by News Staff | Oct 9, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release October 12-13, 2018 – Mountainfilm on Tour Mountainfilm travels year-round and worldwide with a selection of current and best-loved films from the annual festival in Telluride. We present both single-event and multi-day shows, hosted by a wide...
by News Staff | Oct 9, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Eastern Sierra Capital Summit Will help small businesses seek funding for their companies (News release) – Small Business Development Center at California State University, Bakersfield, together with several local groups, small business owners, and financiers, invite...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Last Tuesday afternoon’s Inyo Board of Supervisors timed item was eerily familiar. A land owner needed a conditional use permit on his property, neighbors hated the proposed use and the Planning Commission passed on the issue. In late August, the Bishop...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release MORE ABOUT WATER IN THE EASTERN SIERRA Inyo County Water Commission Field Trip Wednesday, October 10, 2018 – 9:00 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. The Inyo County Water Commission invites the public to participate in a field trip to learn more about water in the Eastern...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy In case northbound travelers heading to Bishop haven’t noticed, all evidence of what was once Sunland Drive are now gone, as is the final 840-feet of the road between Gerkin Road and U.S. Highway 395. If you’re thinking this is a form of government...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Lane Closure Report for the week of 10/8/18 – 1012/18 (Caltrans press release) Inyo, Mono & Eastern Kern Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to alert the traveling public to be careful of workers on the Highway, to Slow for...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo County opened up a dialogue on lighting, more specifically, on whether to regulate lighting, at the first of three community meetings Wednesday evening in Lone Pine. The small but determined Dark Sky Group has been advocating for controls on bright...
by News Staff | Oct 2, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Enjoy A Day With The Slim Princess At The Eastern California Museum The Carson & Colorado Rail Way invites everyone to enjoy a day with the Slim Princess Locomotive #18 on Friday, Oct. 5 at the Eastern California Museum in Independence. The...
by News Staff | Oct 2, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release WILDCARE’S “WILD SPIRITS” FUNDRAISER TO BE HELD AT FAIRGROUND Wildcare Eastern Sierra’s 13th annual fundraiser, “Wild Spirits,” will be at a new location‑‑the Tri-County Fairgrounds Heritage Arts Building (formerly the...
by News Staff | Oct 2, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
From USFS The State of the Inyo, current as of 10/2/18 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 News Staff | Oct 2, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Caltrans news release BISHOP — Caltrans will begin more than 120 new “Fix-it-First” projects this fiscal year (July 2018 – June 2019), replacing, repairing and improving more than 6,700 lane miles of pavement, 250 culverts and 320 bridges across the state, due...
by News Staff | Oct 2, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Belva Irene (Smith) Guthrie born March 17, 1930, passed away peacefully at her home, on September 6, 2018. She was born in Kansas, the ninth of 11 children whom have all preceded her in passing. Her family moved to Lancaster, CA. when she was 3 years old. She lived...