HOT CREEK MINE, A FAULTY PLAN?
If they started mining near Hot Creek, in the fault-laced Long Valley Caldera, could it trigger a major earthquake? What would happen to the water? Questions like that brought a[…]
Author: Paige Fisher
STILL AT MONO, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
“If you go places where nobody’s looking, you’re going to find something new,” Dr. David Herbst told The Sheet Saturday, explaining why he once decided to strap 42 pounds of[…]
AI = A WAR ON WATER
For a region that has spent plenty of time fighting for its water, the Eastern Sierra has so far managed to avoid the West’s latest water war against Artificial Intelligence[…]
PINIZZOTTO SENTENCED
Mitchell Pinizzotto, 41, was sentenced Tuesday to 31 years in state prison for nine counts of child molestation and one count of rape in Mono County Superior Court, bringing a[…]
WHAT NOW?
Published in the June 13, 2026 issue. Despite rising local property tax revenues and boosts from development, Mammoth Unified School District officials warned that staffing reductions could be necessary if[…]
HOUSING GOES PUBLIC
Published in the June 13, 2026 issue. As Mono County weighs whether to build housing on a small parcel overlooking Lee Vining‘s sewage ponds, supervisors unanimously approved a policy change[…]
