by News Staff | Oct 30, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Legendary Climber and Mountaineer Allen Steck Visits Bishop! Thursday, November 2nd, 7:30pm Inyo Council for the Arts Theater Room Slideshow, Discussion and Reception – you’re invited to join us in celebrating the publication of this special...
by News Staff | Oct 30, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Following is a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell from local residents Robert F. Waggoner Col. USAF (Ret) & Mrs Waggoner NFL fan. Dear Mr. Goodell, My wife and I have been NFL fans for many years. Myself from the days of Johnny Unitas and SonnyJurgensen....
by News Staff | Oct 30, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Quite a few analogies could describe what the newly-formed Owens Valley Groundwater Authority dealt with at their second meeting Thursday: chicken or the egg, rolling the dice or betting on the come. One representative got creative with a new analogy:...
by News Staff | Oct 29, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release Lane Closure Report for the week of 10/30/17 – 11/3/17 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 the Cone...
by News Staff | Oct 29, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
News release The State of the Inyo, current as of 10/26/17 Mono Lake Ranger District Roads open: Monitor Pass (Hwy 89), Sonora Pass (Hwy 108), Tioga Pass (Hwy 120 W), Saddlebag Lake Rd., Bodie (Hwy 270), Lundy Canyon, Panum Crater, Hwy 120 E (Benton), June Lake Loop...
by News Staff | Oct 27, 2017 | Obituaries
ROSALIE NELLIGAN 1933-2017 Rosalie Nelligan passed away at home with her family by her side October 5, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. Rosalie was born August 14, 1933 in Cicero, Illinois to George and Anna Shubr. She met Marvin Nelligan while he was in the...
by News Staff | Oct 27, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Bishop’s Planning Commission approved a lot split request on the 5.47 acre parcel at Wye Road and Highway 6 at Tuesday’s meeting. If that agenda item rings a bell, it was and still is the potential location of Inyo’s office structure designed to house...
by News Staff | Oct 26, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release WHAT: Independent Project Press presents The 2017 Downtown Bishop Chocolate Art Walk WHEN: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 4 PM – 8 PM Come on out and enjoy a delectable evening of art, music and chocolate in downtown Bishop on Saturday evening, October...
by News Staff | Oct 25, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
NPS news release WASHINGTON – As part of its commitment to improve the visitor experience and ensure America’s national parks are protected in perpetuity, the National Park Service (NPS) is considering increases to fees at highly visited national parks...
by News Staff | Oct 25, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
NIHD news release An increase in August revenues gave the Northern Inyo Healthcare District Board of Directors continued optimism that the District’s budget may be back on track after falling short last fiscal year. During its monthly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 18, the...
by News Staff | Oct 25, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release On October 29, at 3:00 pm, the Bishop Twin Theater proudly presents “The Oyler House: Richard Neutra’s Desert Retreat”. This beautiful film, which has captivated film festival audiences all over the world, tells the moving story of a lifetime Inyo County...
by News Staff | Oct 25, 2017 | Obituaries
Diane Dempsey Weston passed away unexpectedly in Big Pine on October 3, 2017. She was born on November 2, 1957 to Jack McMillan and Barbara Dempsey McMillan who was the daughter of heavy weight world champion boxer Jack Dempsey. Diane was raised with her brother John...