Mammoth Lakes News

Josh Cox spends a lot of time on the road. The U.S record holder at 50 kilometers, Cox frequently logs 140 miles a week in training.

The quest for perfect tasting coffee is never ending for wholesale microroaster Mark Berry of Palomino Valley.

Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said this morning that no remains of a body were discovered near the wreckage.

A bottled water company is looking to build a bottled water facility in Orland and pump groundwater, and is working its way through the permit process.

Blue skies, warm weather and... a sofa couch? Mammoth Times Photo This sofa couch was discovered dropped in the sage brush just off Mammoth Creek Road where it was apparently abandoned by its owner.

She, her husband, and I are at table in the Base Camp Cafe, a tourist restaurant in Mammoth Lakes, California.

SierraList.com is a free service for people in Mammoth Lakes and surrounding areas to post classified ads. From finding new roommates, selling your old stuff, or getting a job, SierraList makes it easier for everyone. Ads will expire after 30 days and may be taken down at anytime by the user. SierraList

Even as the World Health Organization declared a swine flu pandemic today, Inyo-Mono Public Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson announced the first confirmed H1N1 flu case in the Eastern Sierra. Dr. Johnson said that the Mono County Health Department was notified by the California Department of Public Health that an individual who lives in Mono County tested positive for H1N1 or Swine flu. The individual was never hospitalized and is recovering at home.

Local businesses and community organizations rewarded scholarships to various Mammoth High School graduates at the Senior Breakfast on Friday, June 12.

The Lake Tahoe working group on nuisances will look at codes from other resort areas such as Mammoth Lakes, Calif., as it develops its own suggestions regarding lighting and signage, group chair Andy Whyman said.

The Red Bluff Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St., will be hosting an Ecuadorian Dinner and Silent Auction from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 14 in its cafe.

Posted By suzanek 4 hours, 27 minutes ago in Arts & Entertainment Westin Hotels & Resorts did a little research on dog owners and then proceeded to make two of its luxury properties in Northern California -- the Monache Resort, in Mammoth Lakes, and the Verasa, in Napa, the most dog-friendly luxury properties on the planet.

A fight outside of a Bishop bar last week has two Mammoth Lakes police officers under investigation and possible charges on the way from the Inyo County District Attorney's Office.

Lava Moon's intriguing "Hawaii-billy" musical style graces the Lamp Liter Inn, 3300 W. Mineral King Ave., Visalia, on Saturday night at 9. But that's not all.

For the second year in a row, the third week in May produced record-breaking high temperatures, with last Sunday demolishing the record high for May 17 in Yerington.

If further town budget cuts are required, they should come from... a) ... further town staff reductions.

Read More... THE SKEPTIC Stop me if you've heard this one before: THE SKEPTIC is about a man who inherits an old house from his aged aunt after she dies.

Monday's Bishop City Council meeting was a busy one, with more road work news, discussion of a possible Citizen Award, preliminary discussions of the 2009-10 Community Development Block Grants, the retention of consulting services from Mammoth Lakes Housing and the presentation of a two-year fiscal budget, something new for the city.

Cody Rosenthal recently broke his L3 vertebrae on day two of Super Park '09 and has no health insurance.

Sponsored by the Mammoth Lakes Hospital Auxiliary, the Mammoth Lakes Community Blood Drive will run May 12-13 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and May 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mammoth Lakes Fire Station.