by News Staff | Apr 8, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
USFS news release, prepared by Deb Schweizer I received several calls inquiring about a State of the Inyo, so here it is. There are only a handful of changes: The Glacier Lodge Rd is open (Big Pine) and Caltrans opened Hwy 120E (Benton) today. Inyo County reports...
by News Staff | Apr 8, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The all-star cast for the upcoming production of ‘Mamma Mia!’ is hard at work rehearsing and preparing to fully entertain audiences as they lead them through the intriguing tale of a young girl trying to find out who her Dad is so he can give her away on...
by News Staff | Apr 8, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
Inyo County Sheriff’s Department news release On the afternoon of Sunday, April 7, the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office received an emergency satellite transmission requesting a rescue near Mt. Whitney. A party of four climbers attempting to summit Mt. Russell...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Nate Greenberg, Mono County’s IT director, described the communication blackout March 23-24 as “the perfect storm,” some consolation to residents from Boron to Bridgeport left without a variety of communication tools, including 911, since perfect storms...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Charles James Last Friday, March 29th, the California Highway Patrol reported that a bicyclist had died at about 10:35 a.m. after being struck along U.S. 6 and Chalfant Loop Road, about 12 miles northeast of Bishop, California. Information on the identity of the...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The Inyo Board of Supervisors got a preview of a franchise agreement with the County’s two waste haulers at Tuesday’s meeting. Built into that agreement is a procedure for annual adjustments in the floor rate that determines the cost to residents. Bottom...
by News Staff | Apr 4, 2019 | Obituaries
BILLIE GENE SAULQUE “JAKE” January 17. 1941 – March 29, 2019 Billie Gene Saulque, best known as Jake, walked on in his sleep on March 29, 2019. He was born at Schurz, Nevada, Indian Health Services Hospital on January 17, 1941 to John M. Saulque, and Gladys D....
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy One of the anomalies of life in California is the perpetual threat of wildland fires. Whether the winters are wet, like this year, or dry, the only real difference is the abundance of fuel by mid-spring. While Forest Service and CalFire are working on...
by News Staff | Apr 1, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The 8th annual Eastern Sierra Community Auction night is scheduled for the evening of Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 5:45 pm to 8:30 pm at the First United Methodist Church Community Center, 205 N. Fowler St. This will be a free evening of desserts,...
by News Staff | Apr 1, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Mammoth Lakes – SCT Acting Artistic Director Allison McDonell Page and MLRT Artistic Director Shira Dubrovner announce their co-production of Tennessee Williams’classic play of unrequited love, SUMMER AND SMOKE, opens Thursday, April 4 and runs for two...
by News Staff | Apr 1, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The California Water Resources Control Board isn’t satisfied with the speed with which Inyo’s Environmental Health Department is logging data on its 81 small community water providers. But, the Board of Supervisors agreed with department director Kathe...
by News Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
NIHD news release (Third in a three-part series) What approach does Northern Inyo Healthcare District take to keep its workforce team healthy during the active flu months? Robin Christensen, NIHD’s Infection Preventionist, says the District requires its employees,...
