by News Staff | Jan 19, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
USDA Forest Service doesn’t leave when the fire is out By Randy Moore, Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Natural disasters can occur at any given time and in any given area. The size, duration and damages are...
by News Staff | Jan 19, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press releases Here is a brief update on the June Lake area pile burning. Crews completed 185 acres of piles yesterday on the unit west of Wilson Butte and a total of 260 acres this week. This completes this unit. Nicely done, fire folks! Crews plan to move on to...
by News Staff | Jan 16, 2018 | Obituaries
Denis Tillemans was born March 31st, 1946 and peacefully passed through on January 14, 2018 joining in heaven with his St. Monica High School sweetheart and wife of 44 years, Colleen Tillemans. Denis was a US Marine and Loyola Marymount graduate who utilized...
by News Staff | Jan 15, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Announcing Alterra Mountain Company: A Family of 12 Iconic Mountain Destinations in North America Formed by Affiliates of KSL Capital Partners and Henry Crown and Company DENVER, CO, January 11, 2018 – The joint venture of affiliates of KSL Capital...
by News Staff | Jan 15, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
From Inyo County Sheriff’s Office On January 12th at approximately 10:14 Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a 911 call from a man in Olancha who reported that he had shots fired at him. Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies and California Highway...
by News Staff | Jan 12, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
MCWD Asks Regulators to Reopen the Public Review Process for Ormat’s Geothermal Expansion Project MCWD news release Independence, CA – Mammoth Community Water District (MCWD) Thursday urged the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (Great Basin) to reopen...
by News Staff | Jan 12, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
NORTH SIERRA STRATEGIC PLAN GETS RAVE REVIEWS, BUT NEXT STEPS TAKE BIG BUCKS By Deb Murphy The North Sierra Strategic Plan received rave reviews at both the Bishop City Council and Inyo County Board of Supervisors this week. The only issues with the consultant’s...
by News Staff | Jan 12, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
Press release from Joshua Nicholson Dear fellow residents of Inyo County and our visitors, I, Joshua Nicholson, am announcing my candidacy for the office of Inyo County Sheriff in the June 5th, 2018 primary election. I have invested a significant amount of individual...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County news release On January 5, the County of Inyo filed litigation challenging the legality of a “negative declaration” adopted by the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power (LADWP) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Shown above filling their pancake trailer propane tank at Eastern Sierra Propane for the recent Shop-With-A-Cop pancake breakfast and same-day grilled hamburger-hot dog lunch at Laws Museum for the Railroad Express event are: Bishop Lions (l-r) District...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Now that Inyo and Mono counties have spent time and resources gauging area acceptance, or not, of recreational marijuana, the U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has roiled the waters. Late last week, Sessions rolled back the President Obama policy of...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Mammoth Lakes – Hope is here! And she’s not alone. Tara Handron, the playwright and sole actor in her 60-minute play called “Drunk With Hope,” hits the Edison Stage for two nights only: Saturday, January 13 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, January 14 at 4 p.m. In...
