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April 2026

BREAKING: Controversial Ofland Resort Will Not Move Forward
The developer is abandoning the resort project in Twentynine Palms’ Indian Cove neighborhood according to a stipulation for the temporary stay of…
 • Eleanor Whitney
WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: Flutter By
The Real Butterflies of the Morongo Basin
 • Kat Talley-Jones
RECAP: Tourism Business Improvement District, April 23, 2026
Event grants and sponsorships are awarded for the second half of 2026, and the board plans to revisit and discuss the application requirements and…
 • Eleanor Whitney
ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, Monday, April 27, 2026
New City Manager, general fund updates, and a local developer requests a waiver
 • Natalie Zuk
RECAP: Morongo Unified School District Board of Education Meeting, April 21, 2026
In heartfelt and deeply researched public comments, parents and community members speak out against and dispute the necessity of potential elementary…
 • Eleanor Whitney
She's Been Here the Whole Time: And the Game Has Never Been Better
Plus a short list to lean into the WNBA
 • Liz Lapp
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Students Are More than Statistics
The human cost of closing Morongo Basin's neighborhood schools
RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, April 14, 2026, Part 2
In general public comment, residents warn about the potential closing of an elementary school, and a Councilmember faces pushback
 • Cindy Bernard
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