by News Staff | Mar 27, 2020 | Obituaries
Born on January 5, 1923 in Los Angeles to Martha and Earl Ellis, James (Jim) Irving Ellis died March 20, 2020 in Bishop. He was 97. Jim was a devoted son, husband, father, and grandfather who never missed the opportunity to share his wisdom and knowledge with anyone...
by News Staff | Mar 27, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release
Press Release 3/26/2020- Mule Days Board In 1970, Bishop Mule Days Celebration rose from humble beginnings to bring a world-class mule show to the Eastern Sierra. We have become the premier mule show in North America. Our annual event brings visitors from all walks of...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 27, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
It was under the authority stemming from the governor’s March 16th Executive Order N-28-20, that the City of Bishop City Council enacted Ordinance No. 566 late Thursday afternoon on March 26th. Under the City Ordinance, which is posted to the City of Bishop official...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 26, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
I recently spoke with a good friend of mine from Red Cross, John Pacheco, the former CEO of the Santa Monica Chapter in the Los Angeles Area. He related a story of some recent donations that he made to several local hospitals in his community of Sylmar. John, as it...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 26, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
3-27 Update: Please note that unfortunately these stats will increase. See article published 3-27 and future stories for additional cases. Inyo County now has two confirmed positive COVID-19 cases (March 26, 2020) Inyo County’s Public Health Officer, Dr. James...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Public Health
March 25, 2020 – A positive COVID-19 test result was received late March 24 from a Mammoth area resident who is critically ill in Reno hospital. We transferred this patient a few days ago. This patient, who cannot be interviewed because of his/her condition has...
by News Staff | Mar 24, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Public Health
Besides some panic-buying shoppers going a little crazy buying toilet paper, they have also been seen clearing shelves of bottled water over concerns of unsafe drinking water from the coronavirus. Another coronavirus myth in the making right next to the one that...
by News Staff | Mar 24, 2020 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mono County Health Department and Mammoth Hospital POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN MONO COUNTY March 24, 2020 – A positive COVID-19 test result was received late March 23, a specimen collected seven days earlier from a young positive COVID-19...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 23, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
On Monday’s media conference call with NIHD Rural Health Director, Dr. Stacey Brown, gave those of us in the local news media the latest update on COVID-19 in the Bishop and Inyo County area. He assured us that “Inyo County still does not have anyone who has tested...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 23, 2020 | Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Public Health
Update from Friday, March 20, 2020 The Congress failed to pass legislation on Phase 3 Stimulus Bill as of Sunday night, as the Senate could not agree on the language in the bill which Democrats feel is heavily weighted towards rescuing large industries and...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 23, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
I watched my wife, Sherrie, on her smartphone yesterday afternoon here in Big Pine on a video call with our granddaughters, Ellie and Kinley, who live in San Diego. They were using Google Duo on their mom’s iPhone. They were laughing and giggling and talking...
