by News Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Lone Pine, CA – Owens Lake is where water, vast open sky, the high rise of the Sierra Nevada, thousands of migratory birds, and the story of human presence come together to define the geography of a special place. Friends of the Inyo invites you to...
by News Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The Mammoth Lakes Recreation (MLR) Board of Directors took action at their Board meeting Tuesday evening to conduct a nation-wide search for a new Executive Director for the organization effective July 1, 2017. MLR Board President Tom Johnson thanked...
by News Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
News release Due to the excellent winter season we are having here at June Mountain, demand has been high, and we are expecting over 2,000 people on the mountain each day of the Presidents Weekend. To help reduce the amount of guests driving to the mountain, ESTA will...
by News Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the US Army to exclude “any and all persons” from designated areas. While the order did not name a specific group, the Army forcibly removed and incarcerated...
by News Staff | Feb 14, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Voters within Bishop City limits approved Inyo County’s advisory measures on marijuana operations, both recreational and medical. However, those voters apparently don’t talk to the majority of the councilmembers. The Council started the conversation on...
by News Staff | Feb 14, 2017 | Obituaries
Noel Hoyt Lamkin, surrounded by her cherished children, grandchildren, and family passed away peacefully on a rainy Friday night, February 3rd, 2017. Born on December 31st, 1931 in Long Beach, CA to Ethel (Hoyt) and John Louis “Jake” Jacobson, Noel was raised in...
by News Staff | Feb 12, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release In response to the structural damage occurring to some residences in the Mammoth Lakes area, American Red Cross Los Angeles Region disaster workers have opened a shelter at the Mammoth High School (365 Sierra Park Road). The shelter supports the...
by News Staff | Feb 10, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Some Technical Group meetings are short and dry; Thursday morning’s wasn’t either. All the big guns stepped up in strong opposition to two new wells in Bishop, B-2 near the Gun Club and B-5 in West Bishop, south of Schober Lane. The agenda item was...
by News Staff | Feb 9, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release The Town of Mammoth Lakes is extending designated temporary overnight parking sites this weekend for lodging guests and visitors in need of parking. Due to the excessive and continuous snowfall this season and the limited availability of hotel and...
by News Staff | Feb 9, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Interagency press release Substantial snowfall from an atmospheric river event in mid-January has led to a major rock fall on Whitney Portal Road, causing significant damage to an approximately 100-foot stretch of road. This damage may delay the re-opening of the road...
by News Staff | Feb 9, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release from the Town of Mammoth Lakes The Town is collating flood or snow damage from the weather related events that began on January 7, 2017 to residential property or business owners in the Town of Mammoth Lakes. If a property owner/renter experienced...
by News Staff | Feb 9, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County press release The National Weather Service, Las Vegas, is forecasting another round of Pacific moisture spread across our region beginning Friday, February 9. Light to moderate rainfall amounts are expected across lower elevations. The main concern is that...
