FREE GARDENING CLASS IN TWENTYNINE PALMS SATURDAY
St. Martin in the Fields Church will host a free gardening class Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon at 72348 Larrea Avenue in Twentynine Palms. Tera Bottorff will teach some basics of composting and desert gardening. There will be a discussion…
WEED SHOW WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK
If you'd like to create an entry for the traditional Weed Show in Twentynine Palms in November, there's help available in getting started. Dan Stork describes the Weed Show Workshop… The Twentynine Palms Historical Society is offering…
TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL WORKING FOR SUCCESFUL SEASON
The 29 Palms High School Girls Volleyball team is on track for success this season/ ROP Broadcast student and player Tusia Brown says the team is looking good… Twentynine Palms High School volleyball team finished their season last year with a…
NO JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL FOR YUCCA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW
Unfortunately, there will be no junior varsity football game as part of this Friday’s Homecoming at Yucca Valley High School. Due to a rash of injuries and a shortage of players, Rosamond High School will not have a JV team available for this…
A WIN FOR TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
Yesterday, the Twentynine Palms girls’ tennis team defeated Desert Hot Springs by a score of 16–2. The girls play at home against Big Bear today.
SIX TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COULD FACE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
The Sheriff’s Department confirmed Tuesday that six Twentynine Palms High School students, all between the ages of 14 and 15, are being referred to the District Attorney’s office for possible charges related to possession and distribution of…
CRASH ENDS HIGH-SPEED CHASE THROUGH MORONGO BASIN
Sheriff’s deputies have one person in custody after a high-speed pursuit through the Morongo Basin this morning. According to Deputy Erdem Gorgolu, CHP tried to pull over a motorcycle rider in Morongo Valley shortly before 7 a.m. The motorcycle…
YUCCA VALLEY TRAFFIC OFFICERS LOOKING FOR CELL PHONE OFFENDERS
Traffic officers for the Town of Yucca Valley will conduct traffic enforcement this week on Highway 62 between Hilton Avenue and Warren Vista. Officers will focus primarily on speeding and other vehicle code violations, and remind motorists that…
LOCAL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PROTEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Many Morongo Basin residents are dependent on paychecks from the federal government. Having weathered reduced paychecks from the earlier sequestration, the current government shutdown leaves them with no paychecks at all. Dan Stork spoke with…
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK LOSING OVER $7,500 A DAY IN ENTRANCE FEES
The government shutdown that has forced the closure of our Joshua Tree National Park—and 400 other national parks—hurts not only park employees and visitors, but the communities surrounding the parks. Businesses in our area that cater to Park…
YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL PART 1: PIT BULL SPAY/NEUTER ORDINANCE APPROVED
The Yucca Valley Town Council met in a busy regular session last night. Managing Editor Tami Roleff breaks her report into two parts. Today, in Part 1, mandatory spay and neuter for pit bull breed dogs… Owners of pit bulls and pit bull mixes in…
50 ARTISTS SELECTED FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK ART SHOW
Fifty artists from California, across the nation, and as far away as England, have been selected for the first juried and judged art show for the Joshua Tree National Park Art Show and Faire. The jury spent nearly seven hours one day last month…
COUNTY FIRE WARNS OF EXTREME FIRE HAZARD
The County Fire Department has issued an extreme fire advisory. Reporter Taylor Thacker says residents are asked to “Keep their guard up.”… With the extreme fire hazard that exists across San Bernardino County and the Inland Empire, everyone…
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCES RUN FOR STATE ASSEMBLY
A second candidate from San Bernardino County has entered the race for California’s 42nd Assembly District. Karalee Hargrove of Twentynine Palms, who was elected to the Morongo Unified School Board less than a year ago, has announced that she…
SCHOOL BOARD HEARS COMPLAINTS OF CLASSROOM CROWDING
A standing-room-only crowd showed up that Morongo Unified School District Board of Education meeting, mostly to be heard on issues of passionate interest–classroom crowding and AB1266. Dan Stork says there were scheduled items too… The bulk of…
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