Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District holds its regular board meeting at 4 p.m. today. At the Hi-Desert Water District directors are expected to authorize the general manager to exercise a contract for as-needed engineering services. The board is also expected to accept an $83,000 bid for pipeline materials. And in other business, directors will receive their 2024 committee assignments. Tonight’s meeting takes place at the district office on the highway at Inca Trail. The public is welcome to…

Among the many agenda items to be considered at tomorrow’s (Jan. 9, 2024) 10 o’clock meeting of county supervisors in San Bernardino, there are two items of special relevance to our Morongo Basin. Supervisors are expected to ratify $1.6 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding for something called the Yucca Valley Community Center Pickleball Courts Project. At the same time, the board will approve termination of a purchase agreement for three acres on the highway at Trojan Lane in Yucca…