Mammoth MVP Passes Sell Out Early

Demand outstripped supply as Mammoth MVP passes sold out earlier then planned. Amid grumbles that $80 was too steep for a lift ticket, Mammoth Mountain Ski Are staff re-opened the Mammoth Value Passes. Designed to ensure skiers and snowboarders come to Mammoth next...

March Unemployment Rate- Up Again

With the economy on the skids nationwide, the Eastern Sierra is not immune. Local unemployment continues to rise, but so far Mono and Inyo Counties are running below the state average. According to the latest numbers from the state, unemployment in California as a...

Two Turn Themselves In to Face Embezzlement Charges

Last week the Inyo County District Attorney charged four Lone Pine residents for the alleged embezzlement of over $100,000 from the Lone Pine Indian Education Center. The Inyo District Attorneys office reports that former Director Gary Donnelly, bookkeeper Mary...

Health Officials Prepare for Swine Flu

Inyo Mono Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson wants to remind everyone to be aware of a swine flu that has started to infect people in Southern California and Texas. So far, Dr. Johnson reports that most of the cases are in children, with five more cases of swine flu...

Sierra Road Conditions For Opener

Every spring local road crews hop in their plows and loaders to clear the roads that lead to the lakes and trailheads of the Sierra. Lakes are often frozen for the fishing opener, but the newly plowed roads allow quick access to ice fishing and skiing. Some years,...

Mammoth Businesses Look For a Way Out of the Slump

As more businesses shut their doors in Mammoth Lakes, Restaurant LuLu and Volcano Sports just last week, the Chamber of Commerce continues to hold meetings to try to help businesses work through these tough economic times. At the most recent meeting, Howard Pickett,...