Another Bizarre Bear Meeting in Mammoth Lakes

Bear negotiations between the Town of Mammoth Lakes and Bear With Us/Steve Searles are no less contentious today than they were a year ago, and discussions became heated once again at the Dec. 17 Town Council meeting. Try as she might, Mayor Wendy Sugimura could not...

Avalanche Catches Ski Patroller

Light new snow from the recent round of storms has led to the first local report of a skier caught in an avalanche this season. At about 1:15 on Tuesday, Mono Search and Rescue Team members were called out to help the Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol, after a Ski Patroller...

New Rules for Dog Owners at Shady Rest Campground

At Shady Rest Campground in Mammoth Lakes – new rules. The Forest Service will enforce rules that dog owners must clean up after their pets and must keep them on a leash in developed recreation sites. Cleland Hoff talked to Shelley Murrell of the Forest Service...

Local Energy Program Seeks DWP Support

As California launches the most ambitious clean energy program in the nation, locally the High Sierra Energy Foundation makes its own progress. Rick Phelps of that foundation talked to the Eastern Sierra Council of Government members about the Eastern Sierra Energy...