by News Staff | Jan 15, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
From Inyo County Sheriff’s Office On January 12th at approximately 10:14 Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a 911 call from a man in Olancha who reported that he had shots fired at him. Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies and California Highway...
by News Staff | Jan 12, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
MCWD Asks Regulators to Reopen the Public Review Process for Ormat’s Geothermal Expansion Project MCWD news release Independence, CA – Mammoth Community Water District (MCWD) Thursday urged the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (Great Basin) to reopen...
by News Staff | Jan 12, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
NORTH SIERRA STRATEGIC PLAN GETS RAVE REVIEWS, BUT NEXT STEPS TAKE BIG BUCKS By Deb Murphy The North Sierra Strategic Plan received rave reviews at both the Bishop City Council and Inyo County Board of Supervisors this week. The only issues with the consultant’s...
by News Staff | Jan 12, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
Press release from Joshua Nicholson Dear fellow residents of Inyo County and our visitors, I, Joshua Nicholson, am announcing my candidacy for the office of Inyo County Sheriff in the June 5th, 2018 primary election. I have invested a significant amount of individual...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County news release On January 5, the County of Inyo filed litigation challenging the legality of a “negative declaration” adopted by the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power (LADWP) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Shown above filling their pancake trailer propane tank at Eastern Sierra Propane for the recent Shop-With-A-Cop pancake breakfast and same-day grilled hamburger-hot dog lunch at Laws Museum for the Railroad Express event are: Bishop Lions (l-r) District...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Now that Inyo and Mono counties have spent time and resources gauging area acceptance, or not, of recreational marijuana, the U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has roiled the waters. Late last week, Sessions rolled back the President Obama policy of...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Mammoth Lakes – Hope is here! And she’s not alone. Tara Handron, the playwright and sole actor in her 60-minute play called “Drunk With Hope,” hits the Edison Stage for two nights only: Saturday, January 13 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, January 14 at 4 p.m. In...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Jennifer Figueroa, the Physician Assistant behind the Rural Health Clinic’s new Same Day Care service, will be the guest speaker at this week’s Healthy Lifestyle Talk sponsored by Northern Inyo Healthcare District. The talk is set for Thursday, Jan. 11,...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | Obituaries
Betty Anne Kelso Barlow 1925-2018 Betty Anne Kelso Barlow, devoted wife, mother and grandmother passed away Friday January 5, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, John “Jack” Barlow. She is survived by her daughter Susan Jensen, her son Joel...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Eastern Sierra Women’s March Planned for January 20 in Bishop Bishop, CA – Planning is underway for an Eastern Sierra Women’s March to be held in Bishop on Saturday, January 20. The event is open to everyone (not just women) and will kick off at 9 AM at the...
by News Staff | Jan 8, 2018 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release A closing reception will be held for the “Wabi Sabi: Perfection in Imperfection” art exhibit featuring local Inyo County artists at the Manzanar History Assocation Bookstore at Manzanar National Historic Site. The reception will be held on...