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Update on Mammoth, Mono cannabis taxes
By Deb Murphy The Town of Mammoth Lakes and Mono County are nearing a decision on taxing cannabis businesses. Or, put more accurately, how much cannabis tax to put to a vote by their respective...
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American Mule Museum, Laws Museum announce alliance
Press release The American Mule Museum and the Laws Railroad Museum are excited and proud to announce an upcoming alliance. The American Mule Museum, dedicated to the preservation of history and...
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Cast, crew preparing to take audiences ‘Into the Woods’
Press release The all-star cast for the upcoming production of ‘Into the Woods’ is hard at work rehearsing and preparing to thrill audiences as they lead them into a web of fairytales that is...
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Dr. Tom Boo named Mono Public Health Officer
Press release It is an honor and pleasure to announce that Dr. Tom Boo has joined Mono County as the Public Health Officer. Dr. Tom Boo An East Coast native and graduate of the Medical College of...
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Op-ed: Plan by Trump to throw away years of desert planning
Submitted by Michael Prather Eight years of collaborative planning time, effort and expense are being swept aside by the recent decision of the U.S. Department of Interior to reopen the Desert...
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SIHD lays out bond measure
By Deb Murphy Southern Inyo Healthcare District’s parcel tax measure may not be popular with constituents, but it may be the only way to keep the hospital open. That was the grim news the board of...
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Airports get spotlight from ESCOG
By Deb Murphy Mark Brownlie, Mammoth Resorts’ president and chief operating officer, stressed the importance of access to the ski area at Wednesday’s Eastern Sierra Council of Governments meeting....
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Update on Pleasant Fire
News release From CALFIRE UPDATE: 12:26am: Evacuations are still in place. There will be a meeting at 8:00 am to re-evaluate the evacuations. Flames are no longer visible from inside The Glenwood...
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Tuesday update: Pleasant Fire at 35 percent containment
News release PLEASANT FIRE Tuesday morning update Pleasant Fire Update Date: 2/20/2018 Time: 7:00 AM STATUS Incident Start Date: 2/18/2018 Incident Start Time: 2:12 P.M. Incident Type: Wildland Fire...
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LADWP, Inyo continue dispute on county landfills
By Deb Murphy The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is suing Inyo County for violating the California Environmental Quality Act by attempting to “obtain property and water rights owned” by Los...
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Free computer classes returning to Bishop Senior Center
Press release The popular, free computer classes for seniors are returning to the Bishop Senior Center on Wednesdays, beginning February 21 for 5-weeks from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The five-week...
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Prescribed burns slated near Crowley Lake, Casa Diablo
USFS press release As weather and air quality conditions permit, the White Mountain Ranger District of the Inyo National Forest will complete prescribed fire projects at sites located along the...
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Mammoth, Mono County set cannabis tax rates for June ballot
By Deb Murphy It took a while, but both the town of Mammoth Lakes and Mono County have decided on a tax rate range to appear on this June’s ballot. The two measures are nearly identical. The slight...
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Slow down and give wildlife a brake
WCEA press release Most Eastern Sierra drivers see an occasional dead owl or raccoon on the highway shoulder or have a close call with a group of deer, a speedy roadrunner or coyote as they cross the...
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Prescribed burns scheduled for Mammoth Knolls, June Lake
Letter and news release Mammoth Knolls Resident, Fire Crews of the Mammoth Ranger District, on the Inyo National Forest, are in cooperation with the Mammoth Lakes Fire Department in order to take...
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June Lake Winter Festival set for Saturday
Press release JUNE LAKE, Calif. – The June Lake Winter Festival is set for March 3, 2018, with exciting events for everyone – young and young-at-heart. Photo courtesy of Mono County Tourism The...
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Locals enjoy time at OC Explorer Academy
Press release From February 15 – 19, 2018, five Explorers, accompanied by two Explorer Advisors, attended the Orange County Law Enforcement Explorer Academy’s 86th Class. The Explorer Academy...
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Students reading – a lot – with Mono’s Trails to Literacy
Dr. Stacey Adler and the Mono County Office of Education Celebrate Achievement of More Than 15 Million Words Read through Trails to Literacy Early Learning Initiative (Press release) Mammoth Lakes, CA...
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DRECP in danger of being dismantled
By Deb Murphy After eight years of workshops, community outreach, discussion, wrangling with conflicting community needs and compromise, Inyo’s Board of Supervisors and Planning Department thought the...
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NIHD tackles physician recruitment struggles
News release Northern Inyo Healthcare District Board of Directors were updated on physician recruitment efforts during the board’s recent monthly meeting. Setting the discussion stage, Chief Executive...
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