by News Staff | Sep 30, 2011 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Last week, some Mammoth Lakes children found a very large bear, lying dead in the Rusty Lane area near the golf course. Wildlife Specialist Steve Searles has now asked the public to help him solve the riddle of the big, gentle bear’s death. Unlike most Mammoth...
by News Staff | Sep 30, 2011 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Mono County Coroner released the following statement on a death investigation in Big Pine: “The Mono County Sheriff’s Department conducted an investigation into the death of a June Lake resident. On Tuesday, September 27th, at approximately 11:00 am, a Mono...
by News Staff | Sep 30, 2011 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Earlier in September, the John Fire burned more than 5300 acres west and south of Big Pine. The fire had threatened homes in the Birch Creek area but never reached them. The Department of Water and Power has replied to Sierra Wave’s questions about the start...
by News Staff | Sep 28, 2011 | Government Agencies/Utilities
While in negotiations over an Owens Dry Lake clean-up project, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power promised $5.6 million to the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control Project as part of the deal. They money will go toward clean air projects in Inyo, Mono...
by News Staff | Sep 28, 2011 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Residents throughout the Eastern Sierra have noticed what looks like dead elm trees in many areas. A Bishop resident expressed concern about brown or missing leaves on elms along Line Street and Barlow Lane. Inyo-Mono Deputy Agricultural Commissioner John Schrader...