California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Thanks Mono County Supvr. John Peters for Broadband for All Leadership The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) – the voice of California’s 58 Counties – would like to thank Mono County Supervisor John Peters for his strong leadership in supporting Broadband for All in the California State Budget. […]
True to their word, Inyo County Sheriff Jeff Hollowell and the Sheriff’s Office Public Information officer Carma Roper, promised to be responsive and transparent as quickly as possible on the Sheriff deputies use of force during the arrest of George Barlow III on July 24 at the Bishop Chevron Gas Station. It looks like they […]
Dogs are dogs, but sometimes dogs are seen as “heroes”; at other times they are seen as a “threat.” And sometimes police officers are seen as “heroes” …and sometimes in today’s environment, they are also seen as a “threat” to some people, especially to many “of color.” An incident on Saturday night at the Chevron […]
Caltrans has closed Monitor Pass/State Route 89 in northern Mono County due to the Tamarack Fire. The fire, which originally started near the town of Markleeville, has spread to parts of Nevada and is now estimated to be around 43,900 acres in size. Sonora Pass/State Route 108 remains open as an alternate route over […]
Bishop Mayor Stephen Muchovej want Bishop residents to know that Caltrans is starting the process to re-do Main Street and West Line street. Even though the work won’t happen until 2022, the time for you to give your input is NOW!!! So what would you like to see as part of this large project? Have […]
Over the past few days, Caltrans 9 has been reporting everything from a rockslide in the Walker Area to mudslides in Aspendell to a rapidly growing wildfire near US Highway 395 near the Nevada-California border. State Route 168 W that goes up to the Lake Sabrina area and Aspendell had to be closed due to […]
July 20, 2021 @1:35 pm: InciWeb Link—49 acres; 90% contained The Glacier Fire remains 49 acres in size, 90% contained and no closures are in effect at this time. Yesterday, the fire area received moderate to heavy precipitation. Today the threat of storms has diminished, and a hotshot crew was flown in to continue improving […]
Doug Thompson of Lone Pine and the owner of the Whitney Portal Store shared an experience recently online that he had with a visitor who tied a gas storage container to the top of their van’s roof carrier. The gas spilled from the container onto the car next to the van and could be seen […]
Death Valley is the hottest, driest, and lowest place in the country, but last Friday, July 9, it was really hot as it hit 130 degrees Fahrenheit for only the fifth time in its recorded history. On the following Saturday, July 10, it was 129.4 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. As hot as […]
Phone scams are as popular as ever and successful despite efforts to control them. The Covid-19 pandemic was a goldmine for scammers with many people isolated in their homes as a precaution against its spread. Unfortunately, many were left feeling fearful and vulnerable; two emotions that con artist play upon. Phone scams cost individuals hundreds […]
According to the US Forest Service says that thanks to a quick response of firefighters from the Inyo National Forest and our cooperators, the Pine Fire is now 100% contained. This fire was reported at 3:16 p.m. on July 7, 2021 in Pine Creek Canyon west of Bishop. The fire has been mapped at 24.7 […]
We came across this very informative article on Knowing How Heat and Humidity Affect Your Body Can Help You Stay Safe During Heat Waves. It does a good job of explaining the unusually high deaths from heat illness recently in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada. While here in the Eastern Sierra, especially in the […]
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