by News Staff | Mar 2, 2009 | Past Posts
Two men from France, apparently touring the Eastern Sierra, narrowly missed a deadly head-on collision with a semi-truck Sunday night. It was close to 10pm when the siren in Independence blared out. Volunteers rushed to an accident scene three miles south of town....
by News Staff | Mar 2, 2009 | Past Posts
Ten years ago, Los Angeles Times Magazine published a prominent article about Ernest Kinney of the Owens Valley. The writer said Kinney used his art to let people know what the Owens Valley was like before Los Angeles took the water. Ernie Kinney has now died at the...
by News Staff | Mar 2, 2009 | Past Posts
Hefty gusts of wind in Southern Inyo Sunday proved DWP still has some work to do to clean up the Owens Dry Lake dust hazard. Gusts of up to 50 miles per hour sent dust marching northward off of several spots on the lake bed. Some reported dust in the air as far north...
by News Staff | Feb 27, 2009 | Past Posts
Last week reports came in of phony $100 bills circulating through Bishop businesses. Now officers report that the fake bills have been found in Mammoth. Local banks have warned businesses to be on the lookout for these fake bills that look close to the real thing....
by News Staff | Feb 27, 2009 | Past Posts
Burn piles at a home on Tu-Su spread of control Friday, leading to another call for the Bishop Volunteers Fire Fighters. At about 11:30 Friday morning a large smoke column could be seen rising over the Bishop Area. Flames from burn piles in the back yard of a home on...
by News Staff | Feb 27, 2009 | Past Posts
What's the future of air service in Mammoth Lakes after April? Only one thing is certain at this time: winter air service will continue. Talk of summer air service seems grounded. MMSA will subsidize winter since, in its first year, Horizon Air is holding steady...
