by Press Release | Sep 21, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Nature, United States Forest Service
Mono Lake Ranger District: Roads open: Monitor Pass (Hwy 89), Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4), Sonora Pass (Hwy108), Bodie Rd. (Hwy 270), Lundy Lake Rd. Hwy 120 E (Benton), Hwy 158., Saddlebag Rd. Tioga Pass (Hwy 120 W) at Yosemite National Park Boundary is open to vehicular...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 21, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Heavy Smoke, Nature, Public Health
When your job is to record bad smoke days, you have a different perspective than locals, like those in Owens Valley, who figure if they can’t see either mountain range, breathing will be an issue. Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District’s job is to log air...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 21, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, Law Enforcement
Bishop Police Department added Rashell Dawn Gosvener to its roster in a Monday morning swearing in ceremony at the City Council Chambers. Gosvener was Richard Standridge’s first hire as Police Chief and, he noted, the sister of his first hire on the Porterville Police...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 21, 2021 | Corona Virus, Governor's Office, Public Safety, Schools, State of California, Testing, Testing, Vaccination
Barry Simpson, Inyo County Superintendent of Schools, started off last Thursday’s Bishop school board meeting with a request for decorum and respect, following a contentious August meeting on state-mandated masks. His ask seemed to have an impact. Those who addressed...
by Press Release | Sep 20, 2021 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, Healthcare /Hospitals, News Releases, Public Health
MONO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Public Health Officer Order: Ordering the Temporary Closure of Mammoth Unified School District’s Mammoth High School and Mammoth Middle School for In-Person Instruction P.O. BOX 3329, MAMMOTH LAKES, CA 93546 PHONE (760) 924-1830 • FAX...
by Press Release | Sep 20, 2021 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Press Release, Public Health, Public Safety, Schools, Town of Mammoth Lakes
Increase in COVID-19 Cases Results in Lack of Staffing to Support In-Classroom Instruction September 20, 2021 – Dr. Richard O. Johnson, Acting Public Health Officer for Mono County, has issued a Local Health Order (Order) requiring the closure of in-person instruction...
by Press Release | Sep 20, 2021 | Corona Virus, Public Health, Sports
Unfortunately, due to limited players available, we will have to cancel both the varsity and JV football games slated for September 24 versus RIM of the world. After a long conversation with Rim of the World’s head coach we have mutually decided not to play...
by MC Hubbard | Sep 19, 2021 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
This week Sierra Wave Presents ‘THE BEGINNING OF ALL TIMES’ from The National Science Fiction Radio Theater. A funny most inventive sci-fi comedy audio program. The story takes you from the pre-beginning of the Universe to a 1983 classroom where we join...
by Press Release | Sep 17, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Press Release
On Thursday September 9, 2021, at approximately 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) Troopers responded to a fatal crash on US6 at mile marker 11 in Esmeralda County, near Montgomery Pass, Nevada. Preliminary investigation determined that a 2021...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 17, 2021 | Bishop City Council, City of Bishop, General Misc. Stories
Bishop’s City Council meeting started out with proclamations recognizing and honoring the Hispanic and Native American communities in the Bishop area: the month of September 15 through October 15 was proclaimed Hispanic Heritage Month; September 24 was Proclaimed...
by Press Release | Sep 17, 2021 | Federal government, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, Testing, United States Forest Service
Recent testing yielded positive results for small amounts of toxic algae in Deadman Creek and visual observations made at Hummingbird and Odell Lakes in the 20 Lakes Basin may indicate toxic algae is also present in these two lakes. Toxic algae may exist in other...
by Press Release | Sep 17, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), City of Bishop, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, Press Release, Schools, State of California
On 09/16/21 at approximately 1:44 PM, a Bishop Unified School District school bus, loaded with multiple school aged children, was traveling in the slow lane of northbound US-395 near Jay Street in Bishop. At the same time, Christopher Rufener of Mohave Valley, AZ, was...
