by News Staff | Jul 17, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases, United States Forest Service
According to a press release from NAS Fallon, a Navy MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon crashed near Mt. Hogue, Calif., late Friday afternoon around 5 pm while conducting search and rescue (SAR) operations for a missing hiker, but the crew...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 16, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
Sierra Wave Presents, is brought to you by the Inyo Council for the Arts July 19th – August 6th A young woman flees the complications of adult life on her wedding day, returning to the fantasy world she knew as a child… only to realize that life was never...
by News Staff | Jul 15, 2021 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Public Safety
The Inyo National Forest has announced that they are at Preparedness Level 5, the highest level of fire activity. At least 80 percent of the country’s incident management teams and wildland firefighting personnel are committed to fire incidents. Please share and...
by News Staff | Jul 15, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Healthcare /Hospitals, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, Public Safety, Testing, Vaccination
Unvaccinated Residents and Visitors Urged to Schedule Vaccination Appointments July 15, 2021 – Following the official statewide reopening on June 15, the Mono County Health Department has recorded a fatality related to COVID-19 complications, as well as an increase in...
by News Staff | Jul 15, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Press Release, United States Forest Service
Inyo National Forest and Mammoth Community Water District (MCWD) would like to inform the public of road closures beginning July 19 and lasting approximately six weeks, due to a well drilling project in the Laurel Pond area, located west of Mammoth Yosemite Airport....
by Deb Murphy | Jul 15, 2021 | News Releases, Schools
One old train of thought tells young people to “sow their wild oats,” “get it out of their system before they have to grow up”. The problem with that concept is how do you get back on track once those oats have been sown and you’re stuck with no diploma, no job and no...
by Deb Murphy | Jul 14, 2021 | Law Enforcement
Richard Standridge was officially sworn in as Bishop’s Police Chief by Bishop Mayor Stephen Muchovej at a brief ceremony Monday morning in the Council Chambers. There was a repeat performance later Monday evening at the City Council meeting, same place,...
by News Staff | Jul 14, 2021 | News Releases, Press Release, Schools
The Eastern Sierra Foundation is pleased to announce its new Transfer Scholarship valued at up to $10,000 per recipient. The Transfer Scholarship is intended to support ESF scholarship recipients who attended and graduated from Cerro Coso Community College’s Bishop...
by News Staff | Jul 13, 2021 | Healthcare /Hospitals, Inyo County, Northern Inyo Healthcare District, Press Release
[Editor’s Note: If you are familiar with Inyo LAFCO at all it is most likely from our most recently posted article posted on May 27, 2021 titled “Mammoth Hospital Wins Inyo LAFCO Lawsuit Appeal over Northern Inyo Hospital.” (Rather than recounting...
by News Staff | Jul 12, 2021 | Press Release, State of California
Governor Newsom’s Administration Asks Californians to Voluntarily Reduce Water Consumption Earlier today, July 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference in San Luis Obispo County to announce expanding his regional drought state of emergency to an...
by News Staff | Jul 12, 2021 | News Releases, Press Release, Town of Mammoth Lakes
Summary of July 7th Town Council Meeting Town Council Proceeds with Mammoth Lakes Recreation Agreement On July 7, Town Council approved a one-year agreement with Mammoth Lakes Recreation to continue cooperative efforts related to enhancing the outdoor recreational...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 12, 2021 | National Park Service, National Weather Service, News Releases, Public Safety
Death Valley is the hottest, driest, and lowest place in the country, but last Friday, July 9, it was really hot as it hit 130 degrees Fahrenheit for only the fifth time in its recorded history. On the following Saturday, July 10, it was 129.4 degrees, according to...
