by Community Reports/Events | Feb 2, 2021 | California Highway Patrol, CalTrans, General Misc. Stories, Mono County Sheriff's Office, News Releases, Weather
As of 3:00 this afternoon, maintenance crews have fully reopened U.S. Highway 395. It took almost a full week to clear the highway after last week’s snowstorm. Besides lots of snow, there was the added danger of avalanches along U.S. Highway 395. According to...
by News Staff | Feb 2, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement, News Releases, Press Release
Sierra Wave News has confirmed that Inyo County Sheriff Jeff Hollowell filed a $20 million government tort claim with Inyo County. A press release from Perez Law Offices in Sacramento says the following: The Sheriff of Inyo County, Jeffrey Hollowell, elected on June...
by News Staff | Feb 1, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
DEATH VALLEY, CA – A canyoneer (canyoneerer) died in an accident in Death Valley National Park on Saturday, January 30. Justin Ibershoff (38) of Los Angeles, was descending a technical route down Deimos Canyon with six friends. The group was very experienced, and most...
by News Staff | Feb 1, 2021 | Corona Virus, Press Release, Public Health, Sports
After careful consideration, the Board of Directors to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce has decided to postpone the Blake Jones Trout Derby that was slated for March 13th, 2021. Historically, the derby draws nearly 1,000 anglers from near and far to fish Pleasant Valley...
by News Staff | Feb 1, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
(Mammoth Lakes Police Department 01/30/2021) On January 29th, 2021, at about 12:40 P.M., Mammoth Lakes police officers were dispatched to the Footloose parking lot for an unconscious male sitting in his vehicle. The adult male was not visible until someone removed the...
by News Staff | Feb 1, 2021 | Public Health, Corona Virus, News Releases, State of California
Purple Tier Guidance Differs from Town of Mammoth Lakes Lodging Order MONO COUNTY, Calif. (JANUARY 31, 2021) – Effective January 25, 2021, lodging facilities within the unincorporated communities of Mono County are subject to the State’s Widespread Tier 1 (Purple) of...
by News Staff | Feb 1, 2021 | Nature, News Releases
A great story was provided to Sierra Wave from Cindy Kamler, the Director at the Wildcare Eastern Sierra, titled “Endangered Kit Fox Recovering at Wildcare Eastern Sierra.” Kit Fox, recovered after 11 weeks of care at the Wildcare Eastern Sierra Center, is...
by News Staff | Jan 31, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Press Release, Public Health, State of California, Town of Mammoth Lakes
On January 25, 2021 officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) ended the Regional Stay-at-Home Order (RSAHO) for all regions statewide, issued on December 6, 2020. Mono County and the Town of Mammoth Lakes re-entered the most restrictive Tier 1...
by News Staff | Jan 29, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
Obituary for Charlotte A. Paris | 1947–2021 Charlotte was born February 19, 1947 in Evanston, IL. She was the oldest of six children, and lived with her family in numerous locations in the U.S. She attended high school in Rifle, Colorado, attended Moody Bible...
by News Staff | Jan 29, 2021 | Mono County Sheriff's Office
Please be advised that the Mono County Road Division has temporarily suspended snow removal operations and closed the following 3 roads due to risk of avalanche: Twin Lakes Road in Bridgeport beyond the Twin Lakes Resort, Lakeview Drive in June Lake, and Crowley Lake...
by News Staff | Jan 28, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases
You were probably hoping (as were all of us) that there would be no taxes this year because of—you know—the Covid-19 pandemic. But as the well-known saying goes: “The only thing certain in life is death and taxes,” a quote that goes back for at least three centuries....
by News Staff | Jan 28, 2021 | CalTrans, General Misc. Stories
MONO AND INYO COUNTY — Caltrans has announced that U.S. Highway 395 in Mono County will remain closed through Friday morning. Maintenance crews are working around the clock, plowing, and dropping cinders to manage the storm. On Friday, Caltrans will reassess the road...
