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Eastern Sierra News for February 03, 2026

 

 

 

 

New Nozzle Types on the Way

You may have noticed that some gas stations no longer have nozzles that you can brace open as you fill up your tank. Thom Heller, Mammoth Fire Division Chief, sent us information that the State Fire Marshal has issued a mandate to California gas stations to remove...

Mudslide: A Combination of Problems

Work to clean-up the big mudslide mess on Highway 395 south of Olancha continues. It was last Thursday that a sudden downpour sent a flash flood, mud and debris across the highway, closing all lanes for many hours. This week, representatives of Caltrans, CHP, BLM, the...