by News Staff | May 25, 2021 | Obituaries
Sally Kendrick was born April 5, 1934, in Phoenix, AZ and died May 23, 2021, in Bishop, CA. Sally was born and raised in Arizona having lived in Prescott, Young, Globe, and Phoenix. She graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1952. She continued her education at...
by News Staff | May 25, 2021 | Obituaries
With great sadness, the family of Ronald Phillip Napoles announces his passing on April 30, 2021, following an extended illness. Ron was born on October 14, 1966, in Bishop, California to Laurine (Bishop Paiute) and Joe Napoles. He graduated from Bishop Union High...
by News Staff | May 25, 2021 | Corona Virus, Inyo County, News Releases, Public Health
In a press release today, Inyo County announced that, at long last, the county has moved into the Yellow Tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a move that has been highly anticipated with the upcoming Mule Days Celebration in Bishop, and the hordes of expected...
by Community Reports/Events | May 25, 2021 | Sports
Bishop 1 Desert 5 Jasmyn Dondero pitched 7 innings and had 7 K’s and 7 hits. Offensively Lauren Allen was 2 for 3 with a double Sadie Dishion was 1 for 2 with a double Jayda Jackson was 1 for 3 with a double Kayla Jackson was 1 for 2 MaNeSe Braithwaite was 1 for 4 We...
by Deb Murphy | May 25, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
At tonight’s Monday, May 24 meeting, following a long discussion, the Bishop City Council approved, with some clarifications and modifications, an ordinance allowing commercial cannabis businesses within its city limits. The vote was 4-1 with Karen Kong the...
by Community Reports/Events | May 24, 2021 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, United States Forest Service
Sierra Wave News has been reporting for several weeks that wildfire concerns are increasingly on the rise as we approach summer with the specter of last year’s devastating, uncontrolled wildfires, loss of life, destruction of homes and structures, along with the...
by News Staff | May 24, 2021 | Museums, National Park Service, News Releases, Press Release
The historic site in Death Valley National Park is still closed undergoing renovation from the devastating flood in 2015 and more recently the devastating fire at Scotty’s Castle reported on Sierra Wave earlier this year. In this press release, the National Park...
by News Staff | May 24, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Nature, Press Release
Eastern Sierra Land Trust secures conservation easement on Ullman Ranch, protecting the heart of Huntoon Valley Agreement permanently conserves a 1,424-acre working ranch and 5 miles of creeks and streams Bridgeport, Mono County, California- The heart of scenic...
by Community Reports/Events | May 23, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, National Park Service, Press Release
8PM UPDATE: MISSING HIKER FOUND ALIVE! Press release from Sequoia & Kings National Parks : SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. May 23, 2021 – A high-elevation search and rescue operation ended happily this evening when ground searchers successfully...
by News Staff | May 22, 2021 | Bishop City Council, Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, General Misc. Stories, Press Release
In late 2020, the City of Bishop initiated a comprehensive search for a Chief of Police following the retirement of former Chief Ted Stec. [SWM Background Note – Chief Stec announced his retirement after 5 years of service with the Bishop Police Department.] The...
by News Staff | May 22, 2021 | Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fire, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
Inyo National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office Enter Fire Restrictions The Inyo National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office are implementing (Stage 1) fire restrictions effective on all Federal lands under their...
by Community Reports/Events | May 22, 2021 | Entertainment, General Misc. Stories
The next 2 weeks Sierrawave Presents will be broadcasting the radio play, Mars is Heaven! by esteemed science fiction author, Ray Bradbury It is 1986 and the first exploratory spaceship from Earth is landing on Mars. The crew is shocked to discover a Rockwellian small...
