by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | Inyo County, News Releases
Kammi Foote, Inyo County Registrar of Voters will be leading a Virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss all aspects of the upcoming November 3, 2020 Presidential General Elections. The meeting will be held at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm on October 5, 2020. “There are some changes...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Meet the Candidate, News Releases
(rev. 9/27/20) Tushar Raman Oza has over 25 years of teaching experience and has taught various subjects at Universities, colleges, and organizations internationally. He has actively presented at various state, regional, national, as well as international academic...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | CAL Fire, Fire, Heavy Smoke, News Releases, Public Health, United States Forest Service
Message from John “Pancho” Smith, Acting Forest Supervisor, Inyo National Forest” Good morning: Over the past few days, the Inyo National Forest has been looking at options to re-open the Forest in a modified manner and we have shared that tentative...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
Check for Fire Updates and Air Quality Index using links below or by clicking on icons. To make life a little simpler for listeners and readers of Sierra Wave News, we’re providing the following link to the CAL FIRE website that tracks the major fires around the...
by Community Reports/Events | Sep 23, 2020 | CAL Fire, Fire, United States Forest Service
A firefighter who died fighting the El Dorado Fire last Thursday, Sept. 17, has been identified by officials on Monday, Sept. 21, as Charlie Morton, 39 years old. Morton worked as a firefighter for 18 years, starting in 2002. He was a leader of the Big Bear...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 22, 2020 | CAL Fire, Fire, Heavy Smoke, Public Health, Town of Mammoth Lakes, United States Forest Service
The Town of Mammoth Lakes hosted a zoom update on the Creek Fire with representatives from all the involved agencies Tuesday evening. CLICK TO WATCH. In a nutshell: Things are looking better than they did late last week as the northeast edge of the fire is behaving...
by News Staff | Sep 22, 2020 | Business, Corona Virus, Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Public Health
From Mammoth CEO Mark Brownlie: Mountain is ‘as good as it gets’ for social distancing You just received information from Alterra Mountain Company CEO Rusty Gregory regarding the upcoming 2020/21 winter season. Most importantly, I would like to reiterate Rusty’s...
by News Staff | Sep 21, 2020 | Influenza, News Releases, Public Health
Flu shots are provided at no cost to Mono County residents. (For ages 6 months and up!) This year due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), flu shots will be available by drive-thru or walk-up option at all clinics. If you have Medicare, please bring your Medicare card. This...
by News Staff | Sep 21, 2020 | Influenza
FREE FLU SHOTS! DON’T TEMPT FATE OVER EITHER COVID-19 AND FLU OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME! Over the past month, Sierra Wave has been warning readers and listeners of a potential “Twindemic” (Aug. 17) and the fears the local medical community has over...
by News Staff | Sep 21, 2020 | News Releases, Press Release
After approval to restructure the Tribal Court by the Bishop Paiute Tribal Council, a search was conducted to fill a second judgeship position. On September 15, 2020, Dean T. Stout was sworn in by the Tribal Council to serve as the Chief Judge of the Bishop Paiute...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 20, 2020 | Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, Public Health
IMACA and the Consortium of Care have been working on a safe place for the homeless to park their cars overnight at a location with access to restroom facilities. What sounds like a no-brainer hasn’t been. Working through issues from the community has been an on-going...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 20, 2020 | Business, Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases
At last week’s Mono County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors approved a final spending plan focused on community support for $250,000 funding through the CARES Act, which stands for Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security, passed by Congress with...
