by News Staff | May 22, 2009 | Past Posts
The decision on which roads on the Inyo National Forest to keep or which could face closure is expected this summer. The public comment period on the Inyo Forest route designation process ended March 31. Forest Supervisor Jim Upchurch is now expected to decide which...
by News Staff | May 22, 2009 | Past Posts
Tough times have not bypassed the Eastern Sierra, but the latest numbers show that the local unemployment rate did not rise in the month of April. According to the latest numbers from the state, unemployment in California as a whole ran at 11.2% in March. The latest...
by News Staff | May 22, 2009 | Past Posts
Fees for refuse in Mammoth Lakes are expected to rise starting July 1, 2009. After two and a half years of negotiating a new franchise agreement with Waste Connections, the parent company of Mammoth Disposal, the Town is only two weeks away from completing the...
by News Staff | May 21, 2009 | Past Posts
The heat of Death Valley may have claimed its first victim of the year. On Wednesday, searchers spotted the body of 69 year old Jay Haverstick of Dayton, Ohio. Park spokesman Terry Baldino reports that at about 6:30 am Tuesday morning, Haverstick had left for a short...
by News Staff | May 21, 2009 | Past Posts
As bad as the accident was, it could have been worse. Two women are alive after a head on collision on 395 near the Division Creek Rest Area. Highway Patrol officers report that at 3:40 Wednesday afternoon, a Cadillac Escalade driven by a 63 year old woman out of...
by News Staff | May 21, 2009 | Past Posts
When DWP announced the closure of Klondike Lake to motorboats and jet skis, citizens immediately put out petitions and began to fight. The Save Klondike Committee has gathered more than 1500 signatures to keep the lake open, and this week-end DWP has agreed to open...
