by News Staff | Mar 19, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will host a series of statewide meetings to inform the public and seek input on the proposed new statewide changes for trout fishing regulations. “The California Fish and Game Commission directed...
by News Staff | Mar 19, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Bishop, CA — Sophomore Samantha Burns, from Bishop Union High School, received the title of Inyo County Poetry Out Loud Champion, for the second year in a row, at the ninth annual county finals held in Bishop on February 6, 2019. The runner-up was Erik...
by News Staff | Mar 19, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release The Inyo County Board of Supervisors recently approved nine grants to various local, non-profit community groups and organizations, for a total of $20,984. The grant process is part of the county’s Community Project Sponsorship Program, which awards...
by News Staff | Mar 17, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Interagency news release CENTRAL SIERRA NEVADA, Calif. March 16, 2019 – A massive multiagency search in the Sierra Nevada has been underway for more than a week to locate missing U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matthew Kraft, a 24-year-old man from Washington, Conn. Kraft...
by News Staff | Mar 15, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
CHP press release SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The celebrations and parties that may highlight St. Patrick’s Day often lead to tragedy, when impaired drivers take to the roads. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) urge people to...
by News Staff | Mar 15, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy More than 150 burros, seven mules and nine horses were removed from the Wild Burro Rescue and Preservation Project in Olancha. Project operator Diane Chontas has been arrested. Inyo County Sheriff’s Department conducted the seizure. The rescue took two...
by News Staff | Mar 13, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
INF news release Based upon reports from rangers and visitors, the Inyo National Forest is reminding snowmobilers to respect off-limit areas of the forest that are closed to snowmobiles. The Inyo National Forest provides a wide spectrum of winter recreational...
by News Staff | Mar 13, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Shira Dubrovner announced a unique partnership with Lia Webb of Adventure Hub to co-produce a series of extraordinary presentations titled Mountain Culture Month throughout the...
by News Staff | Mar 13, 2019 | Obituaries
John Stephen ‘Jack’ Johantgen Jack Johantgen was born in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1932. He was the youngest of three sons born to Clara and John Robins Johantgen. Joseph and Robert his older siblings both served in the military and after Jack finished high school he moved...
by News Staff | Mar 12, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
The Mammoth High School Husky Varsity Ski and Snowboard Team became California/Nevada State Champions for the fourth year in a row. At the California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation Championships held at Mt. Shasta, CA on March 4-7, over 300...
by News Staff | Mar 12, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Tickets for the upcoming production of the much-loved musical “Mamma Mia!” will be going on sale Saturday, March 16. “Mamma Mia!” is being presented by Playhouse 395 which has delighted audiences with such amazing shows such as Chicago, Mary Poppins,...
by News Staff | Mar 12, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Past Posts
Alabama Hills Stewardship Group press release Lone Pine, CA (March 12, 2019) – The Alabama Hills Stewardship Group, along with dozens of area stakeholders and the community of Lone Pine are celebrating the passage of a congressional measure that will create the first...
