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The State of the Inyo (National Forest)
The State of the Inyo, current as of 5/4/18 (from USFS) Mono Lake Ranger District Roads open: Monitor Pass (Hwy 89), Sonora Pass (Hwy 108), Tioga Pass (Hwy 120) is open to the east entrance of...
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Inyo honors Children’s Memorial Day Flag Raising Ceremony
Press release Children and community partners joined Inyo County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Inyo County Superintendent of Schools (ICSOS) for the Children’s Memorial Day...
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Owens Valley Unified School District Bond Forum
By Deb Murphy Owens Valley Unified School District board and superintendent/principal took their turn facing voters at the final election forum hosted by the Independence Civic Club last Wednesday....
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NIHD poised to respond to changing healthcare environment
NIHD news release Every day there is a story in the news cycle about health care. Ground-breaking medical research, a new drug that has completed FDA approval, different treatments for medical...
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A story of the early opening of Tioga Road
From Christine Knadler Caltrans Maintenance Public Information Officer The morning of May 4th arrived with a burst of sunshine. Clouds dotted the tips of the Sierras, the skies had reached a vibrant...
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Mammoth Town Council takes initial steps on … Shady Rest
By Deb Murphy Now that the Town of Mammoth Lakes’ purchase of Shady Rest is official, what are the next steps to develop the 25-acre parcel for affordable housing? That was the question on the Town...
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Mono County, LA waging paper war
By Deb Murphy In mid-April, Mono County asked for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s help to ensure adequate irrigation water for grazing leases in Southern Mono. LA Mayor Garcetti Garcetti, basically,...
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Inyo District 1 Supervisor candidates give views at forum
By Deb Murphy Incumbent Inyo County District 1 Supervisor Dan Totheroh and candidate Lynne Greer were center stage Monday evening at a candidate forum hosted by the Sunrise Rotary. Dan Totheroh The...
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‘Poo Fairy’ program gets help from Sierra Dog Ventures
MAMMOTH LAKES RECREATION PARTNERS WITH SIERRA DOG VENTURES Partnership Seeks to Reduce Pet Waste and Litter on Area Trails Mammoth Lakes, CA – Mammoth Lakes Recreation announced this week that it is...
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Yucca Mountain repository back in the news
By Deb Murphy There had to be some weird karmic energy at last Monday’s District 1 Supervisorial candidate forum. One of the questions leveled at incumbent Dan Totheroh and challenger Lynn Greer...
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Lakes Basin Road opening; Postpile campground closing
News releases The Inyo National Forest announces that the Lakes Basin Road will open for the 2018 season on Thursday, May 17 at noon. File photo While the roads has been plowed, employees may be still...
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Mono County Grand Jury information
News release Mammoth Lakes, CA – For only the 2nd time in its history, the Mono County Grand Jury has filed an interim report for the community’s benefit and information. The report can be seen at the...
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MCWD requests reopening of Ormat EIR
Mammoth Community Water District Requests Reopening the Environmental Review of Ormat’s Casa Diablo IV Geothermal Expansion Project New Evidence Runs Contrary to Assumptions, Conclusions of Project’s...
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Inyo County argues DWP’s operations plan
By Deb Murphy Los Angeles Department of Water and Power came out with its 2018-19 operations plan late last month. Inyo County came back April 30 with its own recommendation, below the low end of...
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Mammoth Lakes Tourism honored at festival
Press release 360 Degrees of Adventure Featured at 3rd Annual Brand Film Festival Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 360 Degrees of Adventure, Mammoth Lakes Tourism’s Virtual Reality video was officially honored...
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Bishop, Lone Pine students attend ‘Youth Quest’
Press release On Monday, March 19th, 2018, students from Bishop Union High School and Lone Pine High School were invited to the Capitol in Sacramento to represent their local Youth Coalition in an...
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Bishop Lions help students with ‘brain food’
Press release With STAR testing ongoing at Bishop Union High School this week, Bishop Lions served 150 pancake meals on Tuesday and 115 on Wednesday – the big group returned today, Thursday, May 17,...
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Big Pine recycled water project gets a big ‘F’ from DWP
By Deb Murphy The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power took a long look at a feasibility study for the use of recycled Big Pine water on a 160-acre mitigation project east of town in exchange for...
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BLM OKs exploratory drilling at Conglomerate Mesa
By Deb Murphy Silver Standard U.S. Holdings Inc. got the green light from the Bureau of Land Management’s Ridgecrest Regional Office for exploratory drilling on Conglomerate Mesa in the Inyo...
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Reds Meadow Road has considerable damage
News release The Inyo National Forest, with assistance from the Town of Mammoth Lakes, has plowed and cleared the Reds Meadow Road beyond Minaret Vista. Engineering and the Acting District Ranger...
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