by News Staff | Dec 21, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Charles James It should come as no surprise to anyone that the frenzied buying that takes place during the Christmas season is also accompanied by an increase in theft. And with the booming online gift ordering business, many packaged gifts that are delivered right...
by News Staff | Dec 20, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – The Town is pleased to announce the launch of its new enhanced, mobile responsive and easy to navigate website. The website went live on December 14, 2017 after almost a year of staff planning with leading municipal website...
by News Staff | Dec 20, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release “Breast cancer screening through mammography is critical for early detection and life-saving treatment,” according to Dr. Yuri Parisky, Chief of Staff at Mammoth Hospital, and leading expert in the field of breast cancer. “There is no substitute. Over...
by News Staff | Dec 18, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Friday morning’s Technical Group discussion of the two-month test on Five Bridges’ Well 385 drew a standing-room-only crowd. Back on November 28, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Board of Commissioners had approved the Initial Study/Negative...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release 2018 Museum Calendar, On the Road to the High Sierra, now available. After losing the Water War to Los Angeles and then feeling the brunt of the Great Depression, the Eastern Sierra turned to tourism to invigorate its economy in the 1920s and 1930s....
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Press release Mono County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team 2017 Annual Awards Dinner The Mono County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Team is an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives. When called by the Mono County Sheriff’s...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release In the cold light of an early winter morning, Lauren left her car at the closure on (168) and hiked in to the turnoff for North Lake. She was soon jogging the narrow path southward along Bishop Creek. Leafless shrubs and driftwood crowded the...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
News release North Bishop resident Jean Turner was named to the Northern Inyo Healthcare District (NIHD) Board of Directors during the board’s regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening. Turner, who retired from the County of Inyo this past June, was one of three...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Eastern Sierra Guide Puppies, the local puppy raising club for Guide Dogs for the Blind, has a new member. Yellow Labrador Retriever Jenner arrived in mid-November and is being co-raised by Vickie LaBraque of Bishop and Meghan Miranda of Mammoth Lakes....
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release The Inyo County Community Project Sponsorship Program is accepting grant applications for the 2018 Yearly Competitive Grants for events and projects sponsored by local non-profit groups that will be taking place in Inyo County during 2018. Up to $20,984...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The famous Upside Down House on the grounds of the Mono Basin History Museum is decorated and ready for the holiday season, in its special upside-down way. Come peak in the windows at the upside down elves and Santa and drive by after dark to see the...
by News Staff | Dec 15, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy This story was supposed to describe a fairly complete picture of what the Owens Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency was going to look like, based on the respective financial commitment and voting power of each of the 11 participating agencies. But...
