Gold Country setting for new children's novel

The Union - Thu Nov 19

"Picket Pin of the High sierra" is a 148-page book for children written by Carol Timmerman.

Desert Christian opponent withdraws from football playoffs

Desert Sun - Tue Nov 10

Desert Christian of Bermuda Dunes will advance to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II 8-man football playoffs because its first-round opponent has withdrawn from the post-season. Lee Vining High School, located in central California near the Nevada border, withdrew from the playoffs because the school will not be able to field ...

H1N1 keeps a tight grip on Eastern Sierra

The Inyo Register - Thu Nov 05

The novel H1N1 influenza virus, or "swine flu," continues its assault on the Eastern Sierra.

Cold front to arrive Monday night

The Record-Courier - Sun Oct 25

The 4-kilometer infrared sattelite picture shows a storm brewing off the coast of British Columbia.

`Yuppie 911' fosters risky behavior in hikers

Daily Breeze - Sun Oct 25

Last month two men and their teenage sons tackled one of the world's most unforgiving summertime hikes: the Grand Canyon's parched and searing Royal Arch Loop.

Walker river legislation removes California's fear of water right acquisitions there

Mason Valley News - Fri Oct 23

The 2010 Energy and Water legislation passed by Congress last week and sent to President Obama for signature includes the latest for the Walker Basin Restoration Program, covers only the Nevada side of the basin, and omits the language Mono County feared might open California to water right acquisitions as well.

Mono jail remains closed for repairs

The Record-Courier - Mon Oct 19

It may be two weeks before the Mono County Jail in Bridgeport is fit for prisoners after flooding rendered it uninhabitable last week.

YARTS celebrates 10 years

Atwater Signal - Sat Oct 17

Recently, a group of 40-plus people gathered in front of the Visitor's Center in Yosemite National Park for a quiet yet much-deserved 10-year anniversary celebration of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System.

20 tons of vegetation haule...

The Record-Courier - Sun Oct 11

Forest Service truck is about ready to haul debris to the dump. U.S. Forest Service More than 20 tons of chewed up vegetation gathered by Twin Lakes residents over the summer has been hauled away for the season.

Twin Lakes' biomass site cleanup a huge success

Mason Valley News - Fri Oct 09

Bridgeport The Twin Lakes Fire Safe Council hired a contractor to masticate accumulated vegetation from the Twin Lakes' biomass site and haul this material by a dump truck to the Bridgeport Disposal Site on Sept.