One More Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Photos by Russ Monroe Once again, a startlingly beautiful day in Russ Monroe’s neighborhood. He sent along pictures Tuesday morning of a doe and her two twins viewed from Granite Drive in the Alabama Hills above Lone Pine.

Laguna Nigel Man and Friends Make it to Mt. Whitney

During last Thursday’s mudslide, Jeff Bradshaw from Laguna Nigel called the Sierra Wave. He graciously emailed us video of the sliding mud and the big rig. That tape was the first image we had of the disaster. Bradshaw and his friends were trying to figure out...

Town Manager Will Issue Memo on Possible Layoffs

As the Mammoth Town Council gets ready to vote on the new town government budget, Town Manager Rob Clark and Finance Director Brad Koehn issued an analysis of the situation and news that the deficit has dropped from more than $1.5 million down to roughly $717,000....

Bishop Rancher Presses for Answers on Water

The Inyo-LA Standing Committee, minus any decision-makers from LA, met in Independence Friday. They opened the meeting at the boardroom and then promptly took off for a field trip near Black Rock. Later in the day, tribal members strongly protested the plan to turn on...

Mammoth Town Council: Budget Format and Revenue News

Budget issues for the Town of Mammoth Lakes continue to be the subject of much concern. At the council meeting set for Wednesday night, the council plans to hear from Deb Pierrel and the Citizen Group that is working to reformat the budget and help create a budget...