by News Staff | Apr 25, 2021 | Crime, Obituaries
[SWM Editor’s Note: The aunt of Elizabeth Peterson, a.k.a. Copeland, murdered in Benton on February 19, 2021, covered by Sierra Wave, asked that we share this remembrance of her niece with our readers. Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Ms....
by News Staff | Mar 22, 2021 | Federal government, General Misc. Stories, Governor's Office, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, State of California, Weather
This will likely come as no surprise to most of those living in Inyo and Mono counties. On March 19, AgnetWest.com posted a story on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack designating 50 of 58 counties in California as being primary natural disaster areas because...
by News Staff | Dec 11, 2020 | Public Health, Corona Virus, Press Release, United States Forest Service
VALLEJO, Calif. – USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has decided to close developed campgrounds on four additional National Forests in California to provide consistent COVID-19 mitigation response in accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Stay-at-Home Orders....
by News Staff | Oct 19, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
Under the new color-coded, 4-tier system being used in California on Reopening, Inyo County is now, along with Mono County, in the ‘Orange,” a.k.a. “Moderate” and less-restrictive category, which allows it to reopen several business sectors. Note: Mono County...
by News Staff | Sep 30, 2020 | News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
[September 30, 2020 – Press Release] VALLEJO, Calif. – The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has revised closure orders and fire prohibitions in California. These decisions will continue to be evaluated daily. The revisions include: 1. Easing fire...