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Sky Village Swap Meet’s sudden closure due to ADA lawsuit and cost of compliance
This weekend (11/30, 12/1) will be the final two days for the swap meet, which has been around in one form or another for over half a century.
Thanksgiving Food Basket giveaway at The Way Station in Joshua Tree this Tuesday (11/26)
The Way Station will be giving out food boxes and turkeys tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. The distribution of food comes in part from donations made to Basin Transit at Friday's (November 22) "Fill the Bus" event, during which…
Dance Mojave hosting a sneak peek fundraiser for the upcoming production of “The Desert Nutcracker”
On Saturday, November 23, Dance Mojave is hosting a fundraising event to help support their upcoming performances of the classic seasonal ballet, The Desert Nutcracker. The afternoon will begin with a private, ticketed showcase at Laster…
“The Landing” hotel project moves forward with mixed community reactions at Monday Landers meeting
A 35 room hotel named “The Landing” is planned for a 5.7 acre lot off Belfield Road in Landers and the developers behind the project had their first public meeting with the residents this past Monday night.
Updated: Missing Landers teen reported to be home and safe
Update 11/19/24 @12:00 PM: Non-profit The Rad Movement has confirmed that the teen is home safe, and they have contacted the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office with the information. Update 11/19/24 @ 10:45 AM: Social media reports…
Local Election Results for the Morongo Basin (Updated 11/7)
Updated 11/7 @ 7:00 A.M. As ballots continue to be counted, we have an update on a few particularly close races that impact the Morongo Basin. State Assembly District 47, which encompasses Yucca Valley and the majority of the western portion of…
Johnson Valley Painted Rocks adds “Restoration Area” to their name after trash and graffiti clean-up
A volunteer group of Johnson Valley residents and recreationers stepped up to stop the spread of graffiti that has been invading the natural rock formations out on Old Woman Springs Road.
Art or litter? Johnson Valley ‘Painted Rocks’ are getting cleaned up at a volunteer event on November 2nd
The painted rocks out on Old Woman Springs Rd. are a popular spot to snap an Instagram, but the tags and trash that cover the area are an eyesore to local Johnson Valley resident Michelle Zumstein, and she's going to do something about it.
Final night for Yucca Valley Haunted House
One family is bringing huge scares to the hi-desert this Halloween. The Dudra family has a history with Halloween. The Dudra brothers Jason and Phillip, and Phillip’s wife Judi have turned the yard of their home on Hanford Ave. in Yucca…
Morongo Valley Dog Mayor Election witnesses last minute chicken candidate winning by landslide
Last Saturday in Covington Park at the Morongo Valley Halloween Extravaganza, a Morongo Valley mayor was elected after a controversial last-minute candidate took the big sweep, an unexpected upset that edged beloved two term mayor Roxy out of…
Construction on private land within Joshua Tree National Park halted for investigation (updated)
Joshua Tree National Park has halted construction on one or more privately-owned parcels within park borders pending an investigation into possible damages to park property.
Third Annual Morongo Valley Dog Mayor Election underway with surprise candidate
Morongo Valley’s Dog Mayor Election is upon us and taking place this Saturday at Morongo Valley’s Halloween Extravaganza.
Onaga Elementary cuts the ribbon for grand opening of STEAM lab
Students, staff, and the local press gathered at Onaga Elementary yesterday afternoon for the ribbon cutting and demonstration of the flagship Steam Lab, one of five new classrooms in the district dedicated to cutting edge technological…
Morongo Basin Healthcare District Health & Resource Fair returns on Saturday (10/12)
The Annual Morongo Basin Healthcare District Health and Resource Fair returns to Twentynine Palms this Saturday (October 12). A partnership between the Morongo Basin Healthcare District and the City of Twentynine Palms, nearly 40…
“Flamingo Blossom” marches on as planned 19-unit hotel in unincorporated area north of Yucca Valley
The developers of the long-planned for project will be iterative, according to Flamingo Blossom partner Michael O'Connor. "I'm not going to show up one day with nineteen units on trucks. It's not going to be nineteen at once."
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