diego and eastern Kern counties. Use of campfires, barbecues and gas stoves on BLM-managed public lands within the California Desert District are allowed with a valid California campfire permit. During…

The first annual 29 Palms Book Festival is happening today at Freedom Plaza, the Corner 62 Passage, and other local favorite spots in Twentynine Palms. The book fair starts at 9 a.m., followed by a variety of book signings by Southern California authors, as well as those local to the Morongo Basin. A wide variety of live events and panel discussions will be happening throughout the day and into the night, including Indie Bookstore Life In The Mojave Desert with Space Cowboy and Raven Books, a…