by News Staff | Jul 20, 2010 | Past Posts
New bands, new patrons and a full town. The 22nd Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee moved along swimmingly. Thunder, lightning and rain dampened things a bit on Friday of the festival, but then things cooled off nicely. Ken and Flossie Coulter of Mammoth wrapped up paperwork...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2010 | Past Posts
On Monday, hundreds of Mammoth residents and businesses lost power. Tuesday, most of Independence and Lone Pine also dropped electricity. Both communities’ power was restored, although some Mammoth residents went without power all night until nearly 5am. For...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2010 | Past Posts
In an effort to lure a few more anglers to the Eastern Sierra this summer, the Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau recently organized the 3rd Annual Bishop Creek Canyon Summer Classic Trout Derby. The month-long contest ran from June 1st through...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2010 | Past Posts
Lightning storms last week sparked numerous fires in the Eastern Sierra and beyond. Most of the fires were small and did not spread, but one fire near Lake Isabella, on the Kern River, did grow, sending smoke to the Eastern Sierra. Forest Service officials noted 1500...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2010 | Past Posts
Inyo Assistant District Attorney Mark Johnson had been placed on administrative leave in mid-June, and now sources close to the situation say Mr. Johnson will retire. Before the June election, Johnson made 1,000 documents available to news media. The documents were...
by News Staff | Jul 16, 2010 | Past Posts
Is this the new normal? The latest unemployment numbers for the Eastern Sierra show unemployment rates similar to last year at this time. The state lists the June unemployment for Mono County at 11.5%, a slight drop from the 11.9% rate for May of this year, and...
