by News Staff | Dec 24, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Influenza Health Alert – From Public Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson In the last week, we have seen a definite increase in the presence of influenza in our community. A number of rapid influenza lab tests have been positive, and several visitors have been seen...
by News Staff | Dec 24, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Los Angeles Times has encapsulated the recent move by the National Park Service to put a halt on runs and cycling events through Death Valley. The Badwater Run organizer, Chris Costman, had recently talked to the Inyo Supervisors about asking Congress to...
by News Staff | Dec 23, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(CHP- Bridgeport Press Release) On Sunday, December 22, 2013, at approximately 2:00 P.M., a CHP officer assigned to the CHP Bridgeport Office made a traffic stop on a white, 2009 Chrysler 300 for multiple vehicle code violations on US-395, northbound, just south of...
by News Staff | Dec 23, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power signed the Long Term Water Agreement more than 20 years ago. They started talking about a “re-greening” project east of Independence in 1988. DWP recently got around to that project area and one...
by News Staff | Dec 23, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Mammoth Medical Missions was presented with a Resolution of the Board of Directors Southern Mono Healthcare District (SMHD) at the board meeting held on December 19, 2013 in honor of their “extraordinary work to safeguard and rescue the people of the Philippines from...
by Dennis Mattinson | Dec 23, 2013 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
FORECAST: Owens Valley, Mammoth and Mono County FROM: Dennis Mattinson, Weather and Atmospheric Forecaster HTTP://www.395travel.com / SierraWave Media: Eastern Sierra News MONDAY Dec 23 2013 Upper ridge of high pressure remains off the California Coast this morning....
by News Staff | Dec 23, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
With an army of volunteers, the annual Christmas Dinner in Bishop will roll out in the Methodist Church Social Hall on Fowler St. on Christmas Day. A year ago, the dinner’s future looked somewhat uncertain, but the matrix of dedicated volunteers and donors...
by News Staff | Dec 22, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
After last week’s workshop with budget consultant Dr. Frank Benest with the Inyo Supervisors, some 55 participants met again the next day at the Fairgrounds for more talk about service collaboration and, as Benest put it, “re-design of services.”...
by News Staff | Dec 22, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
A personal objection or defense of turf? Mono County courthouse watchers are kicking that one around when it comes to a Supervisor’s wish to delve into the Sheriff’s Saturation Patrol in August and the Sheriff’s mind-your-own-business response....
by News Staff | Dec 22, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Museum’s 2014 Historic Calendar Features Women of Inyo County The interesting and intriguing women who have endured and thrived in Inyo County are featured in the Eastern California Museum’s 2014 calendar. The calendar shines a spotlight on a wide variety of women who...
by News Staff | Dec 22, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Third Annual Eastern Sierra Shop with a Cop The third annual Eastern Sierra Shop with a Cop was held on Saturday, December 14 in Bishop. The local law enforcement agencies and their officer associations raised money from their communities to sponsor 40...
by News Staff | Dec 22, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Cleaner Skies Ahead in the Eastern Sierra Bishop, CA – Recently, and in no uncertain terms, the World Health Organization declared that all types of outdoor air pollution, including dust and smoke, causes cancer. Last summer’s air was especially...
