Sierra Wave Media

Eastern Sierra News for February 04, 2026

 

 

 

 

Court Seizes Car for Suspended License

After seizing a mans car recently, the Mammoth Police and the Mono District Attorneys office plan to get more aggressive when it comes to people who drive without a license. Drug cases usually come to mind when the government seizes private property, but state law...

New Chairs for 2008

As part of the annual re-shuffling, Linda Arcularius was voted in as the Chair of the Inyo Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Supervisor Beverly Brown is the new Vice Chair. Supervisor Jim Bilyeu had filled the chairperson’s seat until yesterday. Bilyeu is up for...

Mono Supervisors Back Storm Response

Sheriff Rick Scholl appeared before the board to defend his departments decision to issue a reverse 911 warning to Mono County residents in the days before last weekends storm system. The decision has come under attack from many business owners who accuse the...

2008 Blizzard Versus 2006

As predicted the storm over the weekend was a big one, but how does this recent round of storms measure up to the past? Fresh in many minds here in the Eastern Sierra is the New Year’s storms two years ago. Those storms started up on New Year’s Eve 2005...

Pro Surfer Arrested in Mammoth

Multiple assaults alleged in Mammoth Lakes have led to the arrest of professional surfer Christopher Ward. Police report that at about 2:00 in the morning on Tuesday, officers responded to a Mammoth bar. According to Sgt. Paul Dostie, witnesses said that Ward had...