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🌱 Could Morongo Valley Elementary be on the chopping block next year?

Hello Morongo Valley! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could Morongo Valley Elementary be on the chopping block next year?
  • What did Morongo Valley’s fire chiefs reveal about engines and arson?

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Beginning Birding by Sight and Sound with Robin Roberts.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Windy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 84, low: 53.
  • Sunday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Closing schools: One, some, none? MUSD floats options for shuttering Palm Vista, adjusting boundaries (hidesertstar.com) — Morongo Valley families face the possibility of their elementary school closing as Morongo Unified considers five scenarios to address falling enrollment, including one that shutters Palm Vista, Landers, and Morongo Valley schools. The committee is still seeking clarity on budget needs and will meet again April 29 in Joshua Tree, where parents can continue pushing to keep neighborhood campuses open.
   

• MVCSD approve audit draft and make progress on partnership with Arrowbear Lake Fire Department (z1077fm.com) — Morongo Valley’s CSD board approved its latest audit draft and heard encouraging updates on the new partnership between the Morongo Valley and Arrowbear Lake fire departments. Leaders also addressed a rash of unlawful fires tied to one residence and discussed options for replacing an unreliable fire engine better suited to the area’s rough terrain.
   

📸 Around Morongo Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morongo Valley

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday April 18
  • The Wild Stages
    Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, 11055 East Dr, Morongo Valley
    4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Rockwell Care posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Yucca Valley. Apply here.
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Taco Bell Shift Manager in Yucca Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morongo Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Desert Hot Springs

  • 13539 Quinta Way, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 (realtor.com)
  • 25-year-old man killed in high-speed crash near Palm Springs International Airport (kesq.com)
  • Driver of All-Terrain Vehicle Killed in Sky Valley Collision (mynewsla.com)

Yucca Valley

  • Hitting the sweet spot; Dessert Soirée raises tens of thousands for animal nonprofit (hidesertstar.com)
  • Six-car collision on Interstate 10 kills Yucca Valley man, injures five (z1077fm.com)

Ok Morongo Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Morongo Valley

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Morongo Valley

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.