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Today, October 16, 2020, Tri-Community NewsPlus editor, Don Fish Jr., announced that NewsPlus will be hosting a virtual Candidate Forum for the six candidates running for two district areas of the Snowline Joint Unified School District. The live event will start at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, and last for about 90 minutes. […]
The results of the High Desert Survey will be revealed in a live-stream on Facebook and YouTube on Sunday, October 4, 2020, beginning at 11:00 am. The event will include presentations, information, and ways for residents to turn around the issues revealed by the survey. “People keep saying, I love the High Desert, but there […]
The Snowline Joint Unified School Districts 2020-21 school year began on August 17, with at-home learning. With students not physically attending school, the district’s nutrition services department is facing a funding problem that may turn into a crisis if not resolved soon. When the pandemic began, and Snowline schools closed in March, the district first […]
Hair Salons and Barbershops are now allowed to reopen indoors. After several weeks of only being allowed to operate outdoors, Governor Newsom announced that beginning Monday, August 31, 2020, these businesses would be allowed to operate indoors with restrictions under a new color-coded tiered risk factor chart, which was revealed at the same time. The […]
Mea Ola’s Place, a local nonprofit Horse Rescue, takes in volunteers for cleanup days, as they struggle to pay bills through the pandemic. A 10-acre property on Johnson Road just north of Smoketree Road in Phelan is known as MEA Olea’s Place. It is a horse rescue that is becoming overrun with weeds and […]
The Victor Valley Community Warming Shelter will soon be closing its doors after an extended season due to the pandemic. So far, approximately 126 guests have found a way off the streets with their assistance, as opposed to only five last season.In March of this year, the coronavirus forced the warming shelter to become a […]
In mid-March, county mandated stay at home orders upended life as we know it in sunny southern California. The order shut down schools and large gatherings and many industries, and with them the ability for families to earn a living. By late May, the county began reopening businesses as it prematurely celebrated, having flattened the […]
On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that everyone in the state will now be required to wear face masks in public. “The risk for COVID-19 remains and the increasing number of Californians who are leaving their homes for work and other need, increases the risk for COVID-19 exposure and infection,” a statement from the state […]
On May 13, 2020 a local Phelan girl Savannah Nelson was treated to a Drive-by Birthday party by the community. This was her first birthday in nearly ten years that was not spent at the hospital or at doctor’s appointment. Savannah was born with severe scoliosis and was diagnosed with yolk sac cancer by the […]
County of San Bernardino Superintendent of Schools Ted Alejandre, during today’s county video briefing, announced that reopening guidelines for school districts will soon be released and that districts may be able to start the next school year by August. The guidelines should be released sometime next week. “We know how important it is to our […]