by News Staff | Jul 19, 2010 | Past Posts
Lightning storms last week sparked numerous fires in the Eastern Sierra and beyond. Most of the fires were small and did not spread, but one fire near Lake Isabella, on the Kern River, did grow, sending smoke to the Eastern Sierra. Forest Service officials noted 1500...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2010 | Past Posts
Inyo Assistant District Attorney Mark Johnson had been placed on administrative leave in mid-June, and now sources close to the situation say Mr. Johnson will retire. Before the June election, Johnson made 1,000 documents available to news media. The documents were...
by News Staff | Jul 16, 2010 | Past Posts
Is this the new normal? The latest unemployment numbers for the Eastern Sierra show unemployment rates similar to last year at this time. The state lists the June unemployment for Mono County at 11.5%, a slight drop from the 11.9% rate for May of this year, and...
by News Staff | Jul 16, 2010 | Past Posts
Another day of thunderstorm activity has brought with it rain, wind, lightning, and now fire. At roughly 12:30 Friday afternoon, Forest Service Fire Fighters were called out to respond to what appeared to be a lightning caused fire burning in the Coyote Flat area west...
by News Staff | Jul 16, 2010 | Past Posts
Russ Monroe captured another beautiful day in his Alabama Hills neighborhood.
