by News Staff | Aug 15, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
PUMICE AND OBSIDIAN HISTORY IN THE MONO BASIN, A DINNER AND TOUR DURING THE 14TH GHOSTS OF THE SAGEBRUSH TOUR WEEKEND The 14th Annual Ghosts of the Sagebrush Tour and dinner, presenting “Pumice and Obsidian History in the Mono Lake Basin,” will include a...
by News Staff | Aug 15, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities
Featuring gripping tales in which good always triumphs over evil, Western movies have had a major role in influencing the behavior and ideology of our nation. This year’s 28th Annual Lone Pine Film Festival will explore this far-reaching topic via movie...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Charles James The Inyo County and Toiyabe Indian Health Project’s “Women with Infants and Children” (WIC) programs held their 12th Annual WIC Walk at the Tri-County Fairground on Thursday, August 3 to promote breastfeeding. This year’s theme: “Babies Bloom When...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release For three days at the end of July, 17 fundraisers and six support riders completed Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra’s Sierra Cycle Challenge. Cyclists rode 165 miles and climbed over 10,000 feet while raising more than $100,000. Everyone who participated...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District issued a Level 2 Smoke Alert for Olancha and a Level 1 Smoke Alert for Lone Pine and Keeler. http://www.gbuapcd.org/ Here’s the link for the smoke forecast for today:...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
New release BISHOP, Calif. August 13, 2017 – Personnel from the Inyo County Search and Rescue Team located the remains of a climber yesterday near the base of Thunderbolt Peak, on the Inyo National Forest side of the border with Kings Canyon National Park. While...
by News Staff | Aug 11, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Press releases Missing Persons: Jie Song and Yinan Wang SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. August 11, 2017 – The parks received a report on Friday, August 11, of missing parties last seen in Sequoia National Park on Sunday, August 6. Jie Song (left)...
by News Staff | Aug 11, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
TIHP press release Toiyabe Indian Health Project (“TIHP”) would like to take this time to ensure its service community that it is conducting business as usual. While TIHP’s upper management is currently going through some changes, TIHP is still operating and...
by News Staff | Aug 11, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Bishop, CA – Bishop locals and visitors who enjoy the festive downtown storefronts and shops celebrating “130 Years of Fun at the Tri-County Fair”, can vote for their favorite storefront starting Monday, August 14th on the City of Bishop website at...
by News Staff | Aug 11, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Press release The Owens Valley Mosquito Abatement Program (OVMAP) confirmed Friday that one additional mosquito sample trapped last week tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the fifth positive sample detected in Inyo County during the 2017 mosquito season....
by News Staff | Aug 11, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at approximately 3:45pm, the Bishop Police Department began receiving multiple reports of a single vehicle accident, reporting a pick-up truck had collided with a utility pole near the intersection of N. Main and W. Yaney...
by News Staff | Aug 11, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The State of the Inyo, current as of 8/11/17 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 (Hwy 158),...
