by News Staff | Sep 29, 2020 | Business, News Releases
Hello Mono County Business Partners, Please see the opportunity below for a rural small business grant. Application period is open now through October 5th. Lowe’s Rural Relief Small Business Grants Thanks to generous funding from Lowe’s, small business owners in...
by News Staff | Sep 29, 2020 | Federal government, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
(Press Release) Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 3:14 PM Subject: Inyo National Forest Closure Good afternoon: Today, we received direction from the Regional Office that the Emergency Forest Closures would be extended for the seven of the nine forests that are...
by Community Reports/Events | Sep 29, 2020 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Press Release, Town of Mammoth Lakes, United States Forest Service
Join representatives from the Creek Fire Incident Management Team, the United States Forest Service, Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District, Mono County Sheriff and the Town of Mammoth Lakes tonight, September 29, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. to receive a presentation and to...
by Community Reports/Events | Sep 29, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
This morning I watched along a couple of dozen other people from the town of Big Pine as The Roosevelt Tree, located in the Big Pine Veterans Memorial rest area, was cut down. On this beautiful, wildfire smoke-free Monday morning, Sept. 28, we watched as the giant...
by News Staff | Sep 28, 2020 | Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement, Press Release
BISHOP, CA, September 28, 2020: On Saturday, September 26 at approximately 6:00pm, (Inyo County Sheriff) deputies responded to a residence on Payahuupu Way in Bishop for a report of a stabbing. California Highway Patrol, Bishop Police Department, and Bishop Paiute...
by Community Reports/Events | Sep 26, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
All of us can use a “feel-good” story, especially these days, so here’s one: Three weeks ago, Laura and Greg Smith of Bishop found a very young, emaciated, and almost dead, red-shouldered hawk while walking along the bike path behind Our Lady of Perpetual Help...
by News Staff | Sep 26, 2020 | Bishop Police Department, Law Enforcement, Press Release
PRESS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 On Wednesday, September 24, 2020 at approximately 0854 hours, the Bishop Police Department was requested by a local support agency to conduct a welfare check on a minor child that was staying with an adult male and female...
by Community Reports/Events | Sep 24, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
Dr. Jay Harness, Northern Inyo Healthcare District’s breast surgeon, is retiring and the district’s Breast Health Program will continue with his replacement, a former colleague, Dr. Kelly O’Neal. In the interview last Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Sierra Wave Radio...
by News Staff | Sep 24, 2020 | Fire, News Releases, United States Forest Service
[U.S. Forest Service Press Release – Sept. 24, 2020] Lake Isabella, CA – The Sequoia National Forest and Incident Commanders of the Sequoia Complex fires are excited to welcome 100 wildland firefighters from Mexico as they arrive at the East Castle Zone Incident...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | News Releases, United States Forest Service
The Inyo National Forest welcomes Lesley Yen as the Forest Supervisor, who will start in her new position on October 25th, 2020. Originally from Massachusetts, Lesley moved west to start her Forest Service career on the Inyo National Forest in 2010, working in various...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | Inyo County, National Park Service, News Releases
September 22, 2020 Press Release: Death Valley National Park, DEATH VALLEY, CA – Over the summer of 2020, numerous heat records were broken, as the park experienced what may be some the hottest days ever recorded on Earth. This meteorological summer (June-August) had...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | Inyo County, News Releases
Kammi Foote, Inyo County Registrar of Voters will be leading a Virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss all aspects of the upcoming November 3, 2020 Presidential General Elections. The meeting will be held at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm on October 5, 2020. “There are some changes...
