by News Staff | Oct 22, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
October 20, 2020 – The Access and Functional Needs (AFN) Registry allows Mono County residents the ability to provide important information that emergency responders and agencies may use to better serve them in a disaster or other emergency situations. It is a...
by News Staff | Oct 22, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
The State of the Inyo, current as of 10/21/2020 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...
by News Staff | Oct 22, 2020 | Press Release, Public Health
Affirms Commitment to Building Racial Equity and Reducing Disparity Public Health Crisis and Affirming Mono County’s Commitment to Building Racial Equity and Reducing Disparity.” This historic action seeks to acknowledge the disparities in family stability,...
by News Staff | Oct 22, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases, United States Forest Service
Regional Order No. 20-23 USDA Forest Service – Pacific Southwest Region Emergency Fire Restrictions Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited on National...
by Community Reports/Events | Oct 21, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Meet the Candidate, Schools
Last Wednesday, October 14, in an online forum sponsored by the Bishop Rotary Clubs, they answered a series of questions on their thoughts ranging from the safe parking for the homeless and how to improve mediocre state accountability scores to how best to work with...
by News Staff | Oct 20, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Press Release
Agreement permanently conserves 4,100 acres and over 6 miles of rivers and streams in Bridgeport Valley, Mono County, California Garnering the support of local, state, and federal agencies over the course of years, the not-for-profit Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT)...
by Deb Murphy | Oct 20, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Town of Mammoth Lakes
October 19, 2020 Four candidates pursuing two seats on Mammoth Lakes Town Council participated in a Zoom forum hosted by the Mammoth Chamber of Commerce last week. Here’s the abbreviated version: First, the intros. Cindi Myrold, a 20-year resident currently working in...
by News Staff | Oct 19, 2020 | News Releases
This week is National Infection Prevention Week and Mammoth Hospital posted on its Facebook page that it wanted to celebrate and recognize Staci Brock, our Infection Prevention Coordinator. They had the following to say: Staci has been a nurse at Mammoth Hospital...
by News Staff | Oct 19, 2020 | California Highway Patrol, Law Enforcement, News Releases
It seems that vehicle accidents have been on the increase over the past few weeks. Coso Junction, along U.S. Highway 395, especially continues to prove to be a dangerous place for vehicles. Here is yet another one that occurred on Sunday, October 18th, which resulted...
by News Staff | Oct 19, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases
The Big Pine Fire Department posted on its Facebook Page that it responded to a overturned big rig on Tuesday, October 19th, reportedly ten miles outside of Big Pine up Hwy 168. There should be more information coming from the California Highway Patrol, which, when...
by News Staff | Oct 19, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
Under the new color-coded, 4-tier system being used in California on Reopening, Inyo County is now, along with Mono County, in the ‘Orange,” a.k.a. “Moderate” and less-restrictive category, which allows it to reopen several business sectors. Note: Mono County...
by News Staff | Oct 19, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
Tribal Offices Resume Regular Hours of Operations Social Distancing and Mask Protocols Remain in Place October 19, 2020 – Inyo County – The Bishop Paiute Tribe’s administrative offices have resumed regular hours of operation and is now open to the public from...