by Deb Murphy | Sep 21, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Heavy Smoke, Nature, Public Health
When your job is to record bad smoke days, you have a different perspective than locals, like those in Owens Valley, who figure if they can’t see either mountain range, breathing will be an issue. Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District’s job is to log air...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 21, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, Law Enforcement
Bishop Police Department added Rashell Dawn Gosvener to its roster in a Monday morning swearing in ceremony at the City Council Chambers. Gosvener was Richard Standridge’s first hire as Police Chief and, he noted, the sister of his first hire on the Porterville Police...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 21, 2021 | Corona Virus, Governor's Office, Public Safety, Schools, State of California, Testing, Testing, Vaccination
Barry Simpson, Inyo County Superintendent of Schools, started off last Thursday’s Bishop school board meeting with a request for decorum and respect, following a contentious August meeting on state-mandated masks. His ask seemed to have an impact. Those who addressed...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 17, 2021 | Bishop City Council, City of Bishop, General Misc. Stories
Bishop’s City Council meeting started out with proclamations recognizing and honoring the Hispanic and Native American communities in the Bishop area: the month of September 15 through October 15 was proclaimed Hispanic Heritage Month; September 24 was Proclaimed...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 15, 2021 | Election, Government Agencies/Utilities, State of California
News reports, as late as two weeks ago, on Tuesday’s recall vote made it sound like Governor Gavin Newsom may need to pack a bag and head back to San Francisco. But, based on results at 10:30 last night, the votes against the recall came in at 66-percent of the total....
