by News Staff | Feb 8, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Obituaries
Born May 17, 1935 in Madera, CA to Cordelia Smith Hancock and Bennie Texas, Mildred died at home in Big Pine, CA on January 27, 2021. She was 85 years old and a member of the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Tribe. Mildred spent her formative years in Lone Pine where she...
by Community Reports/Events | Feb 8, 2021 | Corona Virus, News Releases, Public Health, Town of Mammoth Lakes, Vaccination
The number of positive Covid-19 cases have been dropping dramatically in Mono County, with health officials saying that the county positive test rate has dropped dramatically by as much as half in the past few weeks. The big question is whether or not the trend...
by News Staff | Feb 8, 2021 | Business, Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Public Health
According to the website Law360.com posting on February 3, 2021, Lodging owners and related entities in ski resort town Mammoth Lakes have urged a California federal court to prevent Gov. Gavin Newsom and other government officials from enforcing a slew of...
by News Staff | Feb 7, 2021 | Bureau of Land Management (BLM), News Releases, State of California, United States Forest Service
The Inyo National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office are holding a virtual public meeting to gather input for potential off-highway vehicle grant funding requests. The virtual public meeting will be held via Zoom. Click on the registration...
by News Staff | Feb 5, 2021 | News Releases, Schools
Technology touches every aspect of our lives today. From downloading music, playing games, banking, to communication, and driving a vehicle….technology drives it all. As information technology continues its rapid change, businesses and organizations need...
by News Staff | Feb 5, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, State of California
Over 300,000 applications successfully completed during Round 1 of the California Small Business Covid-19 Relief Grant Program. Starting February 2, 2021, at 8:00 am PST Lendistry will open Round 2 for all small businesses and nonprofits to apply. Round 1 applicants...
by News Staff | Feb 5, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, Town of Mammoth Lakes, Vaccination
Mono County is currently vaccinating eligible individuals in Phase 1B – Tier 1 of the State’s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) vaccine prioritization framework. This phase includes individuals 65 years or older, and people in the following employment categories: Healthcare...
by News Staff | Feb 5, 2021 | CalTrans, News Releases, Weather
BISHOP – The first major winter storm of 2021 brought plenty of snow and blizzard-like conditions to eastern Kern, Inyo, and Mono counties. Major arteries shut down due to the sheer volume of snowfall, and maintenance crews from Caltrans District 9 went into...
by News Staff | Feb 5, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement, News Releases
This report came to Sierra Wave News courtesy of the Bishop Police Department on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Apparently, some local residents from Bishop and Mammoth Lakes have decided that stealing vehicles in Los Angeles and then driving them back up here to where...
by Deb Murphy | Feb 3, 2021 | LADWP, National Weather Service
Rural Central and Southern Californians have a unique relationship with weather, or more precisely, a love-hate relationship. While folks in Los Angeles were hydroplaning down the freeway, the residents in the land of the Rain Shadow were trying to remember where they...
by Community Reports/Events | Feb 3, 2021 | Mammoth Mountain, News Releases, Weather
Experienced skier dies when discovered upside down in deep snow | Snow Immersion suffocation suspected A 52-year-old skier from Oceanside, Calif., identified by the Mono County Sheriff’s Office as Stephen Aragon, died last week after he was found upside down in deep...
by News Staff | Feb 3, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Public Health, Vaccination
We are not alone in this Covid pandemic, although it sometimes feels that way and that it will never end. Waiting for the call to be vaccinated in Inyo and Mono County seems like it will take forever. Best prediction so far is that most, if not all those wanting it in...
