By Lauren McSherry Lucerne Valley was named after the acres of alfalfa farmed by the city's founders. Now, under an application to develop 21 square miles of the valley, rows of glossy solar panels could redefine the area. The Cannon Power Corp.

By Katherine Rosenberg, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Mar. 24--LUCERNE VALLEY -- An area company is proposing using more than 13,000 acres of public and private land to build a solar power plant, much of it on the Lucerne Valley Dry Lake.

By Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Mar. 2--LUCERNE VALLEY -- Freedom Communications, the parent company of the Daily Press, has purchased the Lucerne Valley Leader. The transaction was made Friday, the same day the High Desert Publishing Company announced the sale of the Leader to Freedom.

By Sarah Boyer, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Mar. 1--VICTORVILLE -- Since 1981, Loveland Church has grown from 500 worshippers in Fontana to three services seating more than 1,200 people each, then to a larger location in Rancho Cucamonga.

By Ryan Orr, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Feb. 29--WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Jerry Lewis has joined San Bernardino County and the community of Lucerne Valley in opposing the power line corridor slated to run through the High Desert and its communities.