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Animals removed from ‘rescue’, operator arrested
By Deb Murphy More than 150 burros, seven mules and nine horses were removed from the Wild Burro Rescue and Preservation Project in Olancha. Project operator Diane Chontas has been arrested. Photos...
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Enjoy St. Patrick’s Day, but don’t drink and drive, CHP warns
CHP press release SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The celebrations and parties that may highlight St. Patrick’s Day often lead to tragedy, when impaired drivers take to the roads. The California Highway Patrol...
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Search for missing Marine on ‘limited continuous search status’
Interagency news release CENTRAL SIERRA NEVADA, Calif. March 16, 2019 – A massive multiagency search in the Sierra Nevada has been underway for more than a week to locate missing U.S. Marine Corps 1st...
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Inyo County approves grants to non-profit groups
Press release The Inyo County Board of Supervisors recently approved nine grants to various local, non-profit community groups and organizations, for a total of $20,984. The grant process is part of...
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Samantha Burns again takes Inyo’s ‘Poetry Out Loud’
Press release Bishop, CA — Sophomore Samantha Burns, from Bishop Union High School, received the title of Inyo County Poetry Out Loud Champion, for the second year in a row, at the ninth annual county...
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Meeting on proposed trout regulations set for Wednesday
News release The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will host a series of statewide meetings to inform the public and seek input on the proposed new statewide changes for trout fishing...
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Mammoth Lakes Fire Council receives grant for Lakes Basin
News releases The Mammoth Lakes Fire Safe Council (MLFSC) has received approval from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) on a grant application for the Lakes Basin Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project in...
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OVGA mulls draft budget
By Deb Murphy After skipping its February meeting to figure out staffing, the Owens Valley Groundwater Authority had a chance to mull over its draft budget for this fiscal year. Bob Harrington/file...
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Triumph and Tragedy – Inyo County History Day Contest
Press release Inyo County’s History Day Contest was held on March 14th, 2019. Ten posters, four websites, one research paper and eleven exhibits covering a variety of topics captured this year’s...
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An interview with scientist Connie Millar
Inyo National Forest press release Interview conducted by Deb Schweizer, who wrote, “Recently, I was asked by our Civil Rights Officer if I was aware of someone local who would make a good profile for...
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Let’s avoid a springtime bout with the flu
NIHD news release (First in a three-part series) Signs of spring are seemingly everywhere – budding daffodils, young animals at the school farm, longer days. Yet, with the arrival of spring comes a...
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Mammoth Summer Recreation Expo set for Tuesday
Press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – It’s all recreation, all the time with the Mammoth Lakes Parks and Recreation Department. Mark your calendars for the annual Summer Recreation Expo on Tuesday, March...
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Inyo Supervisors trying to avoid infusion confusion
By Deb Murphy Back in the day, if someone had told me I’d be watching four guys in suits discuss the addition of cannabis oil to brownie dough, I’d have said they were nuts. But that was part of the...
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Los Alamitos man falls to death in Mono County
Mono County Sheriff’s Department news release On March 19, 2019, at approximately 3:50 p.m., Mono County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call reporting that a person was seen falling from the cliffs...
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LADWP on stormwater capture in LA
LADWP press release LOS ANGELES – The months of January and February brought enough snow and rain to boost the Eastern Sierra snowpack and rainfall in Los Angeles to well above average numbers. In...
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Mike Vowels: ‘Return to Paradise – A Skier’s Journey’
Press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Shira Dubrovner announced a unique partnership with Lia Webb of Adventure Hub to co-produce a series of...
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No more Fishmas? CDFW discusses proposed regulations
By Deb Murphy Roger Bloom, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s environmental program manager, explained the fishing season’s start dates were set for holiday weekends so folks would remember...
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Hundreds enjoy 51st Blake Jones Trout Derby
Press release The 51st annual Blake Jones Trout Derby is “in the books” and by all accounts, it was a great day. Nearly 700 anglers of all ages fished Pleasant Valley Reservoir and the Owens River...
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NIHD offers tips on avoiding the flu
NIHD news release (Second in a three-part series) As of this writing, 47 of the 50 states are suffering a widespread influenza outbreak, or more commonly known as the flu. All signs indicate we are...
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Lynne A. Clark: 1954-2019
LYNNE A. CLARK 1954-2019 Born Lynne Ann Andreycak on June 11, 1954 in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Peter and Eileen Andreycak. Lynne died peacefully in her home on March 13, after a four-year battle with...
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