by News Staff | Sep 10, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The coolest thing about budget season in Inyo County is waiting to see what 70’s rock lyric County Administrative Officer Kevin Carunchio comes up with for the intro and general theme of the massive document. This year it was The Grateful Dead’s Robert...
by News Staff | Sep 8, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
Inyo County DA Office press release On September 6, 2017 an Inyo County Jury convicted Bishop-area resident Raymond Bencoma of four counts of felony assault with a firearm arising out of an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of August 26, 2016. Under...
by News Staff | Sep 7, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
News release On Wednesday September 6th at approximately 7:00 pm Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the residence of Allen “Ziggy” Stone to serve two active felony warrants. After confirming that Stone was in the residence a perimeter of the property was set...
by News Staff | Sep 7, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County and Inyo County Employees Association (ICEA) reach an agreement on a new contract JOINT PRESS RELEASE The Inyo County Board of Supervisors and the Inyo County Employees Association (ICEA), Local 315 of the American Federation of State County and Municipal...
by News Staff | Sep 7, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
News release More than 9500 firefighters continue to battle 24 large wildfires in California. Showers and thunderstorms will continue in Northern California today. Most of the showers and thunderstorms will be north of Weaverville in the west, and over the higher...
by News Staff | Sep 7, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release Inyo County Health Officer, Dr. James Richardson, announced on September 6, 2017 that a human case of West Nile virus (WNV) acquired in Inyo County has been confirmed by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and a second report of possible WNV...
by News Staff | Sep 7, 2017 | Obituaries
Longtime Mono County resident, Frank E. Axford passed away August 14, in Carson City Nevada. Frank was born in Los Angeles and joined the Navy during WWII. He was a boxer in the Navy and loved to tell of his exploits while in the service. He was stationed out of San...
by News Staff | Sep 7, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release The State of the Inyo, current as of 9/7/17 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...
by News Staff | Sep 6, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy A smaller and less “think outside the box” group of Big Pine residents met with water department staff and consultants last week to narrow down potential end-uses for a recycled water project, the first in Inyo County. Water Department Mitigation Manager...
by News Staff | Sep 6, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy At the Monday, Aug. 28 Bishop City Council meeting, City Administrator Jim Tatum suggested the idea of a vacancy ordinance merits further discussion. “The City isn’t in the business of telling people what to do with their property,” he said assuring the...
by News Staff | Sep 5, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
News release Mono County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Convict Lake Marina for a report of a possible stabbing on the lakeshore trail. Following their initial investigation, deputies determined that two male subjects became involved in a physical altercation as a...
by News Staff | Sep 5, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
By Deb Murphy Four months after a jury couldn’t reach consensus on assault charges against Raymond Bencoma, the District Attorney’s office started over again with a new jury. The case went to the jury today, Sept. 5. Bencoma faced multiple charges stemming from an...
