by News Staff | Jun 18, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Letter submitted by: Daniel Pritchett Bishop Mike Prather’s June 11, 2018, letter to Sierra Wave regarding DWP’s latest outrage invites comment. Here are two. Mike Prather posed the question, “Why would Los Angeles do this?” i.e. dry up 6000 irrigated acres in Mono...
by News Staff | Jun 18, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo County Water Department and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have reached an agreement on the pumping test of Well 385 in the Five Bridges area. Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors will approve, or not, that agreement. The agreement...
by News Staff | Jun 18, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Mono County press release Key points • Hantavirus is an uncommon but deadly disease in the Eastern Sierra. • The Sierra region of California is a hantavirus hotspot. • Carried by deer mice, people can catch it from exposure to mouse waste. • Most people who get...
by News Staff | Jun 15, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Mono County Sheriff’ Office news release On Friday, June 15, 2018, at 9:08 am, Mono County Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call reporting a shooting at the second gun range east of the geothermal plant. A 53-year old man and his 15-year old son, both from Orange...
by News Staff | Jun 15, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Attorney General Becerra Awards Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Mammoth Lakes $451,581 to Combat Illegal Tobacco Use Among Minors (Press release) Mammoth Lakes, CA – Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Mammoth Lakes, CA was awarded $451,581 in state grant funding from...
by News Staff | Jun 15, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The State of the Inyo Mono Lake Ranger District Roads open: Monitor Pass (Hwy 89), Sonora Pass (Hwy 108), Tioga Pass (Hwy 120 w), Saddlebag Lake Rd., Hwy 120 E (Benton), Bodie (Hwy 270) Lundy Canyon June Lake Loop, Parker Lake Rd. Campgrounds open: Lundy...
by News Staff | Jun 15, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy With an improved lease and Grocery Outlet footing some of the infrastructure costs at the Wye Road and Route 6 site, Inyo’s north county consolidated office building got a five thumbs up from the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. Those thumbs don’t...
by News Staff | Jun 15, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Caltrans press release Bishop – Tuesday, Caltrans joined officials from Inyo, Mono and Kern counties and prime contractor Granite Construction to celebrate the completion of the first of three Freeman Gulch projects on State Route (SR) 14, which will eventually...
by News Staff | Jun 15, 2018 | Law Enforcement
Bishop Police Department news release This past Sunday afternoon, BPD received a call of a possible burglary that had occurred at a residence located on the 200 block of E. Elm St. The reporting party related her neighbors were out of town and that something was out...
by News Staff | Jun 15, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Caltrans press release BISHOP – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 9 co-sponsored a Trig*Star competition at Bishop Union High School (BUHS) this past April, and awarded the winners on Monday May 21st, 2018. Trig*Star is a national math...
by News Staff | Jun 15, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release The Inyo National Forest and Devils Postpile National Monument announce that the Reds Meadow Valley Road will open on Friday, June 15 at 5:00 pm. The road received damage in two sections of the road, where the sub-grade material under the road washed away...
by News Staff | Jun 13, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County news release Longtime Inyo County Administrator Kevin Carunchio has announced his retirement after 13 years with the County. Carunchio, County Administrator since 2007, informed the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, June 12 of his intent to retire following...
