by News Staff | Nov 4, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
USFS press release Here are some changes of note: The Glass Creek and Lower Lee Vining Campground remain open due to the fair weather and available staffing (USFS). They are will remain open, weather permitting, through November. The Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor...
by News Staff | Nov 2, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
By Bill Snyder The Eastern Sierra Cancer Alliance or ESCA is a grassroots program who offers assistance free of charge to people battling cancer in Inyo and Mono counties. Their biggest fundraiser of the year is their 5k run/walk and the 18th Annual Eastern Sierra...
by News Staff | Nov 2, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Northern Inyo Healthcare District’s Birch Street Annex is busily being transformed into something just shy of Santa’s Workshop – all in anticipation of the 2018 Northern Inyo Hospital Auxiliary’s annual Holiday Boutique. This year’s boutique is set for Saturday, Nov....
by News Staff | Oct 31, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
Mono County Sheriff’s Office new release It has been over two weeks since 16-year old Karlie Lain Gusé went missing from her home in Chalfant, California, on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Despite a week-long search of the surrounding high desert and a continuing...
by News Staff | Oct 31, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy How can you tell the difference between frustration and rage? When do you call law enforcement and what can they do when they show up? How do you keep your own anger in check when you’re getting yelled at? These are some of the questions the recently...
by News Staff | Oct 31, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Friends of the Inyo and the Sierra Club LONE PINE, CA — Conglomerate Mesa, a unique and valuable part of our Eastern Sierra public lands that lies adjacent to Death Valley National Park, remains under threat from the prospect of industrial-scale open pit...
by News Staff | Oct 31, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Mutual water companies and environmental groups have been waiting a year to find out what their participation in the Owens Valley Groundwater Authority might look like. The question of Associate Members and Interested Parties was on last Thursday’s...
by News Staff | Oct 31, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The Slim Princess is taking a road trip to visit some friends. The recently restored, historic Southern Pacific Locomotive #18 is on the road from its home at the Eastern California Museum to Durango, Colo., where it will be cared for and operated by the...
by News Staff | Oct 31, 2018 | Obituaries
Bianca Cruz (Orozco) Babcock April 14, 1989 – October 28, 2018 Bianca Cruz (Orozco) Babcock was born in Bishop California on April 14th, 1989 to Andres Rivera Orozco and Maureen Mary (Denver) Cardenas. Bianca graduated from Palisade Glacier High School. She worked as...
by News Staff | Oct 31, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County press release Inyo County Probation Department and Health & Human Services staff members are getting some well-deserved time in the spotlight as part of a state organization’s efforts to highlight the best practices of California counties. Through a...
by News Staff | Oct 29, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
NIHD news release Join Northern Inyo Healthcare District Tuesday, Oct. 30, as Dr. Stacey Brown introduces the district’s new patient portal to the community. Held as part of NIHD’s Healthy Lifestyle Talks, Dr. Brown will give a presentation designed to help patients...
by News Staff | Oct 25, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Silver Peaks, a 70-unit affordable housing project, has gone one significant step toward realization. Bishop Councilmember Joe Pecsi has been negotiating to purchase the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power-owned 3-acre parcel at MacIver and Spruce...