by Community Reports/Events | Mar 21, 2022 | Nature, Recreation
Mule deer, or muleys, are an iconic species in the Western US. Perhaps you have seen them take bounding, stiff-legged hops through the sagebrush, or noticed their large, mule-like ears. The Mule Deer Migration Corridor Field Trip was postponed last week...
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 Community Reports/Events | Mar 18, 2022 | Fishing Reports
It’s the middle of March and it looks like we are not getting a miracle March to boost the Eastern Sierra snowpack. Storms are moving through, but unfortunately we are getting 10 feet of wind not ten feet of snow. The mountains are getting snow measured in inches not...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 17, 2022 | Museums, Press Release
The Eastern California Museum is sponsoring an historical remembrance of the Great Lone Pine Earthquake of 1872 that struck the Eastern Sierra impacting lives, property, and landscapes. The event takes place on March 26th, 2022 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the...
by Deb Murphy | Mar 17, 2022 | Bishop City Council, City of Bishop, Inyo County, News Releases
PLEASE NOTE MARCH 19,2022 UPDATED STORY: DEB MURPHY SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE REGARDING BISHOP CITY COUNCIL ACTION AT THE LAST MEETING. THERE WAS NO VOTE ON THE AMOUNT TO ALLOCATE AND A VOTE WILL BE TAKEN AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL...
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,...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 14, 2022 | Entertainment, General Misc. Stories, LADWP
– On World Water Day, March 22 at 6:30 PM, the Keep Long Valley Green (KLVG) will launch the virtual premiere of our film Without Water. Without Water documents the ongoing dispute between the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) and...
by Deb Murphy | Mar 14, 2022 | Bishop Police Department, News Releases
Bishop Police Department’s David Scobie is now Sergeant Scobie following a promotion ceremony held at the City’s council chambers last Wednesday in front of a crowd of family, friends and both City and Inyo County law enforcement staff. Bishop PD Chief Richard...
