by News Staff | Jan 19, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lisa Fontana is pleased to announce that Rose Bracken from Home Street Middle School won first place in the Inyo County Spelling Bee, sponsored by Altrusa. (Rose also won in 2016 and 2017). Twenty-eight students from local...
by News Staff | Jan 19, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release CAL FIRE Division Chief Paul Melendrez of the Owens Valley Division was recently recognized by Mono County District Two Supervisor Fred Stump and Fire Chief Dave Doonan of the White Mountain Volunteer Fire Department. Chief Melendrez, along with a crew...
by News Staff | Jan 19, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
USDA Forest Service doesn’t leave when the fire is out By Randy Moore, Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Natural disasters can occur at any given time and in any given area. The size, duration and damages are...
by News Staff | Jan 19, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press releases Here is a brief update on the June Lake area pile burning. Crews completed 185 acres of piles yesterday on the unit west of Wilson Butte and a total of 260 acres this week. This completes this unit. Nicely done, fire folks! Crews plan to move on to...
by News Staff | Jan 16, 2018 | Obituaries
Denis Tillemans was born March 31st, 1946 and peacefully passed through on January 14, 2018 joining in heaven with his St. Monica High School sweetheart and wife of 44 years, Colleen Tillemans. Denis was a US Marine and Loyola Marymount graduate who utilized...