by News Staff | Apr 11, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Celebration and Remembrance of “Our Bonnie” Zwart Bonnie Marie Zwart, Bishop, California, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, daughter, sister and aunt joined loved ones passed before her on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Bonnie passed peacefully at...
by News Staff | Apr 11, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
LADWP news release April 10, 2018 Each spring, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) measures the Eastern Sierra snowpack and Mono Lake water elevation in order to determine runoff and export projections for the LA Aqueduct System. This year, LADWP...
by News Staff | Apr 11, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office news release On Tuesday, April 10 at about 11:18 am, Symon’s Ambulance was dispatched to the Tu Su Lane area regarding a male victim who reportedly accidentally stabbed himself. Inyo County Investigators and Bishop Police Officers...
by News Staff | Apr 9, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Staff from Inyo County, the town of Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Mountain Ski Area met with Federal Aviation Administration staff in Los Angeles in late March to go over the agency’s assessment of Bishop’s Airport Certification Manual. By all accounts, the...
by News Staff | Apr 6, 2018 | Obituaries
A Celebration of Life for Sherrill Virginia Odum (Farlander), will be held on Saturday, April 7, noon, at Lone Pine VFW Post 8036. Sherrill crossed over peacefully, surrounded by the love of family and friends, in Reno, NV on March 8, 2018. Born Sherrill Virginia Odum...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The first known street light dates back to 9th or 10th century Arabia, the town of Cordoba to be exact. London Mayor Sir Henry Barton decreed the streets would be lit in 1417 and Ben Franklin is credited with candle-lit streets in Philadelphia in the...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
NIHD press release Seventy runners and walkers came together for the first-ever Blue Ribbon Fun Run & Walk on March 24. The Fun Run & Walk, a community effort designed to raise awareness about Colorectal Cancer while raising funds for the Eastern Sierra Cancer...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with several local businesses to host a job fair on Saturday, April 7th. The event is designed to connect private and public sector employers with the best local candidates. The job fair will be held in...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Joan DeDecker Busby and Carol DeDecker Wiens will sign copies of their recently released book, “Sage & Sierra, A Memoir: Growing Up In Owens Valley,” at the Eastern California Museum, 155 N. Grant Street, in Independence from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday,...
by News Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Here is the current State of the Inyo. The counties are beginning to plow, clear and sweep, and conduct routine maintenance on many of the mountain roads, but they remain closed at this time. They will also have to keep an eye on the incoming storm in...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy With the special election on Southern Inyo Healthcare District’s Measure J days away, the Board of Directors hosted a final community workshop in Independence last Thursday. The measure proposes a $215 parcel tax over the next 15 years primarily to pay...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County news release As part of an effort to improve the delivery of information to the public, Inyo County on Friday issued a “Request for Proposals” (RFP) from firms and individuals to construct a new website for the County. Those with demonstrated website...
