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Where now, Mammoth Mountain? Rusty Gregory, Mark Brownlie weigh in on the coming winter season

Published Thursday, September 17, 2020

Ed note; These letters were sent to the Mammoth Mountain community this week as Alterra announced Mammoth Mountain was scheduled to open Nov. 14, with $1M in Covid-19 mitigations in place:

 

A Letter from Rusty Gregory:

Mammoth Lakes Police Blotter, Sept. 7-13

Published Thursday, September 17, 2020

Sept. 7
A person called because they had found a young girl who was lost. The girl was supposed to be meeting her brother to ride bikes, but she was unable to find him. The girl said that she did not know her parents’ phone number.

Rep. Cook seeks recognition for Mono Lake Kutzadikaa Tribe

Published Thursday, September 17, 2020

This week, Mono County’s Representative for Congress, Rep. Paul Cook (R-Apple Valley), introduced legislation to extend federal recognition to the Mono Lake Kutzadikaa Tribe.

Mammoth Mountain plans to open Nov. 14; spends $1M in Covid-19 mitigations

Published Thursday, September 17, 2020

Mammoth Mountain announced this week that it will open the Mountain for winter operations on Nov. 14, conditions and terrain permitting.

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, there will be many changes as to how the Mountain operates this season, however.

All Local Visitor Centers Closed: Here Are Your Local Information Sources For Labor Day Weekend

Published Friday, September 4, 2020

The Inyo National Forest, Devils Postpile National Monument, and Manzanar National Historic Site operate a total of seven visitor centers in the Eastern Sierra region.

Mammoth Unifed stays course with distance learning only; Eastern Sierra Unified opens to partial in-class on Sept. 23

Published Saturday, August 29, 2020

What’s up with our schools now that we are in the “Moderate” tier?

Mono can re-open many indoor services, business Aug. 31

Published Saturday, August 29, 2020

Mono is now in “moderate” Covid-19 status; one of only 11 counties in state’s in top two reopening tiers

Three arrested following theft, drug spree

Published Friday, August 21, 2020

Three men, including two local residents, were arrested mid-last week following a theft and drug spree spanning several days.

Mono sees second Covid-19 death this week

Published Friday, August 21, 2020

A second death of a Mono County resident due to Covid-19 has been confirmed.

At press time, the identity of the person had not been officially confirmed.

It is Mono County’s second death from Covid-19. The first death was of local resident Pedro Escobar in late March.

Shock, fear and frustration as state orders indoor dining, indoor bar service closed

Published Thursday, July 16, 2020

Some local restaurant servers were serving and bartenders were tending bar when the news came down from the state late Monday night that all indoor dining and bar service in all 58 counties, including Mono County, had to shut down all inside operations, effective immediately.