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Eastern Sierra News for December 19, 2025

 

 

 

 

Mammoth Lakes Cuts Back Water Use

In Mammoth Lakes, groundwater levels have gone down, surface water looks skimpy, and some wells have issues. Add it all up and it equals much tougher water use restrictions in town. The Mammoth Community Water District Board met Thursday to talk about this. Level 1...

Town Officials Nix Purchase of Athletic Club

The Mammoth Town Council proposed that Linda Dempsey donate her Snowcreek Athletic Club to the Town. In a letter dated Tuesday, the Town Manager and three Councilmen restated that a purchase of the Club by local government would not work out financially. That letter,...

Message to Mammoth Mountain Bikers

To head off some of the same problems that face motorized vehicle users on public lands, the Director of the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park, Dave Geirman, is asking those who ride the summer slopes to please stay on designated trails. The Ski Area sits on Forest Service...

Floods Race Through Mammoth

Heavy thunderstorms led quickly to flash floods in parts of Mammoth Tuesday. Town officials warn that the danger of more floods continues through July 31st, according to forecasters. Materials for sandbags were made available at the Town Yard in the Industrial Park....

Bishop City Council: Of Gas Stations and Churches

With controversy barely concealed, the Bishop City Council voted to approve environmental documents on a new gas station and convenience store in the Kmart area plus an expansion of the Neighborhood Church. First, the Vons gas station. The traffic circulation in the...