The Friends of the Yucca Valley Library have procured a unique book with close ties to the hi-desert, and they are auctioning it off during the month of August. Renowned botanical artist Henry Mockel and his wife self-published a notebook titled “Mockel’s Desert Flower Notebook” in 1962. It’s filled with 133 of Mockel’s artwork and descriptions of our region's varied flora.  You may recognize Henry Mockel’s name from the exhibit of beautiful hi-desert wildflower serigraphs that just wrapped…

After over 5 years in the courts, the trial of Arthur Davies officially begins today. A jury of 12 of Arthur Davies’ peers was picked yesterday afternoon after another long day of jury selection and the process of voir dire - where prosecution and defense can ask questions of the jury and dismiss potential jurors based on those answers. The case has been awaiting a trial since Davies pled not-guilty to charges of Murder and Felony Assault on a Child Causing Death. Parker Lee Schumacher was 1…

Listen here: As of Saturday, the York Fire burning in the Mojave National Preserve is just over 93,000 acres with 93% containment, according to the National Park Service. The fire crossed over into Clark County, Nevada and has burned a little over 9000 acres there. Currently there are 325 firefighters and personnel assigned to the York Fire. According to the National Park Service’s press release - firefighters are successfully working to extinguish any remaining heat on the fire’s perimeter…

The Johnson Valley Community Center is hosting August’s First Saturday Dinner- and this month’s its a TRI-TIP. Doors open at 6:30 and the dinner is at 7:00 - the price is $10 a person, and kids 12 and under are only 5 bucks. Everyone is welcome, and Stay for the Johnson Valley Improvement Association’s meeting after dinner to stay informed on what’s happening in your neighborhood! While you are there, check out gift items and JVIA fundraising specialties on display at the Boutique Table,…

The trial of Arthur Davies - the man accused of murdering the 1-year-old son of his then girlfriend - started yesterday with a pretrial motion that could have once-again delayed the over 5-year old trial. The pretrial - or limine motion - was filed by the defense to grant a continuance based on the pre-arrest interview that occurred after Parker Lee Schumaker succumbed to injuries consistent with child abuse . On that day - Feb 11th 2018 - starting at 4AM, Davies underwent a polygraph test and…