EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY AT MORONGO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD MEETING The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors met for the first time last night since Manager Meg Foley was fired in January. A large and…

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AND SCORES The Yucca Valley High School Junior Varsity Trojan Wrestling team participated in its second-to-last competition Tuesday evening in Beaumont. Winning matches on the night were Josh Goddard, Destynie Candelaria,…

REGISTRATION BEGINS FRIDAY FOR "KING OF THE HAMMERS" Tickets for the biggest local off-road event of the year go on sale Friday. Reporter Lenore Roberts says tickets for King of the Hammers will be available at Means Dry Lake... Do you…

TWENTYNINE PALMS LITTLE LEAGUE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS Twentynine Palms Little League needs volunteers--managers, coaches, umpires, and concessions help. An informational coach's meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, February 2 at the…

HI-DESERT WATER DISTRICT BOARD LOOKS AT TRAVEL, RATES, AND STRATEGIC PLAN The Hi-Desert Water District Board meets tonight. Reporter Derwood Andrews says travel, a rate study, and strategic planning are all on the agenda... At the regular…

JOSHUA BASIN WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET TONIGHT, STANDBY CHARGES ON AGENDA The Joshua Basin Water District Board will look at applying standby charges to some acquired properties tonight. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has details... The…

LOCAL RETIRED TEACHERS MEET THIS MONTH The California Retired Teachers' Association meets this month on February 10 at the Helen Gray Educational Complex in Joshua Tree beginning at 10 a.m. Ralph Villani, Area IX Director, will be speaking;…

WE MEET MISS YUCCA VALLEY CANDIDATE SARA CRUZ The annual Miss Yucca Valley Pageant, organized by the Yucca Valley Noon Rotary Club, is this Saturday night at the Thunder Dome in Yucca Valley. Today, managing editor Tami Roleff introduces us to…

PALM SPRINGS' KESQ TV 3, BUYS KPSP TV CHANNEL 2 The Coachella Valley's ABC affiliate, KESQ-TV News Channel 3, has acquired CBS affiliate KPSP Local 2 News, forming a single company that will continue to operate both television…

TWENTYNINE PALMS PLANNING COMMISSION GETS "GENERAL PLAN 101" LECTURE LAST NIGHT The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission met last night to continue to study an update to the City's General Plan. Reporter Derwood Andrews says the…

NEIGHBORHOOD DISPUTE TURNS INTO ASSAULT WITH BASEBALL BAT A neighborhood dispute over unpaid yard work turned ugly and ended with one woman being arrested for assault. According to the Sheriff's department, Irene Hudson, 48, of Landers, did…

UNION BACKING PART TIME SUPERVISORS HAS DEEP POCKETS The powerful county union backing a proposed measure to reduce County Supervisors to part-time has a political action committee fund with well over a half-million dollars, according to…

EMBATTLED MORONGO VALLEY CSD BOARD MEETS TONIGHT The embattled Morongo Valley Community Services District Board will finally meet tonight, the first time since firing popular CSD Manager Meg Foley. Reporter Mike Lipsitz says a large and unhappy…

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE In high school sports today, the Joshua Springs Lightning basketball teams host Baptist Christian Warriors at home tonight. Tip-off for the girls is at 5:30; the boys' game starts at 7 p.m. Soccer dominates high…

WE MEET MISS YUCCA VALLEY CONTESTANT MARIANNA FALOSSI This Saturday is the Rotary Club sponsored Miss Yucca Valley Pageant. Z107-7 has been introducing you to the candidates. Today, Mariana Falossi… Today we visit with Marianna Falossi, a junior…