by Community Reports/Events | Jul 20, 2021 | Public Safety
Doug Thompson of Lone Pine and the owner of the Whitney Portal Store shared an experience recently online that he had with a visitor who tied a gas storage container to the top of their van’s roof carrier. The gas spilled from the container onto the car next to the...
by Deb Murphy | Jul 20, 2021 | Corona Virus, Inyo County, News Releases, Public Health, Public Safety, Testing, Vaccination
Inyo County saw “slight increases” in cases of COVID-19 in late June, but as of Monday, June 18, is just encouraging people to wear face coverings in indoor public places, not mandating as has Mono County and Los Angeles. “We are concerned that as case rates increase...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, Public Safety, Testing, Vaccination
In response to increasing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases locally and statewide (view Mono County Case Stats) , on July 19, 2021 Mono County Public Health is recommending the resumption of face coverings for both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents and visitors within...
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...
