by News Staff | Dec 5, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The 14th Internationally Acclaimed, Annual Fruitcake Festival formally roots a return to normalcy this December. On Saturday, the 15th of December, the gathering for all things Fruitcake will take place at the American Legion Hall of the Inyo County Seat...
by News Staff | Dec 5, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
NIHD press release by Barbara Laughon Local communities have proven over and over again that when they come together great things can happen. The same can be said in healthcare, which is why the new partnership between Northern Inyo Health Care District and Pioneer...
by News Staff | Dec 5, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Inyo County’s stunning landscapes, whether towering mountain peaks or sprawling deserts, can quickly become the focus for anyone trying to explain the county’s many charms. But the cast of characters that have paraded through the county’s history can be...
by News Staff | Dec 5, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Submitted by Luke Sullivan, Lone Pine FFA Reporter Indianapolis October 26, 2018 –Brenda Lacey, the FFA Advisor of the Lone Pine High School FFA Chapter, was recently awarded the Honorary American FFA Degree at the 2018 National Convention & Expo during an onstage...
by News Staff | Dec 5, 2018 | Obituaries
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Jerry Bob Ross Jr. He passed away on Friday November 30th, 2018 after a two-year long battle with cancer, he passed peacefully surrounded by his family in his Lone Pine home, he was 45. Jerry was born...
by News Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
Bishop resident has had 18 eye surgeries in past 5 years By Charles James “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” – quote from Scott Hamilton, 1984 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Skater. Hamilton was born with a congenital brain tumor which stunted his physical...
by News Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Thursday, Nov. 6 The Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce hosts the “All Things Chocolate Contest,” featuring chocolate holiday treats, at the Chamber Gallery from 5 to 8 p.m. Call 760-876-4444. Friday, Dec. 7 The Independence Methodist Church Bazaar will be...
by News Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
News release from Owens Valley Committee The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) informed the Owens Valley Committee of its decision to postpone the testing of Well 385, a LADWP well located north of Bishop, CA, in an area known as Five Bridges. LADWP...
by News Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The long, strange journey for legal commercial cannabis will enter a new stage at today’s Inyo County Supervisors’ meeting. The Board will hold a public hearing on licensing two retail operations in Zone 1, the Bishop area, but not the city itself. The...
by News Staff | Dec 2, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release by Barbara Laughon Healthcare colleagues and community leaders recently gathered to celebrate the caring, compassionate, and giving spirits of five individuals as part of the Northern Inyo Hospital Foundation’s third annual Avenue of Excellence Awards...
by News Staff | Nov 30, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release CLOVIS, Calif., November 30, 2018 – For Immediate Release. With the recent change in weather conditions, Fire Officials with the Sierra National Forest are declaring the Lions Fire out, terminating Forest Order No 05-15-51-18-11, dated July 14, 2018....
by News Staff | Nov 30, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy While the process still has red tape to unravel, the City of Bishop anticipates putting in a water line to the Bishop Veterinarian Hospital on North Sierra Highway as early as this spring, three years ahead of schedule. Why is this news, and good news at...
