by Press Release | Aug 30, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Inyo National forest, LADWP, Press Release, Public Safety
On August 25, 2022, at approximately 1253 hours, Lone Pine CHP received a report of an abandoned vehicle near the Los Angeles Department Water and Power (LADWP) aqueduct, near the town of Olancha, CA. When a CHP officer arrived on scene, he found a white 2019 Audi,...
by Dennis Mattinson | Aug 30, 2022 | Heat, Weather
The Owens Valley / Mammoth Lakes Dennis Mattinson, Weather and Atmospheric Forecaster Sierra Wave Media / KSRW-FM 92.5 TUE AUG 30 2022 The overall outlook this week still looks hot and dry, as monsoon moisture stays limited due to the unfavorable orientation of...
by Community Reports/Events | Aug 29, 2022 | General Misc. Stories
TONIGHT!!!!!! Auditions!! Theater is back in the Eastern Sierra! Auditions for Jane Martin’s play “Talking With…” will be held on Monday August 29th 6PM-8PM at The Forum Theater 141 N. Jackson St. in Lone Pine. Eleven female roles are...
by Public Service Anouncements | Aug 29, 2022 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, LADWP, Nature, Water
LADWP will release higher-than-normal water downthe Owens River Gorge from August 29 – September 6, 2022, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Mono County. This channel maintenance will help improve fishery and wildlife habitat...
by Community Reports/Events | Aug 29, 2022 | Community Event, Entertainment, Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Museums
The Eastern California Museum and the Friends of the Eastern California Museum will be hosting an author event with Professor Benjamin Madley (associate professor at UCLA) for his award-winning book, An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian...
by Public Service Anouncements | Aug 29, 2022 | Community Event
The Daughters of the American Revolution Palisade Glacier Chapter will have their first meeting of the season Thursday, September 8 at Noon at Whiskey Creek in Bishop. All those interested in this local service organization are welcome to attend! PUBLIC SERVICE...
by Deb Murphy | Aug 29, 2022 | Bishop City Council, City of Bishop
The Bishop City Councilmembers dealt with two significant issues at its meeting last week: parking and housing. In response to neighboring businesses with differing parking requirements, City Administrator Destin Dishion came up with a solution: adjust...
by Press Release | Aug 26, 2022 | Fire, Inyo National forest, Press Release
BISHOP, Calif. – The Inyo National Forest is accepting applications on USAJobs for permanent, full-time and seasonal wildland firefighters from August 26 to September 16, as part of the Pacific Southwest Region’s centralized Fall Permanent Fire Hire event....
by Public Service Anouncements | Aug 25, 2022 | CalTrans, Death Valley, Inyo County, Road Conditions
8/25/22 @ 19:00 HOURS DUE TO FLOODING State Route 190 IS CLOSED 10 MI. WEST OF DEATH VALLEY JCT. TO DEATH VALLEY JCT
by Press Release | Aug 25, 2022 | Press Release, Road Conditions, United States Forest Service
BISHOP, Calif. — The U.S. Forest Service will begin a tree removal operation to prepare for the upcoming reconstruction and widening of Reds Meadow Road. The work will primarily occur between Agnew Meadows and Minaret Vista starting on October 1. This will...
by Press Release | Aug 24, 2022 | Inyo County, Press Release
Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action (IMACA) has wide doors open and continues to serve low- income families in the Eastern Sierra with the food bank and the LIHEAP (energy bill assistance) program. They are also excited to announce that Kelly Barceloux...
by Deb Murphy | Aug 24, 2022 | Bishop Paiute Tribe, Federal government, General Misc. Stories
First, homeowners in the Fairview area of West Bishop had to endure a fire that destroyed their homes. Then, some were told the land those homes sat on never legally belonged to them. This story seems to have a much better ending. The premise: the sale of tribal lands...
