by News Staff | Apr 5, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases, United States Forest Service
BISHOP, CA April 5, 2021— The Inyo National Forest recently approved helicopter use for Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Gem Lake Dam valve replacement project, which will resume in April. SCE operates the Gem Lake Dam as part of the Federal Energy Regulatory...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2021 | CalTrans, General Misc. Stories, News Releases
SACRAMENTO — Caltrans awarded more than $227 million to fund safety projects designed to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries on city and county roads. Funding is provided through the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program. Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2021 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Public Health, State of California, Vaccination
Updates to gatherings, receptions, conferences, and indoor live events and performances are effective April 15 SACRAMENTO –With vaccination rates increasing and the state’s COVID-19 test positivity rate near a record low, the California Department of Public...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2021 | News Releases, Town of Mammoth Lakes, United States Forest Service
BISHOP, CA April 2, 2021—A contracting crew is grading Antelope Springs Road (Forest Road 3S05) near the Casa Diablo Geothermal Plant, located near the intersection with State Route 203. Antelope Springs Road leads to numerous dispersed recreation opportunities on the...
by News Staff | Apr 1, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Larry Glenn Bunten, 81, passed from this life March 28, Palm Sunday. He was surrounded by his loving family: his wife Wieke, sons Tommy Glenn, Bobby Glenn, daughter Dewy Mary-Ann, and daughter-in law Paeng. Survivors include two grandchildren, three sisters,...
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Press Release
Manzanar Committee Stands with Indigenous Leaders and Other Concerned Inyo County Residents to Oppose Open-Pit Mine LOS ANGELES — On March 29, the Manzanar Committee announced that it has joined the Paiute Shoshone, Timbisha Shoshone, and the Friends of the Inyo in...
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases
Mono County Veterans and Families Invited to Attend MONO COUNTY, Calif. (March 31, 2021) – Earlier this month, Mono County hired its first Veterans Service Officer to support local Mono County veterans and their families. Veterans Service Officers assist with...
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2021 | News Releases, United States Forest Service
BISHOP, CA March 31, 2021—The Inyo National Forest is delaying the personal use fuelwood season until June 1, 2021. The season will be extended, however, through the end of November, weather permitting, and permits will remain the same price. “As the impacts from...
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2021 | Obituaries
Marlene was born to her parents Clarence and Florence Duckey on October 18, 1939 in Bishop, California. She entered into eternal life on March 19, 2021 at the Renown Medical Center Reno, Nevada at the age of 81. Marlene was raised in the Owens Valley with her...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 31, 2021 | Crime, Mono County Sheriff's Office
Proving that what happens in Mono County does not stay in Mono County any more than it ever has in Las Vegas, the story of the double-homicide discovered on November 9, 2020 ten miles north of Bridgeport by a snowplow operator, has an international interest. Sierra...
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Elvie Henderson, long time Bishop resident, passed peacefully on March 12, at the age of 88, much as he lived his earthly life, surrounded by a loving family and friends in his hometown of Bishop. As he aged, Elvie commented nearly daily what a privilege it was to...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 31, 2021 | Influenza, Public Health
…and of course, it could be a problem for the next flu season. Remember the “Twindemic” that we were all warned about last year the combination of patients with both the flu and Covid-19? Public health authorities were warning everyone that would listen that, if...
