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Eastern Sierra News for December 28, 2025

 

 

 

 

Mono County Health Emergency Allows Shared Resources

With Swine Flu activity picking up in the Eastern Sierra, Mono County declared a Local Health Emergency two weeks ago. A Local Health Emergency sounds extreme, but Inyo-Mono Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson explained that the declaration is simply a trigger that sets...

Sixth Arrest in Lone Pine Asssault/ Burglary Case

Another suspect has turned himself in to Inyo deputies in thes Lone Pine assault case that now involves six defendants. 19-year-old Wayne Russell Croasdale of Bishop responded to an arrest warrant. Croasdale was transported from the Bishop Police Department where he...

Two High Speed Pursuits Through Bishop

Highway Patrol officers ended up in two separate hot pursuits through a usually quiet Bishop neighborhood Saturday night. The first started north of Bishop at about 7:30 pm Saturday. Officers spotted a vehicle driving over 90 miles per hour on Ed Powers Rd. With the...

Remembering Rosemarie L. Lovelace Cheney

Memorial services for former Bishop area resident Rosemarie L. Lovelace Cheney were held last week in Commerce City, Colo. Born in Los Angeles on March 10, 1939,Rose was just nine when her parents, Elmer and Pomena Lovelace moved their family to Chalfant Valley.Rose...

Mammoth Hospital Officials Deal with Billing

After several months of financial hurdles, employee layoffs both voluntary and involuntary, and a Chief Financial Officer who came and went in the night, Mammoth Hospital is regrouping one step at a time.At the Sept. 24 Board meeting, Jo Convis, a consultant from the...