by News Staff | Apr 14, 2021 | News Releases, Press Release, Town of Mammoth Lakes
The Town of Mammoth Lakes will be conducting a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Community Recreation Center (CRC) at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at Mammoth Creek Park. Members of the Mammoth Lakes Town Council, the Planning and Economic Development...
by News Staff | Apr 14, 2021 | Corona Virus, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, State of California
INYO AND MONO COUNTIES, CA, April 13, 2021 — Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 91 in late January, allocating $2.6 billion in rent assistance for the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Program. IMACA and Mammoth Lakes Housing have joined the Local Partner Network to help...
by Community Reports/Events | Apr 14, 2021 | Crime, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release
Occasionally here at Sierra Wave News, we try to keep you informed on robocalls, fake email messages and other online scams. This one, being ‘Catfished,” is not the same as being “Phished” (pronounced “Fished”), although both target unsuspecting men and women. It may...
by Community Reports/Events | Apr 14, 2021 | Business, Corona Virus, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, State of California, Vaccination
On Tuesday, April 13, Inyo County was officially placed in the less restrictive Red Tier, Substantial category, just in time for the Trout Opener on the last weekend of the month. No more Purple Tier, thank you very much! They will now be able to reopen more types of...
by News Staff | Apr 14, 2021 | Corona Virus, Healthcare /Hospitals, Press Release, Public Health, State of California, Vaccination
SACRAMENTO – Today the (CDPH) issued a statement from Dr. Erica Pan, state epidemiologist, regarding the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. “Today, the CDC and FDA have recommended a temporary pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19...
by News Staff | Apr 13, 2021 | Healthcare /Hospitals, Inyo County, News Releases, Northern Inyo Healthcare District, Press Release, Vaccination
Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was stopped Tuesday following reports of rare and severe blood clotting in some people who received the shot. Federal health officials recommended states pause the use of the vaccine out of an abundance of caution...
by Deb Murphy | Apr 13, 2021 | Corona Virus, Dr. James Richardson, Federal government, General Misc. Stories, Healthcare /Hospitals, Inyo County, News Releases, Northern Inyo Healthcare District, Press Release, Public Health, Vaccination
Both Inyo and Mono County Boards of Supervisors heard an update today at their regular virtual meetings on the issues with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine which have prompted the temporary suspension of its use. The recommendations came from the Federal...
by News Staff | Apr 13, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, High Winds, News Releases, Press Release, Weather
A Community Crew Vehicle from Southern California Edison (SCE) has been prepositioned at Millpond Recreation Area. This is in advance of possible Public Safety Power Shutoff or PSPS to prevent our electric system from becoming the source of ignition, due to high winds...
by News Staff | Apr 13, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases
The Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation invites the community to participate in the 8th Annual Lone Pine Tribal Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 9:00AM-12:30PM. This year’s theme: “Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Live it, Teach it” Be an...
by Community Reports/Events | Apr 13, 2021 | California Highway Patrol, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, News Releases
The 5th Annual Inyo County SAR & CHP Inland Division Air Operations Search and Rescue Training was held this past weekend in Bishop, CA. Photos shared on CHP Inland Division Air Operations Facebook website. Inyo SAR and CHP Air Operations has a long history of...
by Community Reports/Events | Apr 13, 2021 | Inyo County Sheriff's Office, National Park Service
A GoFundMe fundraiser for the Death Valley National Park campers whose trip ended in disaster last week has provided a few new details about what happened to the couple. After a three-day search by multiple agencies for the missing couple in Death Valley National Park...
by Deb Murphy | Apr 12, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Town of Mammoth Lakes
Mono County’s Sheriff Ingrid Braun warned of a massive exodus of people escaping Covid-ridden Southern California for the serenity of the Eastern Sierra last year. Short of spike-strips on Hwy. 203, there was not much that could be done to stop it. But, now the Town...
