by Community Reports/Events | Mar 26, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
I recently spoke with a good friend of mine from Red Cross, John Pacheco, the former CEO of the Santa Monica Chapter in the Los Angeles Area. He related a story of some recent donations that he made to several local hospitals in his community of Sylmar. John, as it...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 26, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
3-27 Update: Please note that unfortunately these stats will increase. See article published 3-27 and future stories for additional cases. Inyo County now has two confirmed positive COVID-19 cases (March 26, 2020) Inyo County’s Public Health Officer, Dr. James...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Public Health
March 25, 2020 – A positive COVID-19 test result was received late March 24 from a Mammoth area resident who is critically ill in Reno hospital. We transferred this patient a few days ago. This patient, who cannot be interviewed because of his/her condition has...
by News Staff | Mar 24, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Public Health
Besides some panic-buying shoppers going a little crazy buying toilet paper, they have also been seen clearing shelves of bottled water over concerns of unsafe drinking water from the coronavirus. Another coronavirus myth in the making right next to the one that...
by News Staff | Mar 24, 2020 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mono County Health Department and Mammoth Hospital POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN MONO COUNTY March 24, 2020 – A positive COVID-19 test result was received late March 23, a specimen collected seven days earlier from a young positive COVID-19...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 23, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
On Monday’s media conference call with NIHD Rural Health Director, Dr. Stacey Brown, gave those of us in the local news media the latest update on COVID-19 in the Bishop and Inyo County area. He assured us that “Inyo County still does not have anyone who has tested...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 23, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Public Health
Update from Friday, March 20, 2020 The Congress failed to pass legislation on Phase 3 Stimulus Bill as of Sunday night, as the Senate could not agree on the language in the bill which Democrats feel is heavily weighted towards rescuing large industries and...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 23, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
I watched my wife, Sherrie, on her smartphone yesterday afternoon here in Big Pine on a video call with our granddaughters, Ellie and Kinley, who live in San Diego. They were using Google Duo on their mom’s iPhone. They were laughing and giggling and talking...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2020 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Public Health
UPDATE! 2-1-1 PHONE SERVICE IN MONO COUNTY BECOMING AVAILABLE IN INYO COUNTY AS WELL The newly established 2-1-1 is a free and confidential service to find information and services related to the novel coronavirus in Mono County and in Inyo County as well. Both are...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2020 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Press Release
On Saturday, March 21, four agencies teamed up to rescue a 60-year-old Santee man who fell down a mineshaft in Death Valley early Friday, suffering severe head injuries, San Bernardino authorities said. It was not clear how far the man fell. The San Bernardino County...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2020 | Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Press Release
INYO COUNTY, March 23, 2020 – California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 on March 19, 2020 directing all residents to stay home, except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of essential critical infrastructure sectors. Pursuant to the...
