by News Staff | Feb 24, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release JUNE LAKE, Calif. – The June Lake Winter Festival celebrates the magical winter season in the California’s beautiful Eastern Sierra, making for a can’t-miss event for snow lovers. The fun-filled festival returns to June Lake March 4 with exciting events...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Press release Breast surgeon Jay K. Harness, MD, recently co-edited what is being hailed as one of the most comprehensive textbooks regarding state-of-the-art mastectomies. Last week, Dr. Harness gifted a copy of the textbook to Northern Inyo Healthcare District’s...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Earlier this year Inyo County and the City of Bishop consolidated the building permit staff for each agency at one location at Bishop City Hall. The consolidation was done to improve service and reduce cost. Inyo County’s Building and Safety staff are...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
LADWP press release LOS ANGELES – During the Inyo County/Los Angeles Standing Committee Wednesday, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced plans to maximize the spread of water in the Owens Valley this year to levels not seen since the wettest...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Guide Dogs for the Blind puppy-in-training Fuller, raised in the Eastern Sierra by Mammoth Lakes resident Anne Parkes, will soon be taking the next step on his journey to become a Guide Dog. Fuller has been recalled to the organization’s campus in San...
by News Staff | Feb 23, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release From October 30, 2016 to November 1, 2016 members of the Bishop Amateur Radio Club participated in the Nationwide Communications Exercise, COMMEX 16-4. This exercise simulated a total failure of traditional communications such as, telephone, cell phones...
by News Staff | Feb 23, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release The City of Bishop will hold an open house from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Wednesday March 1st to review the draft parking plan update being considered for implementation by Bishop City Council. The open house will be in the executive conference room in City...
by News Staff | Feb 23, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – The American Red Cross shelter at Mammoth High School closed Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Since opening the temporary shelter, Mono County Social Services and the Red Cross have provided 22 overnight stays at the shelter....
by News Staff | Feb 22, 2017 | Obituaries
By Deb Murphy Dr. Carl Lind, DVM was gruff and opinionated, vet who took the death of his patients as hard as their owners, a mentor to the young people who worked at Bishop Veterinarian Hospital. He wasn’t PC, he was a friend, a perpetual volunteer, a party animal....
by News Staff | Feb 22, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Press release Toiyabe Indian Health Project (TIHP) is pleased to announce completion of its new Bishop Clinic. Located at 250 See Vee Lane, the new clinic will house almost all of TIHP Bishop services under one roof. TIHP’s dialysis unit will stay in its current...
by News Staff | Feb 22, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
By Deb Murphy Dawndee Rossy has been sitting in Inyo County jail since August of last year, waiting to be sentenced on 91 counts, the primary charge embezzlement of $1.5 million during her tenure as a supervisor with the Inyo County Department of Health and Human...
by News Staff | Feb 21, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
MLPD press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – Javier Apodaca Sanchez, 23, of Mammoth Lakes was arrested Saturday, February 18, 2017, in connection with multiple stolen vehicles and serial burglaries. A recent series of vehicle thefts and burglaries with similarities over a...
