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Eastern Sierra News for February 03, 2026

 

 

 

 

Bishop Woman, Mammoth Man Injured in Assault

A New Years Eve celebration gone bad behind a local bar. Bishop Police responded to the back of Rusty’s Saloon at 1:15 am Friday regarding a report of a fight that resulted in an injury. Police said when they arrived, they learned that the victim, Peggy Feigner...

3 A.M. Fire Destroys Independence Home

At three in the morning, Monday, a siren cut through the bitter, cold night air in the small town of Independence. Scanner traffic told of a structure fire.On Market St., a block from Highway 395, flames consumed a caretaker’s home on a corner lot. Independence...

Happiest Story of the New Year

The Tergesen-Seiberling family of June Lake was deeply saddened before the holidays when their long-time pet dog, Shiloh, went missing. They distributed posters with the hope that someone Shiloh and Alsden (Photo by Lisa Schade, ICARE) might find him. Their hopes came...

Death Confirmed as Suicide

An incident on the Bishop Indian Reservation on New Year’s Day has been ruled a suicide, not a homicide as originally thought. An Inyo Sheriff’s deputy driving down North Sierra Highway was flagged down by individuals who told him that they believed...