by News Staff | May 24, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
LADWP press release May 23, 2017 Update The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has taken active measures to prepare for the arrival of anticipated massive runoff water resulting from this year’s near record snowpack in the Eastern Sierra Nevada...
by News Staff | May 24, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Press release New Survey Shows Child Care Providers Love Their Jobs, But There are far too few Child Care Providers Just released findings from the Mono County Child Care Needs Assessment show that Mono County in desperate need of child care providers. Mono County, CA...
by News Staff | May 24, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release The Board of Directors of the Southern Mono Historical Society are pleased to announce the reopening of the Mammoth Museum at the Hayden Cabin this coming Saturday, May 27, 2017 for the summer season. The Hayden Cabin/Mammoth Museum is housed in the...
by News Staff | May 23, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Search and Rescue UPDATE At noon Tuesday Dongying “Cindy” Qiu was located deceased at the base of a frozen waterfall near Outpost Camp. It is believed that she fell approximately 60 feet through a snow chute at the top of the waterfall (located on the southwest side...
by News Staff | May 22, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Susan Cullen It is with great sadness that the family of Susan Cullen announces her passing, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at the age of 68. She was born on February 26, 1949 and grew-up in Bishop, California from elementary through high school. Attending the University...
by News Staff | May 22, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Presentation on the North Sierra Highway Draft Corridor Plan Inyo County press release The Inyo County Planning Department will be facilitating a meeting of the North Sierra Highway Corridor Plan Advisory Committee and is inviting and encouraging the public to attend...
by News Staff | May 22, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
NIHD press release As Northern Inyo Healthcare District plans for the July 1 start of a new fiscal year, District leadership updated the Board of Directors Wednesday night on the economic challenges facing the healthcare organization, and on some pleasantly surprising...
by News Staff | May 22, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Lone Pine, CA – As thousands of migratory birds cycle through Owens Lake this spring, Friends of the Inyo and partners Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Inyo County, Eastern Sierra Audubon, Audubon California, Metabolic Studio, and...
by News Staff | May 22, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Officials with NOAA’s National Weather Service forecast office in Las Vegas are looking for interested volunteers to help better protect residents of the Owens Valley area by providing quality storm reports during severe weather. Meteorologists from the...
by News Staff | May 22, 2017 | Obituaries
Robert Kendrick Bull, passed away on May 18, 2017 at the age of 93. Bob was born in Los Angeles, California on October 21st 1923 to parents, William Taylor Kendrick, Jr., a prominent Los Angeles criminal attorney, and Clarice Ure Kendrick, a former actress in silent...
by News Staff | May 19, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press releases Bishop – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 9 continues to work on clearing snow, removing rocks, and repairing its eight highways with seasonal closures. As work progresses, pedestrians, bicyclists, skiers, etc. are...
by News Staff | May 19, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo County’s Board of Supervisors dealt with a couple of sticky land use issues at Tuesday’s meeting: short-term rentals and how to deal with storage/shipping containers in residential areas. The former will be the subject of community outreach; the...