by Community Reports/Events | Jan 11, 2021 | Inyo County Sheriff's Office
Maybe the new Inyo County Dog Registration for some pet owners, which is only a mere 4 days away for many based on how registration and vaccinations have been handled in past years, may not be all that great? The new Inyo County partnership with DocuPet.com appears to...
by Deb Murphy | Jan 11, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Public Health
Mono County’s Public Health Department has set up a system to help residents, figuratively, get in line for the COVID-19 vaccinations. Bryan Wheeler, the County’s Public Health Director, outlined the schedule at this week’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting. Like Inyo,...
by News Staff | Jan 11, 2021 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Nature, News Releases, United States Forest Service
Inyo National Forest Plans Winter/Spring Prescribed Fires Thinning the forest through pile burning restores the forest to more natural conditions In a press release, the Inyo National Forest, which includes the Mono Lake, Mammoth, and White Mountain Ranger Districts...
by Community Reports/Events | Jan 11, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Public Health, Town of Mammoth Lakes
A recent posting on social media from a local newsletter, MP Mono County Weekly, there were startling revelations made under the headline: Mammoth Lodging and Restaurants Propose Reopening Plans Despite State Health Orders. The implications as reported by the local...
by News Staff | Jan 9, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, Town of Mammoth Lakes
The Town of Mammoth Lakes and County of Mono sent the following letter on January 5, 2021, to State Senator Borgeas in support of Senate Bill 74 which proposes to provide small, local businesses with financial resources of $2.6 billion of its $26 billion budget...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2021 | News Releases
Supervisor Corless Recognized for Service as 2020 Chair On Tuesday, the Honorable Mark Magit administered the Oath of Office to newly elected Supervisor Rhonda Duggan (District 2) and returning Supervisors Bob Gardner (District 3) and John Peters (District 4). In...
by News Staff | Jan 7, 2021 | Obituaries
Art was born to Cecil and Edith Broch on July 17, 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He grew up in San Diego as well as on an Oklahoma farm. He served in the Air Force. He and Connie Sobczak married in 1959. They moved, with their three kids, to the Owens Valley in...
by News Staff | Jan 7, 2021 | Obituaries, News Releases
Carol Anne Dondero was born at Mono General Hospital in Bridgeport on October 19th, 1947 and passed away peacefully at home in Big Pine on December 31, 2020 after a battle with lung cancer. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Dorothy Dondero and life...
by News Staff | Jan 7, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
Mark your calendar! The Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce is letting you know that there will be a CCW (Concealed Carry Weapon) training class for women only on March 5, 2021 in Bishop. There is limited space, so early registration is important. The cost is $125.00....
by News Staff | Jan 7, 2021 | Dr. James Richardson, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County
INYO COUNTY, CA, January 6, 2020 – Inyo County, in partnership with Northern Inyo Healthcare District (NIHD) and Southern Inyo Healthcare District (SIHD) has quickly vaccinated the majority of the Priority 1A population and has already used nearly all of the vaccine...
by News Staff | Jan 7, 2021 | United States Forest Service
VALLEJO, Calif. – USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has decided to extend the developed campground closure on 12 National Forests in California to provide consistent COVID-19 mitigation response in accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Stay-at-Home Orders....
by Community Reports/Events | Jan 7, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
There are concerns about how fast the new Covid-19 vaccines can be distributed and reach enough of the public at large to begin to allow life to return to normal. Best estimates are three to six months. It also depends on other factors. The coronavirus is mutating and...
