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...
by News Staff | Oct 25, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Three incumbents and two challengers faced off at Cero Cosso College Tuesday evening in the pursuit of three seats on Bishop’s City Council. Incumbents Karen Schwartz and Joe Pecsi and challenger Stephen Muchovej are going after two seats; incumbent...
by News Staff | Oct 25, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The Eastern Sierra Council of Governments held its first meeting since the four participating entities—Inyo and Mono counties, the cities of Mammoth Lakes and Bishop, approved funding for partial staffing and the possible development of a Joint Powers...
by News Staff | Oct 25, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Caltrans will improve, repair or replace an additional 80 bridges, 200 drainage systems and more than 340 lane miles with the new allocation Caltrans news release BISHOP – Caltrans announced last week that the California Transportation Commission allocated $669...
by News Staff | Oct 25, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Mammoth Brewery’s basement was packed with voters Monday evening, waiting to get some help with the list of state propositions on the November 6 ballot from Supervisors Stacy Corless and Jennifer Halferty and Mammoth Lakes Councilmember John Wentworth....
by News Staff | Oct 24, 2018 | Obituaries
Kathy M. Sterrett 1950 – 2018 Kathy Sterrett passed away at home suddenly and unexpectedly in her sleep. Kathy is survived by her husband John Sterrett, 3 children Danny Charles, Tracy Henry , Kelly Davis, 5 grand children and 2 great grand children. Kathy was...
by News Staff | Oct 24, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
From USFS The State of the Inyo, current as of 10/23/18 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....
by Deb Murphy | Oct 24, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Mono County’s comments on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s environmental analysis of de-watering ranch leases leave nothing on the table. Reviewing final edits to the 19-page document prepared by Bauer Planning and Environmental Services...
by News Staff | Oct 24, 2018 | Obituaries
Constance Marie Engelhardt passed away in Bishop, California on October 15, 2018 at the age of 73 after a many year struggle with lung cancer. She is survived by her husband Claus, her son Christopher and his wife Blake also of Bishop, her sisters Vera Crandall of...
by News Staff | Oct 18, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release A wonderful story has taken just over a year to unfold, involving the Bishop (CA-USA) Lions Club and the federation of Lions Clubs in Budapest, Hungary. Key to the story is the fact that a unique art and cultural Hungarian history book was saved from...
by News Staff | Oct 18, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Nearly 12 years have passed since then Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa performed the ceremonial re-watering of the Lower Owens River, declaring “This is a new chapter in our relationship with the Owens Valley.” He may have been overly...
by News Staff | Oct 18, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
By Charles James National Coffee with a Cop at McDonald’s in the Pink McDonald’s restaurants in Bishop and Lone Pine celebrated National Coffee with a Cop Day two weeks ago on Wednesday, October 3. Several dozen residents dropped in to visit with law enforcement...
