by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Jennifer Figueroa, the Physician Assistant behind the Rural Health Clinic’s new Same Day Care service, will be the guest speaker at this week’s Healthy Lifestyle Talk sponsored by Northern Inyo Healthcare District. The talk is set for Thursday, Jan. 11,...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | Obituaries
Betty Anne Kelso Barlow 1925-2018 Betty Anne Kelso Barlow, devoted wife, mother and grandmother passed away Friday January 5, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, John “Jack” Barlow. She is survived by her daughter Susan Jensen, her son Joel...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Eastern Sierra Women’s March Planned for January 20 in Bishop Bishop, CA – Planning is underway for an Eastern Sierra Women’s March to be held in Bishop on Saturday, January 20. The event is open to everyone (not just women) and will kick off at 9 AM at the...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release A closing reception will be held for the “Wabi Sabi: Perfection in Imperfection” art exhibit featuring local Inyo County artists at the Manzanar History Assocation Bookstore at Manzanar National Historic Site. The reception will be held on...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
The Town of Mammoth Lakes CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) members celebrated the holiday season by welcoming twelve new CERT members: Brett Barker, Christopher Brandt, Naomi Buzze, Jay Deinken, Noelle Deinken, Mike Dostrow, Rene Duran, Lewis Jones, Carol...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County news release The Inyo County Board of Supervisors is scheduled on Tuesday, January 9 to consider beginning the process to formally adopt three ordinances regulating commercial cannabis activity in Inyo County. Deliberations begin with a public hearing at...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Eleven years ago, then Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa turned the knob at a diversion dam below Lake Tinnemaha sending water down the 62-mile stretch of the Owens River to the dry lake. In an interview with the LA Times Louis Sahagun, Villaraigosa...
by News Staff | Jan 5, 2018 | Obituaries
Eleanor C. Harris, 86, of Bishop, California passed away on December 30th 2017. Eleanor was born to Sherman and Zula Cale on June 10, 1931 in Greenbriar County, West Virginia. On February 22, 1949 Eleanor married Fred Amick Harris in Cattlesburge Kentucky....
by News Staff | Jan 5, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
News release from Mono County Sheriff Ingrid Braun At 12:15 pm on Monday, January 1, 2018, the Mono County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Team was called out for rescue of an injured ice climber. A 64-year old Mono County man fell about 40 feet while...
by News Staff | Jan 5, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Bishop, CA – December 29, 2017 – In celebration of Sierra Lifeflight retiring its fleet of Piper Cheyenne aircraft, they will host an open house and farewell flyaway at their hangar located at 770 Airport Road in Bishop, on Saturday, January 13, from 1...
by News Staff | Jan 5, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Statement from Jeff Hollowell After 30 years with the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, I am happy to announce that I intend to seek the office of Sheriff. I started for the Sheriff’s Office in 1987 and have moved through the ranks to my current position of Undersheriff....
by News Staff | Jan 3, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Bishop Police Department News Release Last March, BPD was contacted by a local resident who accused a former Bishop resident, Leandra Wright, of embezzlement. The investigation revealed unauthorized use of funds on a number of different accounts, which Wright managed,...