HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: SCORES AND SCHEDULES
The Yucca Valley High School boys’ basketball team visited Sultana last night and came up just short by a final score of 63-65. Coach Gilbert Perry said they were led by seniors Trenton Pecaro with 29 points and JaShawn White with 17. The…
YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL PART 1: CITIZENS WANT MARIJUANA DISPENSARY REOPENED
The Yucca Valley Town Council changed the order of its meeting last night, so that the 15 people who there to speak during public comment wouldn’t have to wait until the end of a four-hour meeting to do so. In the first of a two-part story,…
COUNTY APPROVES COMMERCIAL SOLAR ORDINANCE
The few local residents who addressed the County Board of Supervisors were cautiously approving of the new solar development ordinance. Dan Stork describes their last requests… Since it was a consent agenda item, and no Supervisor requested…
SMALL FIRE IN JOSHUA TREE FROM SMOKING IN BED
San Bernardino County firefighters remind residents not to smoke in bed. Fire Captain Mark Murphy said Joshua Tree firefighters were called out about 6:50 this morning to the 62000 block of Mountain View Circle to put out a small fire caused by…
MORONGO VALLEY CSD MEETS TONIGHT
The Morongo Valley CSD gets down to work with their newly formed board tonight. Reporter Mike Lipsitz says the CSD will reorganize and look at user fees… At tonight’s regular 7 p.m. meeting of the Morongo Valley Community Services District, new…
COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS GOING DIGITAL
The county fire stations here in the Morongo Basin are joining the 21st century. According to Fire Captain Mark Murphy, the firefighters/paramedics in Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, and Yucca Mesa are in a pilot group and are among the first in San…
CHILI COOK-OFF, LAST CHANCE FOR HARLEY RAFFLE TICKETS
Get out your secret recipe for chili; a chili cook-off at Copper Mountain College this Friday will end with someone winning a brand new Harley Davidson motorcycle. Managing Editor Tami Roleff will be there… Your last chance to buy a raffle…
SCHOOL BOARD HEARS PROTEST FROM UNIONS
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Education meeting was enlivened by protests from representatives of the Morongo Teachers Association. Dan Stork explains… During the public comment opportunity at the Morongo Unified School District…
HI-DESERT, JOSHUA BASIN, AND TWENTYNINE PALMS WATER BOARDS ALL MEET TONIGHT
The Twentynine Palms Water District Board meets tonight. Reporter Taylor Thacker says they will look at both Water and Fire business… Today, Wednesday, December 18, the Water District and Fire Department will have their monthly meetings.…
TLC LOOKING FOR CAROLERS
The TLC Love Notes are recruiting people to go caroling with them in Yucca Valley this Friday, December 20. The TLC Love Notes plan to sing Christmas carols in the 7500 block of Condalia Avenue from 5:30 to 10 p.m. and collect donations for…
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AND SCHEDULES
The Yucca Valley High School basketball Trojans fought hard for a victory but fell to the San Jacinto Tigers by a score a 63-57. Coach Gilbert Berry said senior Captain Lawrence Mays suffered an injury in the second quarter and never returned.…
MILITARY DRUG TESTS GET TOUGHER ON “SPICE” USE
The military is getting tougher on testing for the use of “spice.” The Defense Department has changed its urinalysis tests to include the synthetic marijuana substance known as spice on its list of drugs to screen for. The move comes after an…
CHP RELEASES DETAILS ABOUT MILITARY-CIVILIAN CRASH LAST WEEK IN JOSHUA TREE
The California Highway Patrol has released details about the collision last week between a civilian pick-up truck and a military light armored vehicle. According to a CHP press release, Anthony Hall, 50, of Twentynine Palms was driving a red GMC…
JOSHUA TREE MAN ARRESTED FOR FELONY SPOUSAL ABUSE
A Joshua Tree man was arrested Sunday night, accused of beating up his girlfriend. According to a Sheriff’s report, about 10 p.m., Douglas Shisler, 46, of the 6100 block of East Parkway Boulevard, suddenly hit his girlfriend in the mouth with a…
MORONGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT
On the agenda of the Morongo Unified School District Board of Education meeting tonight are more individual school plans, a musical performance, financial reports, and policy presentations. Dan Stork has details… The December 17 meeting of the…
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