Inyo County News

Ground will soon be broken near the base of Mount Whitney. The dirt, about five miles west of Lone Pine on the south side on Whitney Portal Road, will be dug, leveled and compacted to make room for the Portal Preserve project that will add 27, single-dwelling, 2.5-acre lots slated for housing development.

The findings of a new study show that the average income for seniors in the state is not enough to cover basic living expenses.

Lone Pine and Independence are just two weeks away from opening their much anticipated youth centers.

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has revised an earlier study detailing severe shortages of dentists in several California counties.

Those seemingly ubiquitous road construction projects from Mono County to Coso Junction this past year could be among the last major highway upgrades the Eastern Sierra sees in quite some time.

I chuckled reading James Adams' letter about combining valley school districts. It will never happen.

Summer is here and local students are out and about, with temptation in abundance and healthy opportunities for socializing and entertainment lacking.

Inyo County's second largest industry, agriculture, prospered last year thanks in part to skyrocketing alfalfa prices.

By this afternoon, one of Inyo's not-quite historic structures may be on its way to the dump, pending approval from the Board of Supervisors.

The Inyo County Sheriff's Office is investigating an alleged attempted murder and suicide.

Inmates at Sierra Conservation Center and Fire Camp in Round Valley are being offered the chance to actually be rehabilitated, rather than being simply incarcerated, with a reinstated General Education Development preparation, or GED program, which if successfully completed is the equivalent to a high school diploma.

It's for the kids. That's why the Inyo County Board of Supervisors approved a trial agreement to allow Healthy Communities of Southern Inyo to operate youth centers out of the Independence American Legion Hall and Statham Hall in Lone Pine.

A moderate earthquake has jolted an inland desert area in Central California. The U.S. Geological survey says the 4.7-magnitude quake struck just before 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Another small earthquake has shaken the Inyo County desert, but there have been no reports of any damage or injuries.

Despite voters shooting down the six state budget saving measures on Tuesday's ballot, Inyo County's finances are in order heading into the third quarter of the fiscal year.

The results of the Statewide Special Election held Tuesday, the 12th election California voters have had to decide on in seven years, are not surprising.

A moderate earthquake has jolted an inland desert area in Central California. The U.S. Geological survey says the 4.7-magnitude quake struck just before 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Inyo County voters Tuesday went along with the rest of California in rejecting five ballot measures designed to close the state's budget gap.

Reporting from Lone Pine, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is quietly prospecting once again for land and water rights in the Owens Valley, sparking tense disputes among residents over the agency's influence on their economic stability.

Despite all the sour, financial news about schools lately, one Inyo County district has reason to celebrate.