YUCCA VALLEY MAN AND WOMAN ACCUSED OF CHILD ABUSE AND TORTURE
A Yucca Valley couple have been arrested, accused of child abuse and torture. According to a release, Sunday, May 22, at about 10:30 a.m., deputies were dispatched to check the welfare of two young children in the 55500 block of Twentynine Palms…
71ST ANNUAL GRUBSTAKE DAYS IN YUCCA VALLEY KICKS OFF TONIGHT
Since 1951, Grubstake Days has delighted locals by celebrating the western desert culture and this year’s event will take place over Memorial Day Weekend starting Thursday, May 26, and going through Monday, May 30. Grubstake Days kicks off with…
OPERATION HAMMER STRIKE GETS ANOTHER 244 ILLEGAL MARIJUANA GROWS
Operation Hammer Strike, the San Bernardino County law enforcement effort to eradicate illegal marijuana grows, took down an additional two hundred forty-four illegal grows in weeks thirty-seven and thirty-eight. The team served forty-one search…
29 PALMS DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MIXER TONIGHT
The 29 Palms Downtown Business Association, known as Rediscover 29, will be hosting a business mixer tonight, May 26, from 6pm to 8pm at Rocky's Pizza. Rocky's is located at 73737 Twentynine Palms Hwy, 29 Palms. Meet locals, business…
SOUND AND VIDEO OPEN STUDIO EVENT SUNDAY AT BOXOPROJECTS
Dylan Mc Laughlin explores forms of witness and implication around threatened ecologies through experimental music and portraits of place. McLaughlin will present a sound and video performance at BoxoProjects this Sunday. “Joshua Tree Felt…
THEATRE 29 OFFERING SUMMER THEATRE PROGRAM
The 2022 Theatre 29 Summer Youth Theater will run Monday through Friday June 27 through July 31, culminating with performances of “Disney’s Moana Jr.” The program will break into two age groups of 35 students each with Juniors (7-11 years old)…
RETIREE RECOGNITIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT CLASS SIZES AT MUSD BOARD MEETING
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees met last night at a crowded regular session to recognize retirees and other employees for years of service in the district, while many in attendance raised concerns over class sizes for next…
ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS JOIN 29 PALMS COUNTY STATION 44
Two additional firefighters have been added to the 29 Palms County Fire Station 44. The firefighter-paramedic and firefighter-EMT will staff a brush patrol capable of advanced lifesaving (ALS) treatment. There will now be five staff members…
TWENTYNINE PALMS CITY COUNCIL ADJUSTS BUDGET
At the Twentynine Palms City Council meeting last night, Recreation Division Manager Kary Minatrea introduced two new employees hired by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, just in time for summer. Finance Director Abigail Hernandez…
NEW CHANGES TO TRASH COLLECTION IN YUCCA VALLEY
Yucca Valley residents will see new waste collection bins rolling out over the next few years as Burrtec moves to meet state requirements that reduce organic materials in landfills. The new bins will be clearly labeled and color-coded green for…
RALLY AT MOJAVE DESERT LAND TRUST FOR WESTERN JOSHUA TREE
The fate of the unique symbol of the Mojave desert, the western Joshua tree, will soon be decided by the Fish and Game Commission. Mojave Desert Land Trust is hosting a rally in support of the listing of the western Joshua tree as threatened…
MDLT’S RECENT LAND ACQUISITIONS
The Mojave Desert Land Trust works to protect wildlife corridors connecting the desert’s conservation lands. The newest acquisitions include a rugged 10-acre parcel north of Joshua Tree National Park; forty acres in the Rice Valley Wilderness;…
MAY IS NATIONAL SKIN CANCER AND MELANOMA AWARENESS MONTH
Melanoma, caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation primarily from the sun, is a rare form of skin cancer that can spread throughout the body. Protection and early detection are essential for continued good health. The American Cancer Society…
COUNTY LIBRARY KICKS OFF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN’S READING PROGRAM
San Bernardino County kicked off its “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” campaign yesterday, May 23. Residents with children ages 0-5 will be able to participate in the program by reading books to their child and logging them in online. Readers…
THEATRE 29’S “MISCAST 2022” FINDS ITS COMPANY
Theatre 29 is excited to announce the cast of stellar performers for the third installment of the smash hit musical revue, MIS-CAST. MIS-CAST 2022, allows audience members to experience some of Broadway’s most treasured songs in a whole new…
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