by News Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Tragedy on US 395 on Wednesday with two people from the Sacramento area and a dog suffering fatal injuries after a vehicle ran off the road. A news release from the CHP states that at approximately 6:40 AM March 27, Bridgeport CHP received a call regarding three...
by News Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Danny Clark, 1964 – 2019 Danny was born in Bishop, California on December 22, 1964. He enjoyed outdoor sports, going fishing, camping, and getting wood for the winter. After graduating from high school he moved to Victorville, California where he worked as a house...
by News Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Practicality went head to head with Bishop City ordinances at Monday’s Council meeting; practicality, in this case Grocery Outlet’s 70-square foot sign on a 25-foot pylon at the corner of Hwy. 6 and Wye Road, won. The argument made by the corporation’s...
by News Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Press release Mammoth Lakes, Calif. – Mammoth Lakes Tourism has hired new Digital Marketing Coordinator, Dakota Snider. Snider started with the team last month and is responsible for digital content creation (photo and video) as well as managing all of the...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Bob Todd Amid reports of unacceptable acts and behavior on a recent road trip, the Bishop Union High School boys junior varsity baseball team has been disbanded for the 2019 season. Rumors have swirled in recent days about the bus ride and events in a motel room...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Iyaydzi (the Paiute term for Hetch Hetchy) was once known as a Paiute paradise. On Monday, April 1st, Joseph Lent will present a slide talk at the Mono Basin Historical Society meeting. A potluck dinner and business meeting begin at 6 PM at the Lee...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
LYNNE A. CLARK 1954-2019 Born Lynne Ann Andreycak on June 11, 1954 in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Peter and Eileen Andreycak. Lynne died peacefully in her home on March 13, after a four-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. (a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s Disease or...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
NIHD news release (Second in a three-part series) As of this writing, 47 of the 50 states are suffering a widespread influenza outbreak, or more commonly known as the flu. All signs indicate we are not facing a flu pandemic this year, but flu pandemics have and will...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The 51st annual Blake Jones Trout Derby is “in the books” and by all accounts, it was a great day. Nearly 700 anglers of all ages fished Pleasant Valley Reservoir and the Owens River near Bishop on March 16th vying for their share of more than $10,000 in...
by News Staff | Mar 22, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Roger Bloom, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s environmental program manager, explained the fishing season’s start dates were set for holiday weekends so folks would remember them. A gruff voice from the large crowd at Wednesday’s workshop at...
by News Staff | Mar 21, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Shira Dubrovner announced a unique partnership with Lia Webb of Adventure Hub to co-produce a series of extraordinary presentations titled Mountain Culture Month throughout the...
by News Staff | Mar 21, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
LADWP press release LOS ANGELES – The months of January and February brought enough snow and rain to boost the Eastern Sierra snowpack and rainfall in Los Angeles to well above average numbers. In Downtown Los Angeles alone, 18.5 inches of rain have fallen since the...