Ballots have begun to arrive in mailboxes around the basin. According to the San Bernardino Registrar of Voters, mail ballots for the November 5th General Election were delivered to the United States Postal Service on October 7. If you believe your ballot wasn’t delivered or was lost - you can request a replacement ballot to be delivered by mail, or you can visit the voting location and cast a ballot in person. There’s also still time to register to vote if you haven’t already. If you are…

A Yucca Valley man arrested for suspected vandalism was also identified as the suspect in a domestic violence incident from July. On Sunday (October 6) at around 6:30 p.m., Sheriff's deputies from the Morongo Basin Station responded to a call of malicious mischief or vandalism in the 64100 block of Sunflower Rd in Joshua Tree. There, they contacted a suspect in the vandalism, Nekoda Pardee, a 27 year-old resident of Yucca Valley. Pardee was also identified as the suspect in a domestic…

Back by popular demand, the Hi-Desert Nature Museum is running a new series of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) workshops designed to ignite curiosity and inspire young minds through fun, interactive projects and hands-on experiments. Children ages 9 to 14 will have the opportunity to investigate the fundamentals of modern science and technology through projects that bring scientific principles to life and demonstrate their real-world applications. The sessions begin this…

The Twentynine Palms High School Ladycats volleyball teams were hosts' to the Rajahs of Indio High School last night and tough battles were lost. The junior varsity team lost in 2, 16-25 and 21-25. Lily Romero put down 5 kills and one ace serve. Hailey Stephenson had 3 ace serves and 5 assists. Mariah Coriaarmenta had two kills. In varsity action the cats were point for point with the Rajahs but fell just short of the wins, losing in four: 22-25, 24-26, 20-25. Senior Jenica Silvas led…