The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will be holding the regular 6pm meeting tonight (February 14th) at Joshua Tree Elementary. For tonight’s MUSD meeting, action items include: a request to approve cooperative contract between MUSD and Department of Rehabilitation, designed to jointly serve and train students with disability for successful transition from high school to employment; a request to adopt Resolution 22-10 Transfers of Appropriations for 2023-24; a request to approve…

Yesterday, the Copper Mountain College Board of Trustees held a special meeting at 1pm at The Bell Center Community Room to provisionally appoint a trustee to the vacant Area 5 seat. With two candidates to choose from, the CMC Board of Trustees gave Cecelia Y. Evans and Jerold Garber 5 minutes each to introduce themselves and give a brief overview of their qualifications to serve at the Board, followed by an interview in which Board members asked them a series of questions; ranging from what…

(Updated 2/3 to show meeting adjourned by board action) Last night’s Morongo Valley Community Services District special meeting had an overwhelming turnout of 95 impassioned attendees to weigh in on two items on the agenda that quickly turned convoluted and collectively hostile due to various unsubstantiated rumors. Beginning with 21 Morongo Valley residents speaking at public comment, attendees lovingly though unnecessarily defended Fire Chief James Brakebill for his work in the community,…