by News Staff | Sep 1, 2019 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
MCWD news release On September 3, 2019 work to complete fuels reduction on up to 630 acres in the Mammoth Lakes Basin will begin. Mechanical and hand thinning will create fuel breaks and defensible space along roadsides and around campgrounds, including safe exit...
by News Staff | Sep 1, 2019 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
USFS news releases SPRINGS FIRE Incident Start Date: 7/26/2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 4,718 acres Containment: 68% Incident Type: Suppression/Multiple Objectives Vegetation Type: Brush and timber Agency: Inyo National Forest, U.S.D.A. Forest Service Resources...
by News Staff | Sep 1, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Inyo County Sheriff’s Department news release INYO COUNTY, CA. August 29 – Inyo County Search and Rescue and the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office want to remind our recreating public that backcountry experiences inherently come with risks, and that proper planning...
by News Staff | Aug 30, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy A four-lane version of U.S. Hwy. 395 may by-pass Olancha and Cartago some time in the future, but CalTrans won’t leave the little communities in the lurch. The future of both was outlined at Tuesday’s Inyo Board of Supervisors’ meeting by James Powell of...
by News Staff | Aug 30, 2019 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
Mono County District Attorney’s Office news release On August 26, 2019 at approximately 4:43am, Mammoth Lakes Fire Department responded to a fire inside a condo at the Val D’isere complex on Hillside Drive in Mammoth Lakes. After investigation, it was determined...
by News Staff | Aug 28, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy After four days of community outreach, Mammoth Lakes has a pretty good idea what locals think the affordable housing project. The Parcel, needs to be. The result: a range of attractive townhouses, apartment buildings, open space, day care, plenty of room...
by News Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities
MLRT press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre (MLRT) Artistic Director Shira Dubrovner, is excited to announce the 2019-2020 theatrical season. “After several meetings of MLRT’s Artistic Council Committee (Jo Bacon, Noelle Deinken, Cathy Foye,...
by News Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County news release A searchable version of the entire Fiscal Year 2019-2020 CAO Recommended Budget document is now available online at the County’s webpage at https://www.inyocounty.us/Budget/2019-2020/Budget.html, offering the public an opportunity to review...
by News Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Press release On Monday, September 2, Tom Bopp presents historic photographs and songs at the monthly Mono Basin Historical Society meeting. A potluck dinner and business meeting begins at 6 PM at the Lee Vining Community Presbyterian Church; the program at 7 PM. The...
by News Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
CHP news release On Sunday, August 25th, 2019 at approximately 1518 hours, the driver of a 2008 Toyota Sequoia (SUV) was traveling westbound on SR-190 near Twenty Mule Team Road in Death Valley National Park. As the SUV approached a right-hand curve in the highway,...
by News Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Inyo County Sheriff’s Department news release BISHOP, CA – Double-stabbing suspect Robert “Roy” Horton was arrested without incident Monday, Aug. 26, according to the Inyo County Sheriff’s Department. Horton was taken to the Inyo County Jail in...
by News Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Every Saturday night for 14 years, Sierra Wave Radio was lucky to have aired “The Jazz Show with John Wedberg” on the air. Of those 14 years John only missed 1 show, a feat he was very proud of, and rightly so. John hit the ground running with a fantastic selection of...