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Eastern Sierra News for February 03, 2026

 

 

 

 

Harris Case Still Set for Sentencing

Mike Harris of Chalfant Valley, convicted of molestation and rape of a child under 14, wants a new attorney. A jury found him guilty of 25 counts of lewd acts and one count of forcible rape of a child under 14. Harris faces sentencing later this month but has asked...

Mammoth Town Manager Defends Town Budget

Still under the gun by town council candidates and citizens, Mammoth Town Manager Rob Clark offered more evidence that he’s doing a good job with town finances. Clark issued another letter to the editor which includes what Clark describes as a random survey...

No Official Candidates For Mammoth Council Yet

New candidates have filed to run for offices in Inyo and Mono Counties, but at last word, no one had officially filed to run for the Mammoth Town Council. Five candidates have taken out papers to run and announced their candidacies, but so far no one has actually...

Tree Well, Not Volcanic Gas, Led to Death

On Saturday, a 43-year-old woman on ski vacation with her family died in what was described as a fall into a tree well. Tuesday, Mono Sheriff officials confirmed the cause of death in this tragic case. There had been rumors that the woman had died from breathing the...