by News Staff | Jul 22, 2020 | Fire, News Releases, United States Forest Service
Fire crews are continuing to aggressively work on suppressing the Iris Fire, located west of Iris Meadows Campground and the Rock Creek Road on the Inyo National Forest. The fire is currently 40 acres and 20% contained. Investigators have determined that the fire is...
by News Staff | Jul 22, 2020 | Fire, Inyo County, Press Release
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS! July 21, 2020 – For 65 years the Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department has walked door-to-door to sell their annual Community Calendar. This long-standing fundraiser is supported each year by hundreds of residents with the proceeds...
by News Staff | Jul 22, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Press Release
Bryce Williams was riding a 2007 Honda Motorcycle traveling westbound on Poleta Rd just west of the Owens River Bridge at an extremely high rate of speed. Rodger Thornburg was driving a 2012 GMC 2500 eastbound on Poleta Rd west of the Owens River Bridge. Due to...
by News Staff | Jul 22, 2020 | Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
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by News Staff | Jul 22, 2020 | Business, Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, State of California, Town of Mammoth Lakes
It was bound to happen when the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Mono County skyrocketed and one had to be hospitalized over the past two weeks. In response, the Public Health Officer, Dr. Tom Boo, issued further restrictions on restaurants in Mammoth Lakes, which...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 22, 2020 | Bureaucrat Beat, General Misc. Stories
The Weather Channel is forecasting temperatures hovering near and above 100 degrees for the next 10-14 days. Heat is dangerous all by itself, but the high elevations of most Eastern Sierra communities compound the danger of solar radiation by being much closer to the...
by News Staff | Jul 21, 2020 | California Dept Fish & Wildlife, General Misc. Stories, News Releases
July 20, 2020 Three California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) fish hatchery facilities in the eastern Sierra and Southern California have been battling a bacterial outbreak that has affected 3.2 million fish. This week, after consultation with fish pathology...
by News Staff | Jul 21, 2020 | Corona Virus, News Releases, Public Health, Sports
Press Release from CIF: Monday, July 20, 2020 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has determined, in collaboration with our 10 Sections, that education-based athletics for the 2020-2021 school year will begin with a modified season of...
by News Staff | Jul 21, 2020 | Entertainment, News Releases
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by News Staff | Jul 20, 2020 | Business, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Press Release
Tioga Inn Specific Plan Amendment Rescheduled to August 6 The Tioga Inn Specific Plan Amendment #3 and Final Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR) has been rescheduled for consideration by the Board of Supervisors to August 6, 2020, at 10:00 am. The meeting is expected...
by News Staff | Jul 20, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
Mammoth Hospital released the following statement today. (7/20/2020) Mammoth Hospital has hospitalized its first patient since late March due to COVID-19. While the Eastern Sierra has seen relatively few infections over the last few months, the pandemic continues to...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 19, 2020 | Corona Virus, Inyo County, News Releases, Public Health
Our public health authorities have been warning residents of Inyo and Mono counties for months that the Eastern Sierra would eventually experience a sharp increase in the numbers of positive COVID-19 cases. The new number of positive COVID-19 cases reported in Mono...
