by Community Reports/Events | Mar 21, 2022 | Obituaries
DONALD NEAL HOPKINS July 23, 1935 – March 15, 2022 Services will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in Bishop, CA on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. for Donald Neal Hopkins. Don was born in Lone Pine, CA on July 23, 1935 to Arthur “Pinkie” James Hopkins and...
by Press Release | Mar 18, 2022 | Native American Tribe, Nature, Press Release
BISHOP, CA — Yesterday K2 Gold, a Canadian mining company, announced that it is indefinitely suspending its controversial gold drilling project on Conglomerate Mesa, public lands located on the doorstep of Death Valley National Park. Tribes and other local groups are...
by Press Release | Mar 17, 2022 | Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Press Release
A judge has granted Inyo County’s motion to dismiss former Sheriff Jeff Hollowell’s lawsuit against the County and Deputy Personnel Director Sue Dishion. Hollowell, who resigned in December 2021, was seeking $20 million in damages. Hollowell filed his lawsuit...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 17, 2022 | General Misc. Stories, Nature, Northern Inyo Healthcare District, Public Health
Tucked away just to the right of Northern Inyo Hospital’s main entrance is a garden sanctuary, rich with colorful roses, flowering plants, butterfly bushes, and a touch of hospital history. Built around one of three cupolas from the 1949 hospital building, Northern...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 16, 2022 | Obituaries
Harriet Ann Harrison passed away peacefully in her home on March 9, 2022. Harriet was born on July 5, 1936 in Stewart, NV, but she spent her younger years living in Independence and Big Pine, CA. Harriet eventually settled down in Bishop, CA after she married Samuel...
by Deb Murphy | Mar 16, 2022 | General Misc. Stories
This year’s Big Pine Civic Club Citizen of the Year is Dave Calloway, described as the solid rock of the community. The announcement was made Monday in the packed Civic Center along with the organization’s annual carrot cake contest. The plaque,...
