by Community Reports/Events | Jul 8, 2021 | California Highway Patrol, General Misc. Stories
On Monday, July 5th, a driver died in a single vehicle traffic accident along California State Route 190 in Death Valley National Park. According to the Report of Collision – News Release from the California Highway Patrol (posted at bottom of page), for an unknown...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 8, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
Thursday afternoon at 3:49 pm a magnitude 6.0 earthquake was reported about 70 miles northwest of Mammoth Mountain and 40 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe, closing the Hwy 395 temporarily as rockslides sent large boulders onto the roadway along Walker Canyon that had to...
by Deb Murphy | Jul 7, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Weather
Reporter Deb Murphy filed this report on What Sierra Wave Weather Forecaster Dennis Mattinson has to say on the Triple Digit Heat: Okay, temperatures in the low 100s in the Owens Valley aren’t really newsworthy when the heat streak covers a couple of days in late...
by Deb Murphy | Jul 7, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County
In what is hopefully the last chapter in the Inyo Board of Supervisors’ 26-percent salary increase, County Counsel Marshall Rudolph presented a resolution mapping out the protocol for Supervisors to waive their salaries altogether. That waiver was requested by...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 7, 2021 | Inyo County
Recall Suddenlink Communications? Many clients are unhappy with its service and cost Inyo County Fourth District Supervisor Jen Roeser is seeking feedback about service issues with Suddenlink Communications in preparation of Inyo County considering sending a letter to...
by Deb Murphy | Jul 7, 2021 | Election, General Misc. Stories, Governor's Office, State of California
RECALL ELECTION SIMPLIFIED…Just kidding, explained as simply as humanly as possible The “simplified” part of the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, slated for September 14, comes from Inyo and Mono counties’ Registrars of Voters, Danielle Sexton and Scheereen...
by News Staff | Jul 7, 2021 | Entertainment, News Releases
InterSection Films is proud to bring MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST, directed and produced by Ann Kaneko and produced by Jin Yoo-Kim, to Payahuunadü/Owens Valley, where the film will have four screenings. These screenings will occur from July 7 – 10...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 6, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Public Health, Public Safety, Vaccination
July 4th celebrations enjoyed by thousands in the Eastern Sierra, most of whom were confident in their Covid-19 vaccination shots Most Eastern Sierra residents and visitors enjoyed a good Fourth of July celebration with friends and family, complete with barbeques,...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 6, 2021 | News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, Public Safety, Weather
Record-breaking heat wave coming to Eastern Sierra over the rest of this week into next | Be Prepared! Triple-digit weather recently killed nearly 100 people in Oregon with temperatures over three days hitting 116 degrees. Just over the border In Canada, over the past...
by News Staff | Jul 2, 2021 | Fishing Reports
The Eastern Sierra Fishing Report: by Chris Leonard “What a relief these afternoon rain showers have been! I don’t think that there’s a single soul out there who’s complaining about the much needed precipitation falling throughout parts of the...
by News Staff | Jul 1, 2021 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, National Park Service, Press Release, Public Safety, United States Forest Service
It is no secret that there is an extended, severe drought in California. Thunderstorms have already started several wildfires started by lightning strikes and more are expected over the next several months. Given the seriousness of the situation, coupled with the fact...
by News Staff | Jul 1, 2021 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
While we are all accustomed to seeing helicopters taking water from lakes and streams during fire operations, they can also be used to apply fire retardant, says the Inyo National Forest in a press release. On the Inyo Creek Fire, 106,000 gallons of retardant was...
