Yucca Valley Planning Commission votes to amend Development Code, approve partial Black Bear display
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission voted to approve part of a display for the external design plan of Black Bear Diner. The Yucca Valley Planning Commission meeting began with three public hearings to amend the Development Code. The first was…
MUSD Superintendent Dr. Patricio Vargas reports positive data at last night’s regular meeting
Last night the Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their first regular meeting of the 2024-25 school year at Joshua Tree Elementary. This was the first MUSD meeting to be recorded for full transparency and to be accessible by…
Yucca Valley Airport District meets tonight, and is recruiting members
The Yucca Valley Airport District is recruiting. At tonight's regular meeting of the Yucca Valley Airport District Board of Directors, the board will discuss member recruitment for seats that may be open in the November election. The…
Twentynine Palms Ladycats Volleyball fought hard against Shadow Hills in V & JV matches
The Twentynine Palms High School Ladycats volleyball team hosted the Knights of Shadow Hills last night. Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams fought hard but came up short. In JV action, the cats lost 23-25, fought hard and won 25-22 but…
Election deadlines extended for Twentynine Palms and Morongo Valley CSD
**(updated to show filing has been extended for District 2) The deadline to file paperwork for a candidacy in a local elected body has passed, but two organizations have extended the deadline in the hope for more candidates. Official…
Twentynine Palms City Council to discuss Pioneer Days, storm recovery, and community events
Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council gathers for news on Pioneer Days, another storm recovery update, development code amendments, and a discussion of Community Event Grants. The Twentynine Palms City Council will kick off tonight’s…
Yucca Valley Planning Commission: Development Code changes, Black Bear Diner mascots
The Black Bear Diner bears are back on the Yucca Valley Planning Commission’s agenda. The Yucca Valley Planning Commission will kick off their meeting with a public hearing on several amendments to the town’s Development Code. Following the…
MUSD’s first regular meeting of the 2024-25 school year tonight at Joshua Tree Elementary
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their first regular meeting of the 2024-25 school year tonight at 6PM in Joshua Tree Elementary’s multi-purpose room. For the meeting’s agenda, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary…
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meets today
When directors at the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meet at 6 p.m. today (August 13, 2024) they’ll be looking to increase the “basic facilities charge” aka the water capital fee for water users in Landers and Flamingo Heights. That charge is…
5 year-old child drowns in swimming pool at Yucca Valley home on Friday
A 5 year-old child drowned in a pool at a house in Yucca Valley. At around 11:35 a.m. on Friday (August 9), San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 911 call related to a drowning child at a house in the 57000 block of…
MUSD Superintendent Dr. Vargas discusses back to school tips for first day of class
On last Friday’s Up-Close Show, host Gary Daigneault spoke to MUSD Superintendent Dr. Patricio Vargas and Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Amy Woods for a general back to school check in, for a conversation that included tips to…
Perseid Meteor Shower passes quietly
The Perseid Meteor shower proved to be a quieter affair in the Morongo Basin in 2024. The event proved to be a major challenge for our community in 2023, owing to a confluence of the event occurring on a weekend, favorable light conditions, and…
Theatre 29 announces 25th anniversary season offerings
Audiences from across the Morongo Basin and beyond have been awaiting Theatre 29 Silver Anniversary 2024-25 Season. Theatre 29 revealed its 2024-25 season of musicals, plays, cabarets, variety shows, special events and a debut film festival. The…
A wet winter brings more plants, but a dry summer means they need a little help
How are your plants doing? Save for some serious flash floods and downpours in Twentynine Palms - this summer has been relatively rain free for the rest of the Morongo Basin. Small showers and periodic precipitation are no replacement for…
The Perseid Meteor Shower is a dark-sky privilege that few get to witness
You’ve been hearing a lot about the meteor shower that's peaking tonight and tomorrow - and if you have been outside this week at night you’ve probably seen some Perseids action already. The warm nights and the slight sliver of a moon has…
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Dance Mojave hosting a sneak peek fundraiser for the upcoming production of “The Desert Nutcracker”
On Saturday, November 23, Dance Mojave is hosting a fundraising event to help…
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