by News Staff | Jan 3, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo’s Board of Supervisors incorporated one Planning Commission recommendation into the County’s cannabis ordinance—keeping with the timeline to get the regs on the books by early February. That change would allow non-volatile manufacturing in...
by News Staff | Jan 3, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release In a joint statement issued by City Administrator Jim Tatum and Rural Fire Commission Chairman Mike Holland, they said “we are pleased to announce that Pat O’Neil has accepted the appointment as Acting Fire Chief to lead our great fire department pending...
by News Staff | Jan 3, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
Inyo County DA News Release On December 22, 2017, Bishop resident Karl Chang was sentenced to serve 364 days in the Inyo County Jail as a term and condition of four years of formal felony probation following his admission of two counts of sexual battery by fraud....
by News Staff | Jan 3, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
DWP Press release OWENS VALLEY, CA— Los Angeles Department of Water and Power water managers have elected to call off testing of well W385R due to the alarming lack of snowpack and possibility that the eastern Sierra may be slipping back into drought conditions. ...
by News Staff | Jan 3, 2018 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Obituaries
Lance Herrera-Dempsey passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2017. He was born and raised in Bishop, CA. Graduated high school class of 1984 at Bishop Union High. After high school, Lance attended college in San Diego. He enlisted in the Army in 1986, serving his...
by News Staff | Jan 3, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
MLPD News release Mammoth Lakes, CA – On Tuesday, January 2, 2018, the Mammoth Lakes Police Department responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision. A 46-year old male West Hills resident was struck by a vehicle at approximately 1600 hours in the 3300...
by News Staff | Dec 28, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
Statement from Sheriff Bill Lutze: It is with mixed emotions that I announce I will not be seeking another term as Sheriff which begins January 2019. I love what I do and am thankful for the honor of serving the County of Inyo for the past 45 years, soon to be 12...
by News Staff | Dec 28, 2017 | Law Enforcement
News releases OLANCHA— The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is currently providing traffic control for the cleanup of a sedan versus truck accident that occurred yesterday evening. The accident is just south of the junction of U.S. 395 and State...
by News Staff | Dec 27, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy A couple of elements of Inyo County’s cannabis journey were altered at last Thursday’s special Board of Supervisors meeting. First, the moratorium on medical and commercial marijuana operations was extended for another ten and a half months. There’s slim...
by News Staff | Dec 27, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release The Northern Inyo Hospital Auxiliary ended 2017 on a high note, with an announcement that their fundraising efforts garnered the group almost $31,000, nearly $11,000 more than the previous year. The money raised by the Auxiliary helps bring additional...
by News Staff | Dec 27, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
DMV news release Sacramento – With the new year just around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to inform the public of several new laws or changes to existing law that, unless otherwise noted, take effect January 1, 2018. Cannabis Use...
by News Staff | Dec 27, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Kathy Zack has announced she is running for the position of Inyo County 1st District Supervisor. Zack is a long-time resident of Inyo County. She graduated from Bishop Unified High School in 1976 and went to college at Stanford University where she...
