Inyo County Supervisors Meeting | January 26, 2021 | Discuss COVID-19...
Snowpack Measurement will improve with recent snowstorm (Photo courtesy DWR) Ironically, Tuesday’s meeting of the Inyo County Board of Supervisors started with Water Department head Aaron Steinwand...
View ArticleDennis Mattinson’s Weather for Thursday and Friday
“Frozen” fans, Ellie and Kinley James, at Minaret Cinema in Mammoth Lakes 2020 FORECAST: The Owens Valley / The Town of Mammoth Lakes THU JAN 28 2021 4:16 AM PST SYNOPSIS: All eyes continue to be on...
View ArticleU.S. Highway 395 to Remain Closed Through Friday
Press Release – U.S. Highway 395 Closed until Friday MONO AND INYO COUNTY — Caltrans has announced that U.S. Highway 395 in Mono County will remain closed through Friday morning. Maintenance crews are...
View ArticleFree Tax Help February 13 through April 15 from the AARP Foundation Tax Aide...
Free Tax Help February 13 through April 15 from the AARP Foundation You were probably hoping (as were all of us) that there would be no taxes this year because of—you know—the Covid-19 pandemic. But...
View ArticleMono County Sheriff’s Office Warns Motorists, “Watch out for Avalanches”
Press Release – Mono Cnty Sheriff and Road Dept.warns of heavy snow and avalanche danger to motorists. Please be advised that the Mono County Road Division has temporarily suspended snow removal...
View ArticleIn Loving Memory of Charlotte A. Paris | 1947 – 2021
Obituary for Charlotte A. Paris | 1947–2021 Charlotte A. Paris | 1947–2021 Charlotte was born February 19, 1947 in Evanston, IL. She was the oldest of six children, and lived with her family in...
View ArticleDennis Mattinson’s Weather for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Snow Bunnies thrive in Mammoth Lakes during Winter FORECAST: The Owens Valley / The Town of Mammoth Lakes FRI JAN 29 2021 4:13 AM PST SYNOPSIS: Heavy snow continued yesterday into this morning (with...
View ArticleTown Issues Short-Term Rental Lodging Order for Purple Tier of the Blueprint...
Press Release: Revision of lodging processes and guidelines for short-term lodging operators within the incorporated Town of Mammoth Lakes On January 25, 2021 officials with the California Department...
View ArticleEndangered Kit Fox Recovered and Released from Wildcare Eastern Sierra | Hale...
A great story was provided to Sierra Wave from Cindy Kamler, the Director at the Wildcare Eastern Sierra, titled “Endangered Kit Fox Recovering at Wildcare Eastern Sierra.” Kit Fox, recovered after 11...
View ArticleLodging Within Unincorporated Mono County to Align with State’s Purple Tier...
Press Release: Unincorporated Mono County modifications on lodging under Purple (Widespread) Tier. Purple Tier Guidance Differs from Town of Mammoth Lakes Lodging Order MONO COUNTY, Calif. (JANUARY...
View ArticleMan in car found deceased in Footloose parking lot on Friday, January 29, 2021
Mammoth Lake Police Department Press Release (Mammoth Lakes Police Department 01/30/2021) On January 29th, 2021, at about 12:40 P.M., Mammoth Lakes police officers were dispatched to the Footloose...
View Article53rd Annual Blake Jones Trout Derby Postponed…Again
Press Release: Bishop Chamber of Commerce on Postponement of 53rd Blake Jones Tournament After careful consideration, the Board of Directors to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce has decided to postpone...
View ArticleDennis Mattinson’s Weather for Monday and Tuesday
More snow? WEATHER FORECAST: The Owens Valley / The Town of Mammoth Lakes MON FEB 01 2021 4:04 AM PST SYNOPSIS: After 113 inches of snow on Mammoth Mountain and 14 inches in parts of the Owens...
View ArticleCanyoneering Fatality from Fall in Death Valley National Park
Press Release – DVNP DEATH VALLEY, CA – A canyoneer died in an accident in Death Valley National Park on Saturday, January 30. Justin Ibershoff (38) of Los Angeles, was descending a technical route...
View ArticleDennis Mattinson’s Weather for Tuesday and Wednesday
Weather forecaster, Dennis Mattinson WEATHER FORECAST: The Owens Valley / The Town of Mammoth Lakes TUE FEB 02 2021 4:16 AM PST SYNOPSIS: We have a splitting system, with the Southern split becoming...
View ArticleSheriff Jeff Hollowell files a $20 million government tort claim with Inyo...
Inyo County Sheriff Jeff Hollowell Sierra Wave News has confirmed that Inyo County Sheriff Jeff Hollowell filed a $20 million government tort claim with Inyo County. A press release from Perez Law...
View ArticleCaltrans says U.S. Highway 395 is now fully open all the way to Nevada border
As of 3:00 this afternoon, maintenance crews have fully reopened U.S. Highway 395. Main highway from Bridgeport, Calif. to cities and towns of Nevada is now finally open. (Photo credit: Brad Larson)...
View ArticleGoodent.org Presents: Inyo Beyond the Mask | Sunday, February 14th
Press Release ONLINE FUNDRAISER – Inyo Beyond the Mask Goodent will celebrate our love for the weird, wild, and wonderful community of Inyo and beyond by inviting everyone to share poetry, songs,...
View ArticleYou think it’s taking too long for Covid vaccination? Global Vaccine Timeline...
We are not alone in this Covid pandemic, although it sometimes feels that way and that it will never end. Waiting for the call to be vaccinated in Inyo and Mono County seems like it will take forever....
View ArticleDennis Mattinson’s Weather for Wednesday and Thursday
Beautiful skiing and snowboarding weather on Mammoth Mountain WEATHER FORECAST: The Owens Valley / The Town of Mammoth Lakes WED FEB 03 2021 4:01 AM PST SYNOPSIS: The Northern branch of an elongated...
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