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Eastern Sierra News for December 30, 2025

 

 

 

 

Health Officials Prepare for Swine Flu

Inyo Mono Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson wants to remind everyone to be aware of a swine flu that has started to infect people in Southern California and Texas. So far, Dr. Johnson reports that most of the cases are in children, with five more cases of swine flu...

Sierra Road Conditions For Opener

Every spring local road crews hop in their plows and loaders to clear the roads that lead to the lakes and trailheads of the Sierra. Lakes are often frozen for the fishing opener, but the newly plowed roads allow quick access to ice fishing and skiing. Some years,...

Mammoth Businesses Look For a Way Out of the Slump

As more businesses shut their doors in Mammoth Lakes, Restaurant LuLu and Volcano Sports just last week, the Chamber of Commerce continues to hold meetings to try to help businesses work through these tough economic times. At the most recent meeting, Howard Pickett,...

Low Water Exports Expected This Year

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has released the annual operations plan for Eastern Sierra water. With a third year of below normal runoff and the dust control project on the Owens Lake, the plan is to send less water south than in past years. The snow...

Fatal Fall Near Mt. Whitney

Inyo Sheriff Officials report a tragic fall in the Whitney region Monday. Sgt. Keith Hardcastle reports that the Sheriffs Department received the call for help at about 8:30 in the morning Monday. 48 year old Los Angeles resident Kent Ashcraft was reported to have...