by News Staff | Jun 16, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release This Saturday, June 17 marks our summer kickoff event at the Whitmore Pool and the start of public swim for the season! Celebrations on Saturday include FREE swimming from 12:00-4:00 pm with BBQ and concessions available for sale. The Whitmore Pool is an...
by News Staff | Jun 15, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo’s Board of Supervisors approved a new floor rate for commercial trash haulers at Tuesday’s meeting. Residential customers will be paying $30.15 a month to have their trash disappear weekly—a nearly 50-percent increase above the previous rate of...
by News Staff | Jun 14, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Inyo County Sheriff’s Investigators arrested Jeffrey Barnes on June 11th, while in custody at the Inyo County Jail, for attempted murder in connection with the May 23rd shooting in Lone Pine. On June 13thBarnes was arraigned and officially charged. Bail has been set...
by News Staff | Jun 14, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release BISHOP, CA — The City of Bishop is partnering with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to provide shade trees around businesses located in downtown Bishop. The program, made possible through a generous donation from the Los...
by News Staff | Jun 14, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy A draft ordinance allowing but regulating short-term rentals (aka Airbnbs) in Bishop made it over the first hurtle during Monday’s City Council meeting. The ordinance still has to go through a Planning Commission hearing, then back to council for a...
by News Staff | Jun 14, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Eastern Sierra Music Festival seeks photos of local active duty and retired service members to share during its second annual July 21-22 music festival. The photos will be part of a video montage aired on a large screen overlooking the event stage. The...
by News Staff | Jun 14, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Members of Eastern Sierra Guide Puppies, the local puppy raising club of Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB), are celebrating the graduation of yellow Labrador Retriever Fuller as a full fledged Guide Dog. Raised in Mammoth Lakes by Anne Parkes, Fuller...
by News Staff | Jun 14, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office press release This year’s historic snowpack in the Sierra has delayed trail accessibility for many outdoor enthusiasts hoping for spring and early summer hikes. Many trails that were easily accessible during drought conditions are...
by News Staff | Jun 12, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office press release Inyo County Search and Rescue and Inyo County Sheriff’s Office would like to extend their gratitude to the CHP H-80 flight crew for conducting an excellent two-day helicopter training on June 3rd and 4th. Two CHP...
by News Staff | Jun 12, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Just a year-and-a-half ago, attorney Greg James updated the Inyo Board of Supervisors on the possible resurrection of the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in Nye County Nevada, 17 miles from the Inyo County line. Nevada Senator Harry Reid, one of...
by News Staff | Jun 12, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
THE HIGH SIERRA RESPONDS TO A CHANGING CLIMATE Press release An afternoon seminar in Lee Vining on climate issues affecting the Sierra and all of us will be held on Thursday, June 16 from 1-5pm at the Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center Theater Free and open to the...
by News Staff | Jun 12, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Bishop, CA – Friends of the Inyo invites everyone to join us to kick off a busy summer season with our Welcome to Summer Open House. The Welcome to Summer Open House will take place at the Inyo Council for the Arts on Wednesday, June 14 from 6:00 to 8:30...
