by News Staff | Apr 24, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Bishop Police Department press release Monday afternoon, April 22, the Bishop Police Department (BPD) served a search warrant in Mammoth Lakes at the residence of 30-year-old Eugenio Alejandre Solorio Jr.. Solorio is a school teacher at Bishop Elementary. Roughly...
by News Staff | Apr 24, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
USFS news release The Inyo National Forest announces that personal use fuelwood season is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 15. This is two weeks later than when fuelwood season typically starts and is because of the significant winter and cool spring. Some of the...
by News Staff | Apr 24, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Inyo County isn’t immune from the opioid crisis. According to Northern Inyo Hospital CEO Dr. Kevin Flanigan, eight deaths in Inyo County were directly or indirectly the result of opioid use in 2018. That’s eight too many. But with NIH’s recent grant...
by News Staff | Apr 21, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
FROM MLPD The Mammoth Lakes Police Department is participating in the DEA National Takeback Day on Saturday April 27th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Mammoth Lakes Library parking lot. The focus of this program is to dispose of unused or expired prescription...
by News Staff | Apr 21, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Residents and visitors alike are invited to wake up, smell the coffee, and enjoy tasty breakfast delicacies all in the name of supporting Hospice of the Owens Valley. The group’s fourth annual Silent Auction and Breakfast Buffet fundraiser is set for...
by News Staff | Apr 21, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
From Mono County Health Department Measles is back in a big way! After being declared eliminated in the United States in the year 2000, 555 cases have been reported in the United States as of 04/11/2019, with outbreaks also occurring in numerous other countries. Most...
by News Staff | Apr 21, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy “Fast paced” and “Owens Valley Groundwater Authority meeting” have never appeared in the same sentence in the year-and-a-half since the Authority was formed. But, Thursday’s session was different, in large part due to the hours of wrangling, discussion...
by News Staff | Apr 21, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
FROM USFS We finally have some warmer days and melt-off and that is leading some re-openings of roads and campgrounds. However, please remind visitors that snow is still deep in many locations and several campground are only partially opening due to snow. Inyo County...
by News Staff | Apr 18, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Charles James (World Hemophilia Day was April 17) Raymond Garcia, Jr. of Bishop is an adorable four-year-old who has already faced greater challenges every day of his life than most of us will face in our lifetimes. Raymond has hemophilia, specifically Type A,...
by News Staff | Apr 18, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Donna Brune, resident of Bishop California from September 1967 until December 2014, passed away on April 14, 2019 in St.George, Utah. Donna was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia in October 2014. She worked hand in hand with her husband at Brune Mortuary. She is...
by News Staff | Apr 17, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy If downtown Bishop were a house, realtors would say it may be a bit of a fixer-upper, but it has great potential. The next question for the buyer is do you restore the fixer-upper to its original glory or do you incorporate current and future trends. The...
by News Staff | Apr 17, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release Inyo County Emergency Services is working with local Fire Departments to provide free sandbags to residents and business owners in Inyo County. Free sandbags for flood preparedness are available at the following locations: Ø Bishop Fire Station, 209 W....
