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Eastern Sierra News for December 21, 2025

 

 

 

 

Sheriff Says Flood Clean-up “Going Well”

Aside from the obvious inconvenience of surroundings in disarray, Mono Sheriff Rick Scholl said the clean-up of the flooded jail and offices in Bridgeport is going “very well.”Sheriff Scholl spoke first about the silver lining of the near disaster. It was...

Whitney Search Continues

The search for a man missing in the Whitney region continues, at last report. 73-year-old Kenneth Wade Brunette of Hansville, Washington, was last seen Sunday afternoon headed for the summit of Mt. Whitney and has not been seen since. Brunette was reported missing on...

New Name, New Design for Clearwater

A new design, a new name, and a new process came before the Town Council at their last meeting. The project under discussion was Old Mammoth Place, formally the Clearwater. Its relatively new owner Jim Demetriades had gone back to the drawing board and was presenting...

Fate of 47 Cats Possibly Determined Friday

While 47 cats remain in the custody of the Inyo Animal Shelter, Catherine Maffioli appeared in an administrative hearing over the felines. Animal Control had seized the animals from Maffioli’s van in July.According to Inyo County Counsel Randy Keller, when pets...