by News Staff | Jul 18, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
RELEASE OF 2017-2018 GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT (News release) The Superior Court of California for Mono County has released the 2017-2018 Grand Jury Final Report. There were five major subjects of this year’s Final Report. The first was an investigation of the Town of...
by News Staff | Jul 18, 2018 | Fire
We received this air quality report on the Ferguson Fire from Deb Schweizer, public affairs officer Inyo National Forest. Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, June Lake, and Devils Postpile are included in the report. [pdf-embedder...
by News Staff | Jul 17, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power released letter to Friends of the Inyo Executive Director Wendy Schneider. View the letter by clicking this link: [pdf-embedder url=”https://thereal395.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Friends-of-Inyo.pdf”...
by News Staff | Jul 17, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Long time resident of the Owens Valley, Philip Edward “Pep” Partridge passed away Monday, July 9 at his home on Bishop Creek. He was 91 and the last of 9 siblings in a local pioneering family. Pep Partridge was born to Charles A. and Lena Partridge on March 12, 1927...
by News Staff | Jul 17, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Owens Valley Groundwater Authority meetings are a little like watching a chess match. Not really adrenaline inducing, but there’s a lot going on between moves. Last Thursday’s meeting is a good example. The question before the 11-member board dealt with...
by News Staff | Jul 17, 2018 | Obituaries
A Celebration of Life, Memorial Service will be held July 22, 2018 at the Bishop Religious Science Church 129 East Line Street at !:00 PM Reception following. JUANELLA GENEVA SHARER 1926 – 2018 Juanella was born September 12, 1926 in Memphis, Texas to Emmett and Lena...
by News Staff | Jul 17, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Lane Closure Report for the week of 7/16/18 – 7/20/18 Inyo, Mono & Eastern Kern Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to alert the traveling public to be careful of workers on the Highway, to Slow for the Cone Zone and Move...
by News Staff | Jul 16, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
USFS news release Georges Fire The Georges Fire is a lightning-caused fire that started on July 8 north of Lone Pine, west of Manzanar National Historic Site, and south of Bairs Creek. The fire was actively suppressed along the Owens Valley to protect life and...
by News Staff | Jul 13, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The issue of empty storefronts in Bishop’s downtown core has been a talking point since the city went through its economic development update to the General Plan in 2015. The level of concern and range of options to help fix the problem seemed to peak at...
by News Staff | Jul 13, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
STATE ROUTE 168E- TEMPORARY CLOSURE FROM POST MILE 20 TO POST MILE 43 BISHOP — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to inform the traveling public that State Route 168E (Westgard Pass) is temporarily closed at post mile 20 (Death Valley...
by News Staff | Jul 13, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release Inyo National Forest is implementing fire restrictions effective on all Inyo National Forest lands. The forest is basing this decision on national level fire activity, local fire activity, and the availability of firefighters for response. Effective July...
by News Staff | Jul 11, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Independence resident Ann Capodanno passed away in Flagstaff, Arizona, on July 4 after a brief battle with cancer. She was 83. During an adventuresome life that took her from her East Coast home to numerous stops across the West even as far as Hawaii, Ann discovered...
