by News Staff | Jul 30, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News releases Community Meeting Planned for the Lions Fire Smoke Advisory Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District Lions Fire and other wildfires including the Ferguson Fire Stage 2 Health Advisory Affected Area: Mammoth Lakes Smoke Sources: Lions Fire and...
by News Staff | Jul 29, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Board of Supervisors & County Administrator Decide to Amicably Part Ways (News release) INDEPENDENCE – The Inyo County Board of Supervisors announced today that the Board has decided to exercise the termination provisions of its contract with Kevin Carunchio to...
by News Staff | Jul 29, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
Lions Fire Update (News release) The Lions Fire saw 10 acres of growth yesterday and is estimated to be 4,277 acres and 92% contained. The fire is burning in the Cargyle Creek area, south of Corral Meadow, on the Sierra National Forest. The fire is burning in an area...
by News Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
News release STATE ROUTE 168W (BISHOP CREEK) BISHOP -The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Inyo County Public Works and Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) would like to inform the public that SR 168W...
by News Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Statement from Jim Tatum Nearly four years ago I was given the opportunity to become the Administrator of the City of Bishop. I knew that it was my dream job, but what I never could have imagined then was just how much the City team and our work together would come to...
by News Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Sierra Cycle Challenge Fundraiser Benefiting Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra July 28th – 30th (Press information) Riders will conquer a 3-day ride circumnavigating the Glass Mountains for a worthy cause. We’ll ride 160 miles of varied terrain with over 10,000...
by News Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
31st Annual KIDS FISHING FESTIVAL Saturday, July 28th, 2018- 8am-1pm • SnowCreek Ponds on Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes (Press information) The 31st Annual KIDS FISHING FESTIVAL will be held July 28th, 2018, from 8am to 1pm at the SnowCreek Ponds on Old Mammoth...
by News Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Four years ago CG Roxane LLC began the process of dealing with arsenic contamination of groundwater at its Crystal Geyser bottling plant in Olancha. Late last week, the company was charged in federal court with illegal disposal of that arsenic-tainted...
by News Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
National Park Service news release Yosemite National Park is experiencing high fire danger, along with continued hot and dry weather patterns. Due to the current and predicted fire conditions and fire behavior, the Superintendent of Yosemite National Park will be...
by News Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | Fire, Government Agencies/Utilities
USFS news release Lions Fire Update The Lions Fire is estimated to be 4,124 acres and 85% contained. The new growth is in the Cargyle Creek area, south of Corral Meadow, on the Sierra National Forest. The fire grew approximately 60 acres in size since it was reported...
by News Staff | Jul 24, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
USFS news release Beginning Thursday, July 26, the Inyo National Forest will begin fuels reduction work south of the Town of Mammoth Lakes (TOML) on 51 acres of Inyo National Forest land. The goal of treatments is to protect human life and property by reducing...
by News Staff | Jul 24, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
Yosemite National Park Announces Additional Temporary Closures Yosemite National Park announces Yosemite Valley and Wawona will close at Noon tomorrow, July 25, 2018, to all visitors due to the ongoing impacts of the Ferguson Fire. These closures include all hotels, ...
