by News Staff | Jun 13, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Judith Chirrick 1942-2019 Judith (Judy) Chirrick passed away Sunday June 9, 2019 in the Bishop Care Center at the age of 76. Judy was preceded in death by her beloved husband Dennis Chirrick. Judy and Dennis moved from the Los Angeles area to Big Pine in 1974 looking...
by News Staff | Jun 13, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy With the priority rating of the Owens River groundwater basin jumping from medium to high and now down to low, today’s meeting of the basin’s authority should be very interesting. Inyo County’s Water Department Director Aaron Steinwand outlined some of...
by News Staff | Jun 11, 2019 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
USFS news release JORDAN FIRE – FRIDAY UPDATE Incident Start Date: 6/09/2019 Cause: Unknown Size: 485 acres Containment: 20% Incident Type: Full Suppression Vegetation Type: Brush and timber Agency: Inyo National Forest, U.S.D.A. Forest Service...
by News Staff | Jun 11, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Mammoth town staff was directed to proceed on Mammoth’s Multi-Use Facility at last week’s Town Council meeting. After years of wrangling, the ice rink, with multiple uses, in Mammoth Creek Park West may not be the mega-facility originally envisioned, but...
by News Staff | Jun 7, 2019 | Law Enforcement
BPD news release On June 4, 2019 at approximately 5:00 P.M., the Bishop Police Department received a tip that a wanted male subject was seen on foot in the area of E. Yaney and Main Street. BPD Officer Henry arrived a short time later and observed the male get into...