by News Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Press release On Monday, September 2, Tom Bopp presents historic photographs and songs at the monthly Mono Basin Historical Society meeting. A potluck dinner and business meeting begins at 6 PM at the Lee Vining Community Presbyterian Church; the program at 7 PM. The...
by News Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
CHP news release On Sunday, August 25th, 2019 at approximately 1518 hours, the driver of a 2008 Toyota Sequoia (SUV) was traveling westbound on SR-190 near Twenty Mule Team Road in Death Valley National Park. As the SUV approached a right-hand curve in the highway,...
by News Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Inyo County Sheriff’s Department news release BISHOP, CA – Double-stabbing suspect Robert “Roy” Horton was arrested without incident Monday, Aug. 26, according to the Inyo County Sheriff’s Department. Horton was taken to the Inyo County Jail in...
by News Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Every Saturday night for 14 years, Sierra Wave Radio was lucky to have aired “The Jazz Show with John Wedberg” on the air. Of those 14 years John only missed 1 show, a feat he was very proud of, and rightly so. John hit the ground running with a fantastic selection of...
by News Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Dennis Quaid and The Sharks will be the featured performers at concert on Friday August 30th at the Tri-County Fairgrounds in Bishop. This concert is FREE with paid admission to the Tri County Fair. Dennis Quaid and The Sharks have been performing in front of...
by News Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | Obituaries
On Wednesday August 14, 2019, John Fred Wedberg, loving husband and father of three children entered eternal life after 90 adventurous years on earth. John was born on September 21, 1928 in Redlands, CA to Fred and Vivian Wedberg. He was a Master Sergeant in the Army...
by Deb Murphy | Aug 23, 2019 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The City Of Bishop issued a cryptic press release yesterday announcing the the City and City Administrator David Kelly “mutually agreed to part ways.” The release continued, “City Clerk Robin Picken will serve as the acting City Administrator...
by News Staff | Aug 21, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The Mono County Board of Supervisors heard a tutorial on the Owens Valley Groundwater Authority delivered by Deputy County Counsel Jason Conger at Tuesday’s meeting. The presentation and comments indicate a distinct line has been drawn between Mono’s...
by News Staff | Aug 20, 2019 | Obituaries
Judith ‘Judy’ Anne Frew passed away on Aug 14th 2019 after a long illness. She was 65 years old. Judy was born ‘Judith Anne Long’ on January 26,1954 in Louisville, Ky. Her family moved to Long Beach, Ca in 1958 after her father, who was a police officer was...
by News Staff | Aug 20, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Chris Bubser hit all the Owens Valley high spots Saturday in her campaign swing to put the 8th Congressional District seat, currently held by three-term Republican Congressman Paul Cook, in the Democratic column. Her meeting in Big Pine was more of a...
by News Staff | Aug 20, 2019 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
USFS news releases Springs Fire, 13 miles SE of Lee Vining Incident Start Date: 7/26/2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 2,619 acres Containment: 27% Incident Type: Suppression/Multiple Objectives Vegetation Type: Brush and timber Agency: Inyo National Forest, U.S.D.A. Forest...
by News Staff | Aug 20, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Mono County Health Department news release By Dr. Tom Boo The last few weeks have seen a spike in the number of opioid overdoses in the Bishop and Mammoth Lakes areas. A Bishop police officer estimates there have been 6-8 overdoses in and around Bishop in the last few...
