Unemployment continues to creep up in the Eastern Sierra. The State Employment Development Department has released the unemployment numbers for February of 2009. The state of California as a whole lost 116,000 jobs in February leading to an overall 10.5% unemployment rate. Mono County and Inyo County continue to run below the state average. Both […]
In a case that is not yet closed, but has not fallen through the cracks either, charges in a Mammoth hit and run accident could be pending. In early March, law enforcement put out the word to be on the look out for a man involved in a hit and run accident in Mammoth. So […]
Your life doesnt stop by winning medals. Its only the beginning. And if you have the true Olympic spirit, you have to put it back into the world in meaningful ways. Andrea Mead Lawrence offered that advice as she carried the Olympic torch on its journey to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. […]
To those who may think the destruction of trees is just another ho-hum gripe, you may want to think again. We heard from a Mammoth man who said he and his wife thought about buying a sweet little house on Bishop’s South Second Street after looking at pictures. Then they arrived on the street to […]
Little Lake Ranch, Inc. has appealed the Inyo Planning Commission approval of a permit to allow Coso Geothermal to pump and export groundwater in Rose Valley. The issue now goes to the Inyo Supervisors. In a letter to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Little Lake Ranch attorney, Gary Arnold said that the grounds […]
The Mammoth Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, is looking for additional volunteers to help out if and when a major incident or disaster occurs. Volunteers are trained to help with the emergency operations center, traffic control, crime prevention, light search and rescue, and some fire suppression techniques. Mammoth Police Lt. Jim Short got the […]
Just as flu season has started to wind down, rumors have begun to ratchet up. One NBC news report said the influenza had accelerated and that second vaccines or booster shots were advised. Inyo-Mono Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson said the booster shot rumor is not true and that there has been no such recommendation. […]
After close to four years of legal fighting, the Inyo Planning Commission has signed off on the proposed subdivision outside of Lone Pine, called the Whitney Portal Preserve. This proposed 27 home development has been in contention as developer Jim Walters and the Save the Round Valley Alliance have wrangled in court for over three […]
The non-profit organization called ICARE uncovered the local desire to help dogs and cats – a desire so strong that the group has accomplished amazing statistics in its 12 years of work. On the occasion of its 13th fundraising dinner, ICARE founders shared their story with us. Ted and Lisa Schade recognized the need for […]
Tim Alpers of the Eastern Sierra looked forward to meeting and talking to President Barak Obama Monday. Alpers, long involved in public issues of our area, received an invitation to attend the signing of the Wilderness Bill in Washington, D.C. Alpers said he received a phone call last week from the White House Office of […]
A beautiful woman who enjoyed a singing career in earlier years and who hosted a jazz show on a former Independence radio station, Pat Roberts of Lone Pine has died at the age of 82. Pat lived in Lone Pine for many years and made many friends with her strong personality. Her mellow voice could […]
The Boxer-McKeon Wilderness Bill has now passed both houses of Congress and could be signed into law by the President Monday. This often contentious new law will create 430,000 acres of federally legislated Wilderness in the Sierra, the Owens River Headwaters, and the White Mountains. After years of fighting over many of these potential Wilderness […]
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