by News Staff | Aug 16, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release ASPEN SNOWMASS, Colo. – The Mountain Collective™ proudly heads into the 2018-19 season with new additions to its already elite offerings, as the pass welcomes Montana’s Big Sky Resort and Northern Japan based Niseko United Resort to its world-class...
by News Staff | Aug 16, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release The Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Ranger District, is seeking input on the proposed Reds Meadow Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project. The area in and around Reds Meadow as well as east along Highway 203 is densely forested and at risk of high severity crown...
by News Staff | Aug 16, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
News release North Fork, Calif., August 16, 2018 – Last night the fire was flown by aircraft using infrared imaging to get an accurate location and intensity of the fire. This information will be utilized to make more accurate maps of the fire lines and help in...
by News Staff | Aug 12, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
News release On August 02, 2018, at approximately 12:50 pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) received a call from a solo climber who stated that his legs were pinched under a rock, and he was unable to free himself. He had cell phone service...
by News Staff | Aug 12, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Weather
News release The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a RED FLAG WARNING for Sunday, August 12 and a FIRE WEATHER WATCHon Monday, August 13, 2018 in Mammoth Lakes. The RED FLAG WARNING is in effect from 2:00pm this afternoon to 9:00pm this evening for...
by News Staff | Aug 10, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
Lions Fire Update 8/10/18 The Lions Fire is estimated at 8,779 acres with 70% containment, for an increase of 68 acres. However, the fire could not be accurately mapped due to smoke inversion and growth is likely greater than what mapping reflects. There are 154...
by News Staff | Aug 9, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
USFS news releases Inyo National Forest Seeks Input for Reds Meadow Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project The Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Ranger District, is seeking input on the proposed Reds Meadow Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project. The area in and around Reds Meadow...
by News Staff | Aug 9, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News releases Lions Fire Update 8/9/18 The Lions Fire is estimated at 8,711 acres with 70% containment, for an increase of 227 acres. There are 178 personnel committed to the fire, including 6 crews, 4 helicopters, and a pack string of mules from the Stanislaus...
by News Staff | Aug 9, 2018 | Obituaries
Peter Louis Marzano, Jr., age 65, was tragically taken from us on Friday August 3rd, 2018 in a traffic accident near Lee Vining, CA. Born in San Jose, CA on May 6th, 1953 to Peter and Betty Marzano, Pete called June Lake and Porterville, CA home for the majority of...
by News Staff | Aug 8, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
LADWP press release LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) attended today’s (Tuesday’s) Mono County Board of Supervisors meeting to participate in ongoing discussions surrounding the department’s water management practices and...
by News Staff | Aug 8, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Mono County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pursue litigation against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to “restrain” its policy of withdrawing irrigation water from 6,400 acres of grazing leases in Long, Round and Little Round...
by News Staff | Aug 8, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
STATE ROUTE 120 HAS BEEN REOPENED BISHOP— The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is pleased to announce that Yosemite National Park administrators and fire managers have reopened Tioga Road through the park. Yosemite Valley is still closed to visitors...
