Inyo Supervisors fine tune cannabis ordinance, set license limits
By Deb Murphy After four hours of discussion, three things stood out as the Inyo Board of Supervisors thrashed through the latest iteration of the county’s commercial cannabis ordinance. According to...
View ArticleVariety of events taking place this weekend
December 9 ~ ICARE Shopping Day @ Spellbinder Books, 124 S. Main, Bishop Spellbinder Books and ICARE invite you to the 18th Annual ICARE Shopping Day on Saturday, December 9th. Just purchase a $5...
View ArticleInyo County strikes back over pumping test
By Deb Murphy The Inyo County Board of Supervisors has filed a temporary restraining order, stopping the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from flipping the on-switch to Well 385R’s pump test....
View ArticleCommand staff changes at Mono County Sheriff’s Department
Press release From Mono County Sheriff Ingrid Braun Undersheriff Michael Moriarty announced that he will be retiring from the Mono County Sheriff’s Office effective December 22, 2017. Undersheriff...
View ArticleKammi Foote to seek re-election in Inyo County
Press release from Kammi Foote I would like to announce that I, Kammi Foote, will be running for re-election to the office of Inyo County Clerk/Recorder and Registrar of Voters during the June 5, 2018...
View ArticleUpdates: Passes, state fires, INF
PRESS RELEASES SEASONAL PASS UPDATE BISHOP — California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is assessing the status of each of the Inyo/Mono seasonal passes for closing, winter closing, open or...
View ArticleCaltrans awards first of SB 1 grants
CALTRANS NEWS RELEASE SACRAMENTO—Caltrans announced last Thursday that the first planning grants funded through the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2014 (SB 1) have been awarded to local...
View ArticleSophia McKee takes Mono’s ‘Poetry Out Loud’
Announcing the winner of the 8th Annual Mono County Poetry Out Loud competition For the first time this year’s competition takes place in Bridgeport, the County Seat (Press release) Mammoth Lakes –...
View ArticleNew ‘Dark Sky Group’ for Inyo County
Inyo County Dark Sky Group (ICDSG) Announces its Formation (Press release) A group of Inyo County citizens has formed the Inyo County Dark Sky Group (ICDSG) to encourage practices and policies that...
View ArticleBest-selling authors in Mammoth this week
Press release USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORS TO READ FROM THEIR WORKS FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! ADDED ATTRACTION!! KINDLE FIRE RAFFLE. ONE LUCKY WINNER EACH EVENING. MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN Could you...
View ArticleEnjoy ‘The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged)’ in Mammoth
The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) comes to the Edison Theatre Enjoy this hilarious romp through every holiday story ever told Dec. 14-30 (Press release) Mammoth Lakes — The Ultimate Christmas...
View ArticleOne in a million chance: Belted Kingfisher survives
Press release In the cold light of an early winter morning, Lauren left her car at the closure on (168) and hiked in to the turnoff for North Lake. She was soon jogging the narrow path southward along...
View ArticleMono County Search and Rescue honors volunteers
Press release Mono County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team 2017 Annual Awards Dinner The Mono County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Team is an all-volunteer non-profit organization...
View Article‘On the Road to the High Sierra’ with ECM calendar
Press release 2018 Museum Calendar, On the Road to the High Sierra, now available. After losing the Water War to Los Angeles and then feeling the brunt of the Great Depression, the Eastern Sierra...
View ArticleTechnical group comes to standoff over W385 pump test
By Deb Murphy Friday morning’s Technical Group discussion of the two-month test on Five Bridges’ Well 385 drew a standing-room-only crowd. Back on November 28, Los Angeles Department of Water and...
View ArticleGregory, Mammoth Resorts give gift to support cancer screening
Press release “Breast cancer screening through mammography is critical for early detection and life-saving treatment,” according to Dr. Yuri Parisky, Chief of Staff at Mammoth Hospital, and leading...
View ArticleTown of Mammoth Lakes launches new, enhanced website
Press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – The Town is pleased to announce the launch of its new enhanced, mobile responsive and easy to navigate website. The website went live on December 14, 2017 after...
View ArticleLet’s beware of ‘porch pirates’
By Charles James It should come as no surprise to anyone that the frenzied buying that takes place during the Christmas season is also accompanied by an increase in theft. And with the booming online...
View ArticleKathy Zack announces run for Inyo supervisor
Press release Kathy Zack has announced she is running for the position of Inyo County 1st District Supervisor. Zack is a long-time resident of Inyo County. She graduated from Bishop Unified High...
View ArticleDMV advises drivers of new laws in 2018
DMV news release Sacramento – With the new year just around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to inform the public of several new laws or changes to existing law...
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