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State of the Inyo National Forest update
INF news release The State of the Inyo, current as of 9/19/19 See trail information link below for current trail conditions. Mono Lake Ranger District Roads open: Sonora Pass (Hwy 108), Monitor Pass...
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Caltrans lane closure report for week of 9-23-19
Lane Closure Report for the Week of 9/23/2019 – 9/27/2019 Inyo, Mono & Eastern Kern Counties — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to alert the traveling public to be...
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Inyo National Forest release its final EIS
INF news release BISHOP, Calif. The Inyo National Forest is releasing their final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the revised land management plan, under the provisions of the 2012 planning...
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MLRT’s ‘The Glass Menagerie’ begins this week
MLRT press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre (MLRT) Artistic Director Shira Dubrovner announces the next major production of the 2019-2020 theatrical season – The Glass...
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Monday Taboose Fire update
USFS news release Taboose Fire Control lines will be tested again as the next frontal passage brings higher winds Monday afternoon in to Tuesday morning. Photo courtesy of USFS The fire currently sits...
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Fuels reduction begins next week in Mammoth Lakes Basin
MCWD news release On September 3, 2019 work to complete fuels reduction on up to 630 acres in the Mammoth Lakes Basin will begin. Mechanical and hand thinning will create fuel breaks and defensible...
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Taboose update: Fire perimeter holds firm
USFS news release Taboose Fire Overnight the fire remained within established control lines. The fire remains at 10,296 acres and containment has increased to 75%. There were no reported smokes across...
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Sustainable recreation takes center stage at Thursday workshop
By Deb Muphy The Eastern Sierra Council of Governments is sitting on a $618,750 grant for the specific purpose of developing potential projects focused on sustainable recreation on this side of the...
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SCE may institute PSPS in Mono County on Friday
From the Town of Mammoth Lakes Due to projected weather conditions, SCE is exploring options for a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) of electrical circuits in High Fire Risk Areas (HFRA)...
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Caltrans to begin work on State Route 168
From SCE Contractors for Southern California Edison will be setting up temporary traffic controls on State Route 168 near Cerro Coso Community College, between Ed Powers Road and Red Hill Road. Crews...
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Diana Jean Laird: 1937-2019
It is with tremendous sorrow that we say goodbye to Diana Jean Laird, daughter, wife, mother, teacher; a truly genuine and gracious woman. Born February 8, 1937, Diana was the youngest of three girls...
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Fall colors glowing in Eastern Sierra –‘Go now’
From CaliforniaFallColor.com California Fall Color Report – 9/26/19 Following is a summary of reports on autumnal change across California. It is compiled from reports and photographs submitted by a...
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CDPH urges everyone to stop vaping
California Department of Public Health Health Advisory This health advisory seeks to inform the public about the imminent public health risks posed by vaping any product, including the use of...
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Bishop school district board drew angry crowd, another meeting tonight
By Deb Murphy School board meetings rarely draw big crowds. When they do, it’s usually bad news. At Bishop Union School District’s September 19th meeting, some in the audience were there in response...
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Dennis Mattinson’s Weather Forecast
AREA FORECAST: Owens Valley / Mammoth Lakes / Mono County FROM: Dennis “dmatt” Mattinson, Weather and Atmospheric Forecaster FOR: Sierra Wave Media / Radio / Television / Online Photo courtesy of...
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John Wayne True Grit Series this Saturday in Lone Pine
Press release NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — The ultimate western race has arrived with the launch of John Wayne Grit Series the first annual fundraising event by the John Wayne Cancer Foundation (JWCF),...
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Vivian Doris Chance (Bice) Welch: 1923-2019
Vivienne aka (Bim) went to join the Angels on Thursday, September 26 at 11:24 p.m. She was truly an angel and will be missed by family and friends alike. She was born Vivienne Doris Chance on...
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Regional Sustainable Recreation Projects begins 2-year process
By Deb Murphy Close to 100 East Side residents got together at Tallman Pavilion last Thursday to kick-off a two-year effort to identify sustainable recreation projects in the Sierra Nevada. Inyo...
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BUSD board: ‘Accountability starts with us’
By Deb Murphy Bishop Union School District’s Board President Taylor Ludwick admitted the 2019-20 year got off to a rough start at a special meeting held Monday evening. The meeting had two items on...
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Update from CHP on Mono Cone fatality
CHP news release On 10/02/2019, At approximately 1150 hours, a 1999 Ford F-250 extra cab pickup was traveling in the northbound number two lane of US 395, just south of First Street, in the town of...
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