by News Staff | Jul 19, 2020 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Public Health
All Mono County pop-up testing scheduled for the week of 07/20-07/25 has been cancelled to allow the Public Health Department to focus on contact tracing cases. Individuals experiencing illness and/or symptoms are encouraged to call 211 or to speak with a Public...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 17, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Governor's Office, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, State of California
At Tuesday’s July 14, Inyo County Board of Supervisors meeting, the frustration was evident as the county is forced to roll back on reopening plans because of the latest state OVID-19 revised public health orders issued on Monday, July 13. It’s a frustration shared by...
by News Staff | Jul 16, 2020 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
The phone system for the Inyo National Forest is being upgraded over the next week. The telephone replacement project is necessary to upgrade the Forest Service’s outdated phone system to meet U.S. Department of Agriculture and security requirements. People should...
by Deb Murphy | Jul 14, 2020 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Mammoth Lakes Police, News Releases, Town of Mammoth Lakes
Steve Searles, Mammoth Lake’s Bear Whisperer, will no longer be coaxing bears away from the Town of Mammoth Lakes. Employment information is highly protected, but the word is Searles was offered a new contract at reduced pay due to budget concerns and he declined the...
by News Staff | Jul 14, 2020 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
Many feel that the revised universal face covering health order with regulatory teeth is long overdue. The hope was that the public would, if not out of respect for the law (and it does have the force of law), wear face coverings out of consideration for the health...
by News Staff | Jul 13, 2020 | Corona Virus, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, State of California
This public health order, coming just before the Governor’s reinstatement of the Stay-At-Home order and pull-back from the reopening of many businesses throughout the state, emphasizes the importance of those testing positive for COVID-19 and those with whom...
by News Staff | Jul 13, 2020 | Press Release
Follow Highway 120 northwest from Benton and you’ll enter Adobe Valley. There, distant mountain peaks frame wide expanses of fragrant, blooming sagebrush. Native Americans once used this valley as a trading and hunting route, traversing vast fields where wildlife like...
by News Staff | Jul 13, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
Even as Mammoth Lakes Tourism wrapped up its community food bank, it comes on the heels of a setback: business re-openings are being rolled back as the state suffers a radically changing situation due to the resurgence of COVID-19 across the state that is largely the...
by News Staff | Jul 13, 2020 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, Governor's Office, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
[Note: Inyo County and Mono County are not currently on the State’s County Monitoring List; therefore, these additional sector closures do not apply to either county at this time.] [embeddoc...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 13, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
(US Census – July 13,2020) MONO COUNTY! BE COUNTED! MAKE A DIFFERENCE! As of today, only 19.1 percent of Mono County households have responded to the 2020 Census. The statewide average is 63.2 percent. Results from the 2020 Census underway now will help local...
by News Staff | Jul 11, 2020 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, News Releases, United States Forest Service
The State of the Inyo, current as of 07/09/20 Mono Lake Ranger District Roads open: Monitor Pass (Hwy 89), Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4), Sonora Pass (Hwy108), Bodie Rd. (Hwy 270), Lundy Lake Rd. Hwy 120 E (Benton), Hwy 158., Saddlebag Rd. Tioga Pass (Hwy 120 W) at Yosemite...
by News Staff | Jul 10, 2020 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, Press Release
(Photos courtesy of BPVFD Facebook Page) Big Pine Fire responded to a single car rollover yesterday about 7:30 pm. The Driver was wearing his seatbelt and was uninjured. Driver signed AMA and Sierra 35 returned, Engine 2316 and WT 2313 stayed on scene to...
