by News Staff | Feb 9, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(CHP – Bridgport press release) On Saturday morning February 8, 2014, at approximately 12:41 A.M., California Highway Patrol (CHP) Bishop Communications Center received a call from the Mono County Sheriff’s Department regarding a solo vehicle, non-injury...
by News Staff | Feb 9, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
It is a new century between us, the Owens Valley and Los Angeles. How shall we proceed? Mayor, Eric Garcetti is calling on Los Angeles residents to sign a pledges to fix both the LA River (http://www.lamayor.org/restore_the_la_river) and the DWP...
by News Staff | Feb 8, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Greg Bretz is the two-time United States Olympian snowboarder – his father has been my closest friend for over 40 years. Both are longtime residents of Mammoth Lakes. I call the elder Bretz “Greesh” (long story, maybe later; the younger Bretz...
by News Staff | Feb 8, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
LOST! In Rolling Green Area − Elmcrest Drive, Big Pine 15-year old Black and White Tuxedo Cat named Bunny Very timid − may not come to you. If found, please call Charles & Sherrie James @ (760) 263-9687
by News Staff | Feb 8, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
By popular request, Sierra Wave asked Dennis Mattinson to tell us about the webcams in southern Inyo. Here are the story and some beautiful images: Dennis Mattinson worked with Steve Cosner from the Mt. Whitney Hikers Association on placing a webcam at the Fort...
by News Staff | Feb 7, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Press Release, Friday, February 7, 2014 Death of a Mono County Resident Related to the Flu The Mono County Health Department was notified yesterday, February 6th, that the death of a Mono County resident is most likely related to an H1N1 2009 swine influenza...
by News Staff | Feb 7, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Victor Covarrubias has worked in the car business for some 30 years. As many know, he and his son Victor bought Eastern Sierra Motors from the Ellis family and have made it Bishop Ford. They have improvement plans in mind for their new dealership. Victor, Sr. told...
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
“Use the Reserve for Economic Uncertainties. It’s money for like what’s happening to us right now.” That’s what Mammoth Town Councilman John Eastman said, and he called the lack of snow now a “rare event.” He said it is...
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
This time when Los Angeles comes to Inyo County for a meeting, citizens have real, material complaints. A school farm project has dragged on, and many mitigation measures have never happened. Plus, Inyo has a Drought Proclamation that points out dry wells in Bishop....
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Independence Farmers Market this Friday The next Southern Inyo Farmers Market will take place on Friday February 7 at the Owens Valley Growers Cooperative in Independence between 4 and 6 pm, on the corner of Edwards St. (Route 395) and Kearsarge. This week’s market...
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Six Mammoth Lakes Skiers and Snowboarders Headed to 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia John Teller, Kelly Clark, Trevor Jacob, Greg Bretz, Stacey Cook, Kaya Turski (news release – Mammoth Tourism) Mammoth Lakes, Calif. (January 27, 2014) — Mammoth Lakes...
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Seventeen years after Inyo County and the Department of Water and Power signed the Long Term Water Agreement, DWP has not completed many mitigation projects listed in a 1991 Environmental Impact Report and designed to make up for widespread damage done by groundwater...
