by News Staff | Oct 8, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Construction work is planned on City of Bishop streets during the week of 9 through 13 October. Work will be continuing on a project to construct new waterline on East Line Street between Hanby Avenue and First Street and work will be starting on a...
by News Staff | Oct 8, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
News release MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. – Crews working for Ormat Nevada, Inc. have started work on a geothermal monitoring well on an existing well pad just south of Shady Rest Park, near Mammoth Lakes. The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office, in...
by News Staff | Oct 8, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release The City of Bishop requests that its water customers conserve water and refrain from irrigating, in particular, Monday night when power will be out at the city’s main water wells. Southern California Edison plans to have power out to most of the Bishop...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy With three financial options possible, the Southern Inyo Healthcare District Board voted to trade their tube-less CT Scanner for a fully functioning unit at a special Wednesday afternoon meeting. The 16-slice GE scanner, a vital diagnostic tool, should...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Obituaries
Lorie Kay Nelums, 58, of Bishop, California passed away on October 1, 2017 in the comfort of her home. Lorie was born in Ventura, California on December 24, 1958 to Monte and Cora Williams. In August of 1969, the Williams family moved to Bishop, California where they...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities
Mammoth Lakes Fire Department news releases A cause has been determined for the structure fire that occurred at 8 am on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at 129 Center Street (previous location of Red Lily). An accumulation of bedding and sleeping bags had been placed on...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press releases Loss of life and candlelight vigil With all the tragic events in the world, we would like to take the time and remember those who have been taken from us this past year. This will also be a time to reflect upon those who are recovering from the events...
by News Staff | Oct 6, 2017 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
News release With the change in the seasons, the Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District reminds all users of wood burning appliances to make sure that your heating system is ready to keep you and your family warm this winter. There are numerous activities that one...
by News Staff | Oct 4, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Inyo’s Board of Supervisors whipped through six timed items dealing with rezoning, voting systems and fee increases, the most notable a significant bump up for adoption fees at the animal shelter. According to Sheriff Bill Lutze, the $10 adoption fee was...
by News Staff | Oct 4, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Southern Inyo Healthcare District board members’ jobs haven’t gotten significantly easier since the hospital re-opened under the management of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates almost two years ago. Monday afternoon, the board wrestled with a decision...
by News Staff | Oct 3, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Tickets are now on sale for Playhouse 395’s upcoming production of the widely acclaimed and highly entertaining musical SUDS. This ultimate soap opera, set in a 1960s laundromat, is sure to provide an evening of great entertainment and music that is not...
by News Staff | Oct 3, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The Big Pine American Legion and Auxiliary Posts 457 and the Big Pine Civic Club are hosting their annual jointly sponsored Boys and Girls State Dinner. The dinner will honor the 2017 Big Pine High School Delegates to Boys and Girls State: Cesar Rico,...