After a nine-year hiatus, Twentynine Palms High School is bringing back their Hall of Fame program with three grads set to be inducted this Friday (5/16). The Hall of Fame began in 1991 with six inductees and has since grown to 32 total inductees. The last induction was in...
With over three million visitors a year and climbing, Joshua Tree National Park’s weekend crowds can make hiking in the park hard for those who live here year-round. If you are like me, you don’t see Joshua Tree National Park much on weekends. During the spring season when visitation is...
The City of Twentynine Palms invites residents to attend a Community Disaster Preparedness Event on Saturday (May 17). Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with a variety of local and regional agencies that specialize in emergency response, fire safety, health services, and disaster recovery. These agencies will be on-site...
The dangers of drunk driving will be simulated at Yucca Valley High School today as part of the "Every 15 Minutes" program. At noon Thursday (May 15), the program will simulate a drunk driving collision to demonstrate the impact that impaired driving can have on friends, families, and their community....
The Yucca Valley High School Trojans Softball team is ready to take on Bellflower High School in the first round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs today (May 15), at 3:15 PM at Trojans Stadium. It's time to rally behind these talented athletes as they battle for victory! Come...
The man alleged to have taken a deputies gun and used a child as a human shield is being arraigned today on seven felony charges including attempted murder, kidnapping, and child abuse. On Thursday (May 8) at around 11:30 p.m., a deputy from the Morongo Basin Station attempted a traffic...
At last night's meeting, the Twentynine Palms City Council considered reallocating the remaining $30,510 of the Navigation and Resource Center and shower funds to residential, commercial, vacant land, and homeless camp cleanup. An hour of public comment ensued; basically everyone agreed that the homeless should be treated with dignity and...
Last night’s Yucca Valley Planning Commission meeting began with a Public Hearing on a Class III Home Occupation Permit for private music lessons and music composition. The lessons will be held within an accessory dwelling unit, with a maximum of five customers daily. The Planning Commission approved the permit...
The meeting began with the Board recognizing Twentynine Palms High School Valedictorian Amiel Escobal, Salutatorian Vanessa Tran, and Yucca Valley High School Valedictorian Jaden Cadwising, each of them receiving a Certificate of Appreciation. Next, participants in MUSD’s Aspiring Administrator course joined Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Stacy Smalling and course...
Grubstake Day is coming, and the Town of Yucca Valley is inviting all hi-desert runners to sign up for the 34th Annual Grubstakes Run. The popular event, part of the Grubstake Days event happening throughout Yucca Valley on Memorial Day weekend, includes a 10k run, 5k run, and 2k walk. Set...
On Thursday (May 8) at around 11 a.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputies assigned to the Town of Yucca Valley contacted Duane Bronson, a 55 year-old transient, in the Grocery Outlet complex on Twentynine Palms Highway. County records show that Bronson was found to be a registered sex offender...
Low-level crimes and past indiscretions can hang around a person’s permanent record, acting as a roadblock to simple but necessary services like renewing your state ID. Once you lack a valid ID, job hunting and housing can become more difficult, creating a spiral that can be hard to pull...
Sergeant Berumen representing the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station, reported that there had been a down tick in Landers’ crime recently and only two burglaries were reported last month. There was an accident with the Off Road Vehicle associated with the Sheriff’s department’s off-road unit the Dust Devils. The deputy...
Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council will kick off their meeting with a presentation to the Youth Council by Senator Rosalice Ochoa Bogh. City staff will then present the preliminary two-year General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and 2026-27 for initial council review. The new fiscal year begins...
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission meeting will begin with a Public Hearing concerning a Class III Home Occupation Permit. The applicant proposes to conduct private music lessons and music composition within an accessory dwelling unit, with a maximum of five customers per day, five days per week. Town Staff...
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their regular 6:00 p.m. meeting tonight at Joshua Tree Elementary. For the meeting’s agenda, The Board will recognize the valedictorian and salutatorian students from Twentynine Palms High School and Yucca Valley High School for their outstanding academic achievements, as well...
If you live in Yucca Valley and are curious about the status of your sewer hookup, the Hi-Desert Water District is holding an open house event on May 14. The event offers an opportunity for the public to learn about the Phase 2 Sewer Project and upcoming construction work set...
