After two closed sessions with Town Manager Dave Wilbrecht and an item that called for discipline, dismissal or release of a public employee, the Mammoth Town Council had no action to report. Mayor Matthew Lehman told Sierra Wave Media Thursday night that there was no action in the afternoon closed session with Mr. Wilbrecht. The […]
Influenza is in Our Midst – Press Release from Inyo-Mono Public Health Director Rick Johnson Over the last week, the Eastern Sierra has been continuing to see high levels of influenza activity. We are seeing increased visits to healthcare providers, positive laboratory tests, Emergency Department visits, Tamiflu prescriptions, and at least 4 hospitalizations. We have […]
UPDATE: 2-1-13 BLM Field Office Manager Bernadette Lovato said that BLM “received anonymous information and we recovered the petroglyphs.” Bureau of Land Management investigators don’t want to say where or how, but they confirmed today that the petroglyph panels stolen from the major rock art site north of Bishop have been recovered and are in […]
Word circulated quickly Thursday morning that a shooting had taken place in Lee Vining at a visitors center. According to Lee Vining Fire Chief Tom Strazdims, who assisted paramedics, an Oregon man had apparently shot himself. He and his car were in the parking lot on the shore of Mono Lake at the Forest Service […]
As Verizon drags its feet on a broadband project for Crowley Lake and Swall Meadows, the Mono Supervisors will send a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission to ask that Verizon be penalized for failure to complete the project on time. The Supervisors reasoned that the penalty should actually be some kind of benefit […]
When Bishop Police Chief Chris Carter spoke to the Bishop City Council this week, he briefly described an arrest that involved very effective team work by his staff and ended in the arrest of two people. Sierra Wave Media talked to the Chief for more detail. He explained that last Sunday night, Officer Brent Gillespie […]
Giant blocks of snow have been delivered to 19 businesses and organizations along June Lake’s Main Street for the community-wide Snow Sculpture Competition this Saturday afternoon, Feb. 2 — all part of the inaugural June Lake Winter Festival & Triple Threat Triathlon, Feb. 1-3. Everyone is warmly invited to join the June Lake community for […]
Tuesday, the Mammoth Town Council met in a special meeting closed session with Town Manager Dave Wilbrecht. The agenda says the session was to “consider evaluation of a public employee: Town Manager.” Council members have so far declined to comment. Another special meeting closed session with Wilbrecht is now scheduled for Thursday at 3pm. That […]
PETS of the WEEK – January 30, 2013 CINDY is a beautiful white and tabby spotted shorthaired cat. She is a darling, affectionate puddy tat who will fill your days with joyful companionship. LULA is a very sweet 9-week old Lab mix puppy ready to begin an adventurous life with a committed and responsible adopter […]
Since the store was built some 25 years ago, Vons in Mammoth Lakes has not changed much. It will when a $4.5 million expansion gets underway in building season. Most businesses at the Minaret Mall are excited about the renewed activity Vons’ expansion will bring. Vice President of Vons Real Estate, Brian Braaten, says the […]
Forecast: Owens Valley, Mammoth and Mono County By: Dennis Mattinson, Weather & Atmospheric Forecaster SierraWave Media: Radio – TV – Online News WED JAN 30 2013 Large scale ridge re-builds along the West Coast today bringing a reduction in winds and warming temperatures thru Friday. Those temps should return to normal today and raise to […]
Mono County Board of Supervisors Appoints Acting CAO (press release) Mono County, California, January 29, 2013 – At a special meeting today, the Mono County Board of Supervisors appointed Lynda Salcido as “Acting County Administrative Officer (CAO).” A long-term county employee, Ms. Salcido is also Mono County’s Director of Public Health, a position she […]
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