by Press Release | Apr 1, 2022 | CalTrans, General Misc. Stories, Road Conditions
MONO COUNTY — Caltrans reopened State Route 89/Monitor Pass from its winter closure today at noon. The highway, the northernmost mountain pass in District 9 connecting Mono County to Ebbetts Pass and Alpine County, originally closed for the season on December 16,...
by Dennis Mattinson | Apr 1, 2022 | Weather
Dry weather this weekend as a shortwave ridge builds poleward into the Western US. Temperatures will gradually warm up thru Saturday. A slight dip in those temps on Sunday into Monday, as a dry front ripples across the region. Breezy in spots Sunday, 30 –...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 31, 2022 | Entertainment, Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Dear Millpond Friends, The first day of ticket and camping sales is April 1st! We will be taking orders over the phone, by fax, mail, or walk-ins. If you call and do not get through to a person, leave a voicemail and we will get back to you as soon as possible....
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 31, 2022 | General Misc. Stories
Community spirit and celebration will take center stage in the Inyo County Seat of Independence, Sunday April 10. At 3:00 pm, a celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Inyo County Courthouse will take place on the historical building’s...
by Dennis Mattinson | Mar 31, 2022 | General Misc. Stories, Weather
Today a broad, flat ridge will migrate over the Desert SW and provide us with dry and warming weather thru the weekend. Then a low amplitude inside slider digs into our Forecast Area late Sunday into Monday. Slightly cooler temperatures, clouds and breezy winds are...
by News Staff | Mar 30, 2022 | City of Bishop
The Bishop City Council on Monday approved a resolution to provide funding to Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action Inc., a regional social services agency that has found itself in financial crisis recently. Earlier this year IMACA reached out to Inyo and Mono...
by Press Release | Mar 30, 2022 | Healthcare /Hospitals, Northern Inyo Healthcare District, Public Health, Southern Mono Healthcare District
Northern Inyo Healthcare District (NIHD) and Southern Mono Healthcare District (Mammoth Hospital) recently launched a collaborative effort to address the state of childbirth services at Mammoth Hospital. Since January, the extreme nationwide nursing shortage...
by Dennis Mattinson | Mar 30, 2022 | Weather
Wed Mar 30 2022 Mammoth Mountain (with its elevation and closeness to the parent low) picked up 8 inches of new Tuesday. As you know, we need all the snow we can get, as the past weekend was not kind to the Sierra snowpack. Shortwave ridging brings on dry and sunny...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 29, 2022 | Obituaries
Robert Michael Covington born May 29 th 1984 in Bishop CA. He passed away in an accident on Friday March 4 th 2022 at the age of 37. He was a resident of Fernley Nevada and is survived by his mother Jennifer Covington of Round Mountain NV, his Father Rob...
by News Staff | Mar 29, 2022 | Bishop Airport
Commercial air service from the Eastern Sierra Regional Airport in Bishop, which wound down this month, will take off again on a limited schedule for the summer beginning June 4, Mammoth Lakes Tourism and Mammoth Mountain announced Monday. The entities note that this...
by Press Release | Mar 29, 2022 | Recreation
To keep our waterways safe from the spread of invasive quagga mussels, all boats entering Crowley Lake will be inspected. Boats showing signs of contamination, or found to contain any water or debris that could harbor mussels will not be allowed to launch. Boats that...
by Press Release | Mar 29, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Law Enforcement, Mono County Sheriff's Office
A California Highway Patrol supervisor who was completing his shift early Saturday morning near Bridgeport in Mono County apparently interrupted an alleged kidnapping in progress and a suspect is in custody, according to the CHP. The CHP reported that Erick...
