Five of six incumbents on the Yucca Valley Town Council and Twentynine Palms City Council are running unopposed for reelection in the upcoming November 8, general election. After conducting a nomination period in accordance with the California Elections Code, the following have declared and qualified their candidacy: For Yucca Valley Town Council, running unopposed are: Jim Schooler - District 1Merl R. Abel - District 3Rick Denison - District 5 For Twentynine Palms City Council, running…

Pride 29, the upcoming LGBTQA+ pride event in Twentynine Palms, wants you to get involved. The organization, in association with Rediscover 29, will be holding a mixer tomorrow night (August 17) for anyone interested in joining the planning committee or generally interested in the event. You will also be able to learn about sponsorship opportunities at this event. The mixer starts at 5 p.m. and is hosted by Grnd Sqrl, located at 73475 Twentynine Palms Highway. Link:…

A Landers man was arrested for suspicion of possession of stolen property and being a felon in possession of a firearm and body armor. Last weekend, County Sheriff’s Deputies received a report from a man in Wonder Valley that $40,000 worth of property, including farming equipment, had been stolen from him. After investigation, Sheriffs say they identified a suspect, Bodie Rosson, a resident of Landers, and served a search warrant to his house near the 55000 block of Willow Lane. Sheriffs…

Sheriff's say that a three car accident that closed eastbound traffic and left one woman unconscious on Highway 62 Thursday afternoon was caused by a driver suspected to be under the influence of drugs. County Sheriffs say that Mariano Conti, a resident of Lakeway, Texas, ran through the red light at Highway 62 and Warren Vista in Yucca Valley at around 2:45 p.m., colliding with two other cars and injuring two people. A sheriff's report says that one of the other drivers was found…