by News Staff | Aug 31, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Press release Eastern Sierra Wildlife Care’s veteran rescue volunteer, Kevin Calder, responded to a call last Sunday morning from a local resident. Miranda Serene was concerned for a young Bobcat she spotted high atop a Round Valley freeway sign. Kevin’s...
by News Staff | Aug 31, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Obituaries
Clarence “Terry” Leonard Rose, 85, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at his home in Bishop, California at around 11:30 pm. In May 2017, he was diagnosed with acute myeloid Leukemia. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Sophia Rose; his sons Carl Eric Rose and Stephen...
by News Staff | Aug 30, 2017 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
News release – Friday 10:30 am Slinkard Fire Update: Update: The Slinkard fire is being managed by a Sierra Front Type 3 Incident Management Team. Embedding on the fire today is the Southern California Type 2 Incident Management Team 3. Last night, the fire’s...
by News Staff | Aug 29, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
News release The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Allen “Ziggy” Stone. On the evening of Sunday August 27th, Inyo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an armed robbery at a residence on West Line Street in Bishop. ...
by News Staff | Aug 29, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
News release The California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint, on Friday, September 1, 2017 on US-395 at the southern city limits of Bishop,” Captain Timothy Noyes, Bishop Area Commander, said Monday. Sobriety checkpoints will be staffed by California...
by News Staff | Aug 29, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The Mammoth Museum at the Hayden Cabin is happy to announce its 2nd Annual Mammoth Storytelling Festival on September 23, 2017 from noon until 4:00 p.m. The popularity of storytelling is increasing – with storytelling festivals springing up around...
by News Staff | Aug 29, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release The Owens Valley Mosquito Abatement Program (OVMAP) confirmed today that another mosquito sample tested positive for West Nile virus. This sample was collected in Lone Pine on August 21. This is the seventh positive sample detected in Inyo County during...
by News Staff | Aug 28, 2017 | Law Enforcement
News release On the morning of Wednesday, August 23, 2017, Mono County employees discovered graffiti on the exterior wall of the bathrooms at the Bridgeport Ballfields. The vandalism covered an entire wall and had been committed after 4:30 pm on the day prior. At...
by News Staff | Aug 28, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release On August 17th, Mammoth Community Water District (MCWD) opened its doors, set up demonstrations, led tours, and served ice cream and cake to attendees to commemorate 60 years of service to the Mammoth Lakes community. MCWD was formed in 1957 when voters...
by News Staff | Aug 28, 2017 | Obituaries
Chester Kinney was born on July 9, 1935 in Bishop, California to, Sam and Elsie Kinney. He entered into eternal life on August 23, 2017 in Glendale, California at the Glendale Adventist Hospital. He was 82 years old, and a lifelong resident of Bishop, California....
by News Staff | Aug 28, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
News release MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. – Ormat Nevada Inc. has completed preparations for a 30-day flow and injection test of two existing geothermal wells near the Town of Mammoth Lakes. The test was approved by the Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office, in...
by News Staff | Aug 24, 2017 | Obituaries
Robert (Big Bob} K. Morris was born on May 25, 1924 in Sherman, California. He passed away August 20, 2017 surrounded by his family. Bob is survived by his son and “daughter” Bobby and Mary Morris of Bishop. Six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren...
