by News Staff | Jun 4, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County press release Inyo County is pleased to announce the hire of Kenneth G. Walker as new Assistant County Administrator. Walker replaces Rick Benson, who retired May 17 after three years of dedicated service. Benson previously served as Mariposa County...
by News Staff | Jun 2, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy First JC Penney packed up its Arizona jeans and left town, not it’s Bank of America. KSRW got the same canned confirmation printed in The Sheet; the departure date is September 11. The reason: “changing needs and habits.” Conceding the decision was “a...
by News Staff | Jun 2, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The State of the Inyo, current as of 6/1/18 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...
by News Staff | Jun 1, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy For a brief time, members of the Standing Committee seemed to be on the same page despite disagreements on specific issues. If that was indeed an era of good will, it’s gone, replaced by what looked like dueling agencies. Example: Inyo Water Commission...
by News Staff | May 31, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
LADWP PRESS RELEASE The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) owns over 315,000 acres of land in Inyo and Mono Counties. Much of this land is open to the public for recreational use and portions of it are leased to commercial ranching operations for...
by News Staff | May 31, 2018 | Obituaries
Services will be held at the Church of the Nazarene Lone Pine on June 16th, 2018 at 10:00 AM with the graveside service to follow immediately at Mt. Whitney District Cemetery. There will also be a celebration of life at the VFW hall about 1:00 PM for Paul Max Skinner...
by News Staff | May 29, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office news release On 05/28/2018, at about 6:30am, members of the Inyo County Sheriff’s Department Major Investigations and Narcotics Taskforce (MINT) served a search warrant at a residence on Dewey Street in Big Pine, for the illegal...
by News Staff | May 28, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo Sheriff candidates Jeff Hollowell and Josh Nicholson recently sat down for separate interviews. The general topic: the culture of the department or, more specifically, stories of heavy-handed, over-reactions on the part of deputies and what each...
by News Staff | May 28, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
George David Clarkson, born October 7, 1929 in Los Angeles, California passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 22, 2018. He was raised on the Jeffery Ranch, now known as the White Mountain Ranch until he was 17 years old when the family moved to Bishop....
by News Staff | May 28, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
Update from KCNP: We’re happy to report that missing hiker Stephen McGuire has been located. Though he’s tired, he’s in good health. His progress along his route was delayed by winter storms. When contacted, he asked us to pass on his appreciation...
by News Staff | May 28, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
NIHD press release Among the most powerful and meaningful forces in life is the gift of giving. Those simple gestures from one person to another improve lives and leave a lasting legacy of compassion, care, and love. In a community rich with the gift of giving, the...
by News Staff | May 28, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Local author David Carle’s new book is PUTTING CALIFORNIA ON THE MAP: VON SCHMIDT’S LINES, the biography of Allexey W. von Schmidt, who was a ’49er, surveyor and civil engineer. Von Schmidt was the first government surveyor to work in...
