by News Staff | Apr 21, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
When Department of Water and Power official, Michael Webster, visited the Inyo Supervisors this month, he revealed that DWP has several solar and renewable energy projects either breaking ground or about to. So, how much of the renewable energy picture is the...
by News Staff | Apr 20, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Saturday fire broke out in the Five Bridges area 5 miles northeast of Bishop. In such a dry year, fears came to the forefront that this fire could spread very rapidly. Units from all over the Eastern Sierra responded. At last word the fire had burned 113 acres and was...
by News Staff | Apr 19, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
New Craft Beer Tasting Room with a Mammoth View Mammoth Brewing Company revives storied Whiskey Creek location, appealing to both local community and craft beer enthusiasts in the region and beyond (Press Release) MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (April 16, 2014) –...
by News Staff | Apr 19, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(CHP Press Release) On Friday, April 18, 2014, at approximately 1:15 PM, Party #1, a 61 year old male from South Lake Tahoe, California, was riding a 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was traveling southbound on State Route (SR) 182 at an unknown speed. Party #2, a...
by News Staff | Apr 17, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The powers-that-be in Washington reportedly want the project done. The Forest Service and BLM signed off on ORMAT geothermal’s environmental document in a record 7 days. In the face of an apparent fast track, plans for geothermal expansion and up to 16 new...
by News Staff | Apr 17, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The sad truth this year – not enough water to go around for all the needs. The hope remains that agencies and people will get together and agree to share the pain. That was the underlying message when the Inyo Water Commission met Wednesday with around 100...
by News Staff | Apr 17, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
If Andy Lipkis succeeds, eventually his work may help the Owens Valley and other places from which Los Angeles sucks water. Gigi Coyle of Big Pine introduced Lipkis recently when he offered a talk at the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop about what he does. More than...
by News Staff | Apr 17, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(CHP Press Release) On Tuesday April 15, 2014, at approximately 7:30 P.M., a California Highway Patrol officer, assigned to the Mammoth Lakes Resident Post, observed a red Toyota Scion traveling southbound on US-395, north of SR-203, at 100 miles per hour. Once...
by News Staff | Apr 17, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Birthday Bash Celebrates Norman Clyde, a Sierra Original By Jon Klusmire Norman Clyde remains a larger-than-life figure whose accomplishments as a mountaineer and climber are sometimes overshadowed today by a focus on a small number of personal quirks and...
by News Staff | Apr 16, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
When Los Angeles Department of Water and Power official, MichaelWebster, travelled to Independence to explain the City’s Solar Ranch project, he heard some angry and some frank comments against LADWP’s plans. The LA Times quoted Supervisor Jeff Griffiths...
by News Staff | Apr 16, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Eight Mammoth Town Council candidates fielded individual questions from moderator Brent Truax Tuesday evening at the Mammoth Chamber of Commerce forum. Some got specific in their answers. Some didn’t. The rules of the forum allowed candidates to pick their own...
by News Staff | Apr 16, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Pass Openings in Inyo and Mono Counties SR 120 West – Tioga Pass Road open to the Park Entrance Gate BISHOP – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is proud to announce that the snow has been cleared and maintenance performed to enable the following...
