by News Staff | Jan 8, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Weather
News release SACRAMENTO — Caltrans urges motorists to be prepared and use caution when driving this winter. Taking action and being proactive can help reduce the risk of injury and even death on the highways during the upcoming storm. Operators of vehicles must use...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release BISHOP COMMUNITY CONCERTS PRESENTS: Sunday, January 13th, 2019, 3PM Bishop High School Auditorium Non Members $25.00 at the door Members can bring a friend for $10.00 to introduce them to BCCA. The City of Angels Saxophone Quartet The City of Angels...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
News release The Owens Valley Groundwater Authority is currently soliciting Statements of Interest from local individuals, entities or groups interested in participating as an “Interested Party,” which has a voting interest in the OVGA Board. The OVGA was created to...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
NIHD press release The Northern Inyo Healthcare District Board of Directors named its 2019 slate of officers during its December board meeting. Long-time Bishop area educator and school administrator Mary Mae Kilpatrick was elected Board President with retired county...
by News Staff | Jan 7, 2019 | Obituaries
Thomas Ross 1930-2018 Tom Ross, a resident of Bishop and a former resident of Independence, Inyo County, died on December 2, 2018, peacefully in his sleep after a long illness. The son of Scottish immigrants, Fernie and Helene Ross, was a few months shy of his 89th...
by News Staff | Jan 4, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Weather
News release SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Thursday, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of 2019. The manual survey recorded 25.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 9 inches, which is 80 percent of average...
by News Staff | Dec 31, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Amid all the news stories rolling out of Washington this month, proposed rollbacks to the Clean Water Act protections haven’t made it on the nightly news casts. But, Evan Halper ran a story in the Los Angeles Times in mid-December that sent us scrambling...
by News Staff | Dec 28, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Mammoth Lakes, California – December 27, 2018 – The Mammoth Community Water District made a $289,000 investment last year to install a new trash removal system at the wastewater treatment plant. Trash in the wastewater collection system clogs pumps and...
by News Staff | Dec 27, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Four of the largest California wildfires, consuming more than 1.1 million acres, occurred in the last two years. Five of the most destructive, leaving 28,000 structures in ashes, and five of the deadliest totaling 131 lives lost, also occurred in...
by News Staff | Dec 27, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release With the New Year just around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to inform the public about several new laws or changes to existing law that, unless otherwise noted, take effect January 1, 2019. Temporary License Plate...
by News Staff | Dec 27, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
Press release 2ND ANNUAL STAR-STUDDED MAMMOTH FILM FESTIVAL™ UNVEILS SHORTS & EPISODICS IN FIRST ROUND OF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Official Selections include Projects From or Featuring: Lamorne Morris, Dylan Sprouse, Jack Kilmer, Suki Waterhouse, Johnny Whitworth,...
by News Staff | Dec 27, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release These eight current Mammoth Lakes CERT members were recognized for reaching the Intermediate status level of certification at our annual CERT Holiday Party at Giovanni’s hosted by the MLPD. L-R in back row: MLPD Chief Al Davis Duty Officer Rich Foye...
