News

Mono Plunges into Dark Winter As Cases Explode, Holiday Hopes Dashed

Published Sunday, December 13, 2020

December 2020 is going to be remembered for a long time in Mono County – and not in a good way.

Photo of the Day

Published Thursday, December 3, 2020

Mountain View Fire Moves into Recovery Mode

Published Thursday, November 5, 2020

The Mountain View Fire has bypassed the Round Fire of several years ago to become the largest and most destructive fire in Mono County in recent memory, according to the Mono County Sheriff’s Office.

Election Day!

Published Tuesday, November 3, 2020

California polls close at 8:00 pm.

Cooler weather ahead but rain, snow no longer likely

Published Thursday, October 8, 2020

After some forecasts – and much hope – that rain and possibly even some light snow could arrive this weekend, the latest forecasts are now trending dryer for the weekend and once again, warmer than normal for next week.

Covid-19 and flu likely to collide this fall Getting flu shot is best way to cut “double whammy” risk

Published Saturday, September 26, 2020

For the upcoming 2020/21 cold and influenza (flu) season, getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community, according to the Mono County Health Department.

Photo of the Week

Published Saturday, September 26, 2020

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

Published Thursday, September 17, 2020

Mammoth Mountain announced recently 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.

Of smoke and masks; how do we wear masks now and what works for smoke?

Published Thursday, September 17, 2020

According to local officials who work with the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, the Creek Fire smoke will likely be with Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra at least through this week and into next week - and perhaps longer than that.

Creek Fire keeps Mammoth on edge; town plans for the worst but evacuation still considered unlikely

Published Thursday, September 17, 2020

As of today, Thursday, Sept. 17, a giant 244,000-acre fire called the Creek Fire was still moving slowly toward Reds Meadow and the Mammoth area, but at press time, there were no evacuations ordered nor were they any projected evacuation orders or warnings in place.