by News Staff | Mar 27, 2016 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Guide dog puppy in training Eliza from the Eastern Sierra Guide Puppies has been recalled back to the Guide Dogs for the Blind school in San Rafael – that means called back for higher education. Eliza has been trained locally by Leigh Gaasch. Puppy raisers have...
by News Staff | Mar 24, 2016 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Any big-city transplant who wondered how they ended up in a 100-mile stretch of high desert without a Trader Joe’s needed to attend the official Inyo County 150th Birthday Bash held Tuesday morning on the steps of the courthouse in Independence. Where...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2016 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Bridgeport, CA – On March 16, 2016, Mono County’s role in the collaborative effort to conserve the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment (Bi-State DPS) of Greater Sage-grouse was recognized during the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and US Forest Service...
by News Staff | Mar 22, 2016 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
The heartbreaking story of a missing dog had a tail-wagging happy ending today when Leo was reunited with his owners who are visiting the Eastern Sierra from Idaho. Leo, a sheltie, went missing last Friday in Lone Pine but was found today when a man and his dog...
by News Staff | Mar 22, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Last summer, a variance was granted allowing less water to be used to control dust off the Owens Lake. For many of the parties, the rationale was water savings in the fourth year of extreme drought. For the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control...