James K. Wilson (June 22, 1948 – Jul 15, 2015) Founder of Eastside Sports dies of stroke at age of 67 By Charles James The following posted description of James Wilson was found on the website Supertopo.com. “James was, quite simply, one of the coolest guys I ever knew. He had a serious appearance, like […]
By Deb Murphy Monday evening’s Bishop City Council meeting was relatively short and sweet, with a mix of presentations, explanations and a parking change to accommodate the new site of IMACA. Inyo County Planning Associate Elaine Kabala laid out the preliminary details of the County’s project to develop a Corridor Plan for North Sierra Highway, […]
The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating two ARMED AND DANGEROUS men with felony warrants. *Felis Luis Landa Jr. (27 year old male from Bishop, CA). Landa has two felony warrants – one warrant is for assault with a deadly weapon, the other is for possession of controlled substance. […]
Graveside services will be held August 1 at 10:00 am at the East Line Street Cemetery in Bishop for 81 year Bishop resident, James Claude Doherty. Born in Imperial Valley, Calif. On February 13, 1921 to Joseph L. Doherty and Louella Boshers Doherty. Jim passed away July 26, 2015 in Bishop, Calif. Jim came to […]
– Press release from LADWP LADWP UTILIZING NONINVASIVE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO MAP UNDERGROUND TOPOGRAPHY, PROTECT HABITAT Bishop, CA – Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) hydrologists are utilizing Airborne Electromagnetic Surveying in a pilot study Saturday, July 25, Sunday, July 26 and Monday, July 27 at Owens Lake near Highway 395 to better […]
– Press release July 22, 2015 – Mammoth Lakes, CA. Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre’s Playwrights Unit presents a staged reading of, “STIRRUPS,” an original play by Mammoth Lakes local, Stacey Powells at the Edison Theatre on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 @ 7PM. Admission is free. The Playwrights Unit has been unofficially in operation for several […]
By Deb Murphy “We did extensive market research,” explained Bob Kingston the developer of a proposed 15-home subdivision off Home Street in Bishop, currently the site of Bishop Nursery. “The subdivision fills a definite need,” he said in a phone interview Tuesday. The City’s recent Economic Development Element to its General Plan identified the lack […]
With positive staff recommendations and no one in opposition, the Great Basin Unified Air Quality Control District hearing board granted the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power a variance to initiate a late ramp-up of shallow flooding on 14.79 square miles of the Owens Lake. The result is a water savings of 7,400 acre-feet […]
– Press release Independence, CA–Elections offices throughout the country will have new and better ways to serve voters in 2016, thanks to a partnership that brings elections officials from Hillsborough County, Florida; Cook County, Illinois; and Inyo County, California together with elections experts specializing in technology and design. With $400,000 in support announced today from […]
‘Talking Stone: Rock Art of the Cosos’ explores world-class petroglyph site Press Release – The world-class rock art found in the Coso Mountain Range ranks as one of the most important and impressive petroglyph sites in the West. The Coso sites represent the largest concentration of rock art in North America. But since the art […]
By Deb Murphy Changes made to an extensive Request for Proposal to provide Emergency Medical Services in five operating areas in Inyo County came close to assuaging concern by volunteer fire departments, but Steve Davis of the Olancha department wasn’t quite ready to hand out cigars at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting. The RFP was […]
– Letter submitted by the Owens Valley Committee “We just made peace with the Owens Valley,” Mayor Garcetti declared in a recent interview with MSNBC reporter Chris Hayes. He went on to state that he wishes to avoid “turning city folk against rural folk,” that Los Angeles has “plenty of water,” and that using water […]
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