by News Staff | Sep 5, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
News release The Mammoth Lakes Fire Safe Council and Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District are seeking comments on a fuels reduction project that would be implemented through a working partnership between the Mammoth Lakes Fire Safe Council (Lead, Fiscal Agent), the...
by News Staff | Sep 5, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Faced with nearly 50 community members and staff during the open session of last Friday’s meeting, the Board of Directors of the Toiyabe Indian Health Project came out of a two-hour closed session to announce they will be meeting with suspended Chief...
by News Staff | Sep 5, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press releases Beginning Thursday, September 7th, the mandatory Reds Meadow Shuttle from the Adventure Center at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area through the Reds Meadow Valley will end its daily service. However, due to the extremely limited parking available in the valley,...
by News Staff | Sep 5, 2017 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
CALFIRE news release More than 10,000 firefighters are battling 23 large wildfires in California. Strong high pressure will continue to be over the northern region. Temperatures will be a few degrees cooler, but still above normal. Afternoon low relative humidity will...
by News Staff | Sep 5, 2017 | Obituaries
Shirley Anne Scholl passed away peacefully at the age of 92 in Bishop. Shirley was a third generation native of Riverside, CA and made her home in the Eastern Sierra for the past 30 years. She was loved by all who knew her. Shirley and husband Bill helped organize...
by News Staff | Aug 31, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS, HIGH PLATEAUS, AND CATTLE RANCHES: The Film History of the Eastern Sierra Press release On Monday, September 4, film history of the Eastern Sierra will be presented by Christopher Langley at the Mono Basin Historical Society’s monthly...
by News Staff | Aug 31, 2017 | Obituaries
Christie Clark 1969 – 2017 Christie was born in Ridgecrest, California, on March 25, 1969. She moved to Bishop at the age of 3 months and has lived here ever since. As a young girl she loved going with the family to get wood for the winter. She lovedcats, dogs...
by News Staff | Aug 31, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Press release Eastern Sierra Wildlife Care’s veteran rescue volunteer, Kevin Calder, responded to a call last Sunday morning from a local resident. Miranda Serene was concerned for a young Bobcat she spotted high atop a Round Valley freeway sign. Kevin’s...
by News Staff | Aug 31, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Obituaries
Clarence “Terry” Leonard Rose, 85, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at his home in Bishop, California at around 11:30 pm. In May 2017, he was diagnosed with acute myeloid Leukemia. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Sophia Rose; his sons Carl Eric Rose and Stephen...
by News Staff | Aug 30, 2017 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
News release – Friday 10:30 am Slinkard Fire Update: Update: The Slinkard fire is being managed by a Sierra Front Type 3 Incident Management Team. Embedding on the fire today is the Southern California Type 2 Incident Management Team 3. Last night, the fire’s...
by News Staff | Aug 29, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
News release The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Allen “Ziggy” Stone. On the evening of Sunday August 27th, Inyo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an armed robbery at a residence on West Line Street in Bishop. ...
by News Staff | Aug 29, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
News release The California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint, on Friday, September 1, 2017 on US-395 at the southern city limits of Bishop,” Captain Timothy Noyes, Bishop Area Commander, said Monday. Sobriety checkpoints will be staffed by California...
