by News Staff | Mar 21, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy We all knew it was in the works, but listening to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power staff announce the emergency declaration for the length of the aqueduct system and describe the danger to life, property,...
by News Staff | Mar 21, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Lone Pine FFA Boosters Club is pleased to announce the 2017 Blue & Gold Fundraiser. This year the Spring Round-up will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 from 7-10 pm at the Lone Pine Film History Museum located on Highway 395 in Lone Pine. Not only...
by News Staff | Mar 21, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to CALIFORNIA! They plan to film episodes of the hit series AMERICAN PICKERS throughout the region in Spring 2017! AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world...
by News Staff | Mar 20, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Inyo County’s History Day Contest was held on Monday, March 13th, 2017. Students from Bishop Elementary, Home Street Middle School, Owens Valley Unified, and Round Valley Elementary participated. Thirteen individual posters, one website, and two group...
by News Staff | Mar 20, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Veteran registered nurse Tracy Aspel, perhaps best known in the community for her role in establishing the Rural Health Clinic alongside Dr. Stacey Brown, is now Northern Inyo Healthcare District’s Chief Nursing Officer. Prior to being named CNO, Aspel...
by News Staff | Mar 20, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
LA Mayor’s Office press release LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti has declared a local State of Emergency to protect the lands and communities near the Los Angeles Aqueduct from flooding, as this year’s historic Eastern Sierra snowpack begins to melt into the...
by News Staff | Mar 20, 2017 | Obituaries
John Dondero Jr. John was born on the north shore of Mono Lake November 8, 1929 to John Dondero Sr and Lena Tom. “Jr” passed away at his home in Lee Vining March 13, 2017. Services for John will be Saturday March 25, 2017 at Dondero Ranch 1.5 miles south...
by News Staff | Mar 19, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release On Friday March 24th, Spellbinder Books in Bishop will be hosting a history program and book signing event with local authors and Owens Valley residents David and Gayle Woodruff, introducing their new Eastern Sierra history book; Tales Along El Camino...
by News Staff | Mar 19, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office press release Inyo County has experienced record high snowpack in the Sierra this winter. Creeks and streams are likely to flow at full capacity, especially as warmer weather produces more snowmelt. Flooding can occur due to clogged...
by News Staff | Mar 19, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release The Bishop City Council wishes to remind the public they will be hosting the Second Annual Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 starting at 5:30p.m. in the Tallman Pavilion located on the grounds of the TriCounty Fair. The Second Annual Town Hall...
by News Staff | Mar 19, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The fifth of twelve community outreach sessions in Inyo County Planning Department’s pursuit of consensus on commercial cannabis was held for District 1 residents Thursday night at Northern Inyo Healthcare District’s board room. With a smaller showing...
by News Staff | Mar 19, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Submitted by Daniel Pritchett According to a press release recently issued by the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley, DWP has yet to start repairs to its pipe which supplies irrigation water to the Big Pine reservation. The pipe has gotten increasingly clogged...
