A Yucca Valley man who was stopped for speeding in Morongo Valley Monday night was arrested on no-bail warrants out of Orange County. About 10:45 p.m. Monday, Deputy Erdem Gorgulu stopped Miles Jones, 45, near the Hi-Desert Rod and Gun Club on Yucca Park Road, for driving a 2000 Honda CBR motorcycle eastbound up the Yucca Grade at over 100 miles per hour. Jones was cited for speeding at more than 100 miles per hour; driving without a license, registration and proof of insurance; and for having a…

The Twentynine Palms City Council met in regular session last night. A rundown on projects and priorities was revisited and an explanation on the current status of Project Phoenix bonds was reviewed. Reporter Dan Stork was there and files this report... The Twentynine Palms City Council spent the largest portion of its meeting retracing ground it had covered in its previous meeting. This happened because members discovered they did not share a common understanding of what they decided last…

The former Blue Skies Country Club property in Yucca Valley was purchased Tuesday afternoon by Hi-Desert Publishing company owner Bill Brehm Sr. In a story by Courtney Vaughn in today's Hi-Desert Star, Brehm, chairman of the board of Brehm Communications Incorporated, bought the former golf course at a trustee sale auction in Chino yesterday. Purchase of the property was a long-awaited move after the site sat dormant and deteriorating for years. "We have a lot of work ahead of us, but…

The Yucca Valley Town Council met in regular session last night. Managing Editor said the council determined they would take action to put a 1 percent sales tax on the November Ballot... Yucca Valley residents will be voting on a sales tax measure during the general election in November. At a special meeting held last night, the Yucca Valley Town Council agreed with Town Staff that a 1 percent sales tax would be the best way to raise the sizeable amount of money the Town needs to lower the cost…

Did you feel it? Only 27 people in the Morongo Basin reported feeling Saturday's 3.2-magnitude earthquake on the U.S. Geological Survey's website. The shaker was centered in the Sky Harbor area of Yucca Valley and shook up residents with a loud rumble and then a brief back-and-forth jolt at 8 p.m. Saturday night. The USGS says the shallow earthquake was about 5.7 miles deep. If you felt the earthquake, follow this link to record your impressions.

A huge event that brings literally thousands of people and their dollars to our Morongo Basin is coming back for its fourth year in September. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more on the Joshua Retreat Center's Bhakti Fest... Bhakti Fest is returning for its fourth season to the Joshua Tree Retreat Center September 6 through 9. Music provides the core of the Bhakti Fest. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience continuous devotional chanting, called kirtan, and 12 hours of daily…

A Yucca Valley woman was left homeless after the RV she was living in caught fire Saturday night. According to County Fire Captain Freeman, firefighters from Yucca Valley and Yucca Mesa were called to an RV fire in the 7200 block of Grand Avenue. The RV was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. Freeman said it took the nine firefighters about 10 minutes to extinguish the fire, which also damaged two cars parked nearby and burned a shed and some vegetation. The cause of the fire is under…

Twentynine Palms firefighters were called out to a fire Saturday night at a house that served the homeless food and distributed clothing. Shortly after 10 p.m. a neighbor in the 5200 block of Adobe Road saw heavy smoke and flames pouring out of the front windows of the Palms Baptist Mission House and called 911. Firefighters had the blaze under control in 5 to 10 minutes, but were at the residence for some time pulling down ceilings and punching through walls looking for hot spots. Although the…

The John Birch Society, America's longest-standing and most experienced grass-roots organization in the Constitutional freedom movement, will host a public information meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, at the Church of Morongo in Morongo Valley. Overview of America, a 30-minute public service video that gives a vision of why we enjoy so much personal freedom and prosperity in America, will be featured. The purpose of the John Birch Society community meetings is to teach concerned…

A lunchtime lecture on the California Missions at Hi-Desert Nature Museum in Yucca Valley Thursday. Assignment reporter Corissa Evans has more... Thursday, July 26, the Hi-Desert Nature Museum is pleased to host Michelle Lorimer, PhD candidate at the University of California at Riverside, as part of their Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series. The lecture will include the examination of Spanish mission history in southern California and the impact of understandings and misunderstandings of Native…