by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Press release Mono County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team 2017 Annual Awards Dinner The Mono County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Team is an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives. When called by the Mono County Sheriff’s...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release In the cold light of an early winter morning, Lauren left her car at the closure on (168) and hiked in to the turnoff for North Lake. She was soon jogging the narrow path southward along Bishop Creek. Leafless shrubs and driftwood crowded the...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
News release North Bishop resident Jean Turner was named to the Northern Inyo Healthcare District (NIHD) Board of Directors during the board’s regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening. Turner, who retired from the County of Inyo this past June, was one of three...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Eastern Sierra Guide Puppies, the local puppy raising club for Guide Dogs for the Blind, has a new member. Yellow Labrador Retriever Jenner arrived in mid-November and is being co-raised by Vickie LaBraque of Bishop and Meghan Miranda of Mammoth Lakes....
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release The Inyo County Community Project Sponsorship Program is accepting grant applications for the 2018 Yearly Competitive Grants for events and projects sponsored by local non-profit groups that will be taking place in Inyo County during 2018. Up to $20,984...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The famous Upside Down House on the grounds of the Mono Basin History Museum is decorated and ready for the holiday season, in its special upside-down way. Come peak in the windows at the upside down elves and Santa and drive by after dark to see the...
by News Staff | Dec 15, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy This story was supposed to describe a fairly complete picture of what the Owens Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency was going to look like, based on the respective financial commitment and voting power of each of the 11 participating agencies. But...
by News Staff | Dec 13, 2017 | Obituaries
ROBERT LEWIS UNKRICH 1924 – 2017 Robert (“Bob”) Unkrich, 93, of Bishop, California, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at the Bishop Care Center. Born in Pasadena, California, to Lewis and Gladys Unkrich, he lived his life both in Ohio and...
by News Staff | Dec 13, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
By Charles James Christmas is the big season for giving and receiving consumer electronics as gifts. Laptop computers are especially popular. They don’t have to be expensive, especially laptops with the world’s most popular operating system, Microsoft Windows. It is...
by News Staff | Dec 13, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release Kammi Foote, Inyo County Clerk, reminds voters that there are several offices up for election at the June 5, 2018 Primary Election: Supervisor Districts 1 & 3 All Inyo County Elected Offices Inyo County Board of Education – Trustee Areas 1, 3 & 5...
by News Staff | Dec 13, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Obituaries
Lucille Wyona Price March 13, 1921-December 9, 2017 Lucille, age 96, always known as “Cele” left this earthly dwelling place on the evening of December 9, 2017 with family at her side. Lucille was born March 13, 1921 in Yorba Linda, CA, to Nina Mae Myers...
by News Staff | Dec 13, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
News release On December 13, 2017, Inyo County will be coordinating a drill as part of an annual Statewide Medical and Health Exercise. This event will provide a forum for Inyo County to support and interface with healthcare providers, emergency management, and...
