The Bishop Volunteer Fire Department is launching a gift card drive to help make the holidays a little brighter for the hundreds of Mono County residents displaced by the Mountain View Fire, which devastated the Walker and Coleville communities on Nov. 17. “There are 90 families who don’t have a home to celebrate Christmas in,” […]
AREA FORECAST: Bishop & The Owens Valley / The Town of Mammoth Lakes FRIDAY NOV 27 2020 WEATHER DISCUSSION: Hope you all had a safe, healthy and enjoyable Thanksgiving. Gradual warming through the weekend, with Sunday returning to normal temperatures for late November. All due to strong high pressure taking control, and it should stick […]
Under the state’s color-coded, 4-tier system being used in California’s Blueprint to Recovery, Inyo County is in Tier-3 “Moderate” (Orange), while Mono County is in Tier-2 “Substantial” (Red). There is genuine concern that both counties may easily find themselves dropped yet another Tier. Inyo County may drop from Orange to the Red Tier-2, “Substantial.” and […]
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BLM Bishop Field Office offers Christmas tree cutting permits online Now available online for a no-contact purchase this holiday season BISHOP, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office is now offering personal-use Christmas tree cutting permits for designated cutting areas on public lands near Benton and Bridgeport in Mono County, through Dec. […]
A group of enthusiastic and hard-working volunteers recently completed a thorough fall clean-up of the grounds at the Eastern California Museum in Independence. About 20 volunteers showed up armed with rakes, hand tools, shrub trimmers and clippers, and other tools to tackle the daunting task of ridding the five-acre museum grounds of the fallen leaves, […]
Mono County submitted an adjudication request to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on November 9, 2020, stating that the COVID-19 cases confined to the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMW) in Pickel Meadows should not count toward the total cases in Mono County in terms of tier assignments. In the adjudication […]
November 23, 2020 – LEE VINING — Following Yosemite National Park’s closure of Tioga Road, Caltrans has closed its Lee Vining gate on State Route 120 West for the winter season. The gate was originally closed in early November in preparation for a series of snowstorms that blanketed the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada. State Route […]
Drive-thru Holiday Meals at Walker Senior Center Parking Lot on Monday, November 23, at 1:30 p.m. Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action (IMACA) wants the people of Coleville and Walker, victims of the Mountain View Fire, to know “During these difficult times you are in our thoughts and we would like to help.” IMACA is […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW FIRE NOVEMBER 22, 2020 UPDATE Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MonoSheriffs @BLMca Phone: 530-324-2162 Incident Website: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7270/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/blmcalifornia/ www.facebook.com/MonoSheriff www.facebook.com/AntelopeValleyFireDepartment Incident Information: Fire Size: 20,385 acres | Containment: 65% | Crews: 3 | Engines: 15 | Water Tenders: 2 | Total Personnel: 202 Current Situation: The Mountain View fire is 65% contained. While the […]
Local Assistance – Center Opening The County of Mono is leading the effort to provide disaster recovery assistance to residents impacted by the Mountain View Fire. A Local Assistance Center (LAC) will be temporarily set up to help residents get free resources and compassionate support for their recovery process. Examples of Services Available and Agencies: […]
On Governor Newsom’s Stay at Home Order Statement from the Sheriff On November 19, the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office learned that Governor Newsom would be issuing a “Limited Stay at Home Order” (curfew) to take effect Saturday, November 21, at 10 PM. It has been the position of the Sheriff to educate citizens and visitors […]
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