Five Retirements At Bishop School District

The Bishop School District Superintendent and four teachers will retire at the end of this school year. That development did take some pressure off of teacher lay-offs. Even so, 6 teachers did receive preliminary lay-off notice. Superintendent Maggie Kingsbury...

Mule Days 40th Celebrated with Lots of Horses

If you like horses, you will love Mule Days 2009. The Mule Days Committee reports that three famous horse groups will make it to the celebration. The Budweiser Clydesdales, sponsored by High Sierra Distributing, will parade through town and make various appearances....

More Friction Between Inyo Supervisors and Chambers

The sometimes contentious relationship between members of the Inyo County Board of Supervisors and the local Chambers of Commerce came to a head again at the board meeting on Tuesday. A year ago, the supervisors decided to change the way that the county funds the...

More Bishop Trees Set to Come Down

More than 100 old trees in the center of Bishop either have or will come down to make way for sidewalks. Opinions vary around town. Mary Baker protested the removal of a big old tree in her neighborhood. City officials say they have received no other comments against...

Jury Tampering Conviction in Inyo Court

Small-town talk led to a conviction for jury tampering in Inyo County. Last week, Christine Watterson was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail for jury tampering in a case that involved her son, Mitchell David. In September, Big Pine residents James Williams and...