by Press Release | Dec 8, 2021 | CalTrans, News Releases, Press Release, Road Conditions
MONO COUNTY – Caltrans District 9 is seeking public comment today through Thursday, January 6, 2022 on the proposed Rock Creek Pavement Project. This 2.8-mile project, currently in the design stage, will preserve pavement on both sides of U.S. Highway 395...
by Deb Murphy | Dec 8, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release
Almost a year after the start of the Mountain View Fire that destroyed 80 structures in Walker and took one life, the California Office of Emergency Services acknowledged it would absorb 100-percent of the clean-up costs. According to Bob Lawton, Mono’s chief...
by Press Release | Dec 7, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries, Press Release
Shirley Ann Beery, 74, of Bishop passed away on November 26, 2021, at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley in Los Angeles, Ca. Shirley was born in San Bernardino, Ca on April 20, 1947, to Delon Irwin and Marian “June” Nevius-Hoban. On June 3, 1973, Shirley and...
by Press Release | Dec 7, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries, Press Release
Robert James Connolly passed away peacefully with his loving wife Cheryl by his side in Bishop, California on the evening of November 23, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 67. Robert was born in Fullerton, California on March 25,...
by Deb Murphy | Dec 6, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Mammoth Chamber of Commerce
Mammoth Chamber Provides Helpful Business Tidbits For area wineries and employers who have kept their employees on the payroll through COVID issues and those who regularly drive past Conway Ranch, there is good news delivered this past week by the...
by Press Release | Dec 6, 2021 | CAL Fire
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION San Bernardino – Inyo – Mono Unit RELEASE DATE: December 3, 2021 CONTACT: Alison Hesterly – Public Information Officer San Bernardino – The current suspension for residential landscape debris burning in state...
by MC Hubbard | Dec 6, 2021 | Entertainment, General Misc. Stories
The Savior is born! Come and see! This a story of the very first Christmas. When a little shepherd boy Joel is startled by the crying of an orphan lamb his Uncle told him to run to the lamb and the lamb will be his. Later Joel and the other shepherds...
by Press Release | Dec 3, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Nature, News Releases, Press Release, Recreation, United States Forest Service
Sequoia National Forest officials announce the new Piute Mountains Travel Management webpage for public use. The Piute Mountains unit is a popular destination for off-road vehicle enthusiasts, hikers, and hunters. The area comprises a set of world-class OHV...
by Press Release | Dec 2, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
The Bishop Chamber of Commerce is planning several fun and festive holiday events for our community. Everyone is encouraged to participate and keep safety in mind. Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting will be held this Saturday evening, December 4th. The parade will run...
by Press Release | Dec 2, 2021 | Bureau of Land Management (BLM), General Misc. Stories, Inyo National forest, Nature, News Releases, Press Release, Public Safety, Recreation, United States Forest Service
The Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association (ESIA) has hired two climbing rangers to patrol the increasingly popular climbing and bouldering areas in the Bishop area. This is the third year of the program. Climbing in the Eastern Sierra is an interagency...
by Press Release | Dec 1, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Mammoth Lakes Police, Mono County Sheriff's Office, News Releases, Press Release
Shop with a Cop was a fun, if chaotic, event, really kicking off the Christmas season. COVID, and the loss of K-Mart, changed that drastically last year and this year the Eastern Sierra Peace Officers Association has made modifications that bring it a little...
by Press Release | Dec 1, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
Great performances at the CIF State Cross Country Championships this past weekend at Woodward Park in Fresno. Congratulations to Ashley Fitt for her 52 place finish out of 207 the state’s best runners in the Division 4 race. Ashley ran a PR time of 19:36.1. ...