by News Staff | Dec 11, 2016 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release SolSmart, a program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative, has recognized Inyo County as second in the nation for taking important first steps to encourage solar energy for homes and businesses. As a SolSmart Bronze designee, Inyo...
by News Staff | Dec 8, 2016 | Obituaries
Juanita Inez (Ruiz) Ellis joined her Lord God on December 2, 2016. A lifelong Owens Valley resident, she is reunited with her beloved sisters, Gracie, Vina, and Pauline, and brother, Carl. Juanita was born in Lone Pine on December 8, 1925 to Pauline (Valdez) and C.D....
by News Staff | Dec 7, 2016 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Independence’s traditional and Internationally Acclaimed Fruitcake Festival is postponed until 2017, and in it its place the town Is having a Community Yuletide Gathering, 6pm, Saturday December 10th at the American Legion Hall in beautiful and historic,...
by News Staff | Dec 7, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Marijuana laws pass in state and county, now what … You hire a consultant to help figure it all out. That’s what the Inyo County Board of Supervisors decided following a presentation by Planning Department staff at Tuesday’s meeting. Associate...
by News Staff | Dec 7, 2016 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The descendants of Ida Warlie have spent more than 16 years pulling together the paper trail that appears, to a layman’s eye, to lead to the family’s rights to two disputed lots identified by the Bishop Paiute Tribal Council as necessary for economic...
by News Staff | Dec 7, 2016 | Obituaries
Richard Leroy Williams 1945-2016 Richard was born in Lee Vining, CA on August 22, 1945 and raised by his grandmother Vina Williams. In 1959, Alice and Art Dumas became his foster parents and moved him to Big Pine, CA where they finished raising him. He attended Big...
by News Staff | Dec 7, 2016 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Mono County Health Department press release It’s that time of year again. During the holidays, families travel, and give the gift that keeps on giving – the flu! Although levels are still low, we are beginning to see increases in flu activity. Positive tests...
by News Staff | Dec 7, 2016 | General Misc. Stories
MCWD press release Mammoth Community Water District (District) has completed an update of its 2010 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). Every five years, the State requires all urban water suppliers of a specific size to update their UWMPs. The draft 2015 UWMP...
by News Staff | Dec 7, 2016 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release from Mono County Sheriff’s Office On Saturday, December 03, 2016, at approximately 3:19 p.m., Mono County Sheriff’s Deputies and a California Highway Patrol Officer responded to reports of an occupied white van parked next to the Shepherd hot tub....
by News Staff | Dec 7, 2016 | Obituaries
Phyllis Joan Myers, a resident of Bishop CA for 14 years, passed away on December 1, 2016 at home after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Phyllis was the youngest of 3 children and was born in Eglantine Arkansas on April 16, 1941 to John Wirte Hunt and Inez Hunt. In...
by News Staff | Dec 6, 2016 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
News release MLTPA’s 10th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser happens this coming Friday December 9 from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Jimmy’s Taverna! Suggested $25 contribution at the door gets you plenty of free hors d’oeuvres, free beer and wine, lots of great...
by News Staff | Dec 6, 2016 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release A celebration of Inyo County’s 150th anniversary would not be complete without a tribute to its amazing flora, which has drawn worldwide acclaim from explorers and scientists alike. Much of what we know about plant diversification has come from studies...
