by News Staff | Dec 22, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Mono County Sheriff's Office, News Releases
Press Release Mono County Sheriff During the early morning hours of December 22, 2020, the Mono County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of multiple armed burglaries in the White Mountain Estates Area. The suspect was caught on a home security camera. If you...
by News Staff | Dec 21, 2020 | Obituaries
Liesa Marie Comeau was born in Herkimer New York on March 2, 1954 and was called home to be with Jesus on December 16, 2020 in Bishop California. Liesa was born to Willis and Ann Strobel. She was 3rd in the line of 8 kids, 4 boys and 4 girls. She and her family...
by News Staff | Dec 21, 2020 | Obituaries
In loving memory of Robert “Bob” Lee Ross, who died on Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Gardnerville, Nevada. He was 80 years old. Bob was born on August 14, 1940 in West Ossipee, New Hampshire to Ernest and Mary Ross. Bob leaves behind his beloved wife of 62...
by Community Reports/Events | Dec 21, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release
Following is some background on the Tobacco Petition to overturn the California Ban on the sale of flavored tobacco product. Also included is today’s press release from the Inyo County Clerk/Recorder & Registrar of Voters on the problem with possible...
by News Staff | Dec 21, 2020 | Bishop Police Department, Inyo County Sheriff's Office
On Wednesday, December 23rd, starting at 5:30pm, Santa Claus will be visiting the Bishop area during “Operation Santa.” He won’t be in his sleigh or with his reindeer. Instead, Bishop Police Officers, Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies and Bishop Fire Fighters will...
by News Staff | Dec 21, 2020 | Obituaries
David J. Burnett, 80, of Brasher Falls, passed away Dec.14, 2020 from complications of Covid-19, after a stay of nearly 5 weeks in Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Arrangements are with Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop. A memorial service will be held at a later date. David...
by Community Reports/Events | Dec 21, 2020 | Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, General Misc. Stories
There is no such thing as “defensive driving” when you are sitting at home and a car plows into your house. It’s not as if houses are generally sitting or idling out in the middle of the street…unless you are driving a motorhome. Yet cars plowing into houses happens,...
by Deb Murphy | Dec 20, 2020 | City of Bishop
The City of Bishop has been mulling over significant changes to the downtown corridor since 2015 with surveys, workshops, and discussions at City Council meetings. All that came to a head at this week’s Council meeting with a consensus for medium density, a signage...
by News Staff | Dec 20, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Public Health
A following is a message from Christopher Platt, Library Director for the Mono County Free Library to the Mammoth Lake Friends of the Library: I wanted to make sure you’re informed: Starting tomorrow, Saturday the (Dec.) 19th, the libraries will revert to the...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2020 | News Releases, Press Release
MONO COUNTY, Calif. (DECEMBER 17, 2020) – On December 15th, the Mono County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a three-year employment agreement for John C. Craig as Assistant County Administrative Officer for Mono County. Mr. Craig most recently served as...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2020 | Public Health, Corona Virus, News Releases
How cool is this? If it’s the new coronavirus vaccine that just arrived at the Norther Inyo Healthcare District today on Thursday, Dec. 17, it’s VERY COOL! As in Arctic temperature “cool.” The Pfizer vaccine must be stored at about minus-75...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2020 | Public Health, Corona Virus, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release
On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The EUA allows the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the U.S....
