by News Staff | Mar 27, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy By the end of an amicable but long public hearing on Inyo County’s Renewable Energy General Plan Amendment, Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors passed the amendment with some revisions to the Planning Commission recommendations. The revisions focused on...
by News Staff | Mar 27, 2015 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– USFS press release The Inyo National Forest announces that a mechanical thinning project will begin this week in the Old Shady Rest Campground and surrounding area. The project is designed to provide needed defensible space for the community of Mammoth...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release Good things come to those who wait. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Bishop! This year’s World Tour showcases the very best mountain filmmakers, allowing you to experience the stories that inspire us to continue exploring...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Press release Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) is thrilled to welcome long-time Mammoth Lakes resident and Eastern Sierra advocate, Byng Hunt, to its Board of Directors. Byng recently retired from his role as Mono County District 5 Supervisor, a position he...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The new engine bay is complete and the Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department will celebrate with a Grand Opening party on Saturday, March 28. The department is very much the heart of the community that has watched construction on the 2,000 square foot...
by News Staff | Mar 25, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release March 28 will be Manzanar’s Annual Volunteer Day, when we invite the general public to work with all park staff for half a day on a preservation project. You are cordially invited to join park staff and others in uncovering and preserving the...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2015 | Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy “Frozen” may be a really popular animated film, but it’s not the word school districts want to use to describe their budgets. Unfortunately, small, rural districts in communities not generally described as affluent, are “frozen in time,” according to Big...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2015 | Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from Mono County Sheriff’s Office On Saturday, March 21, 2015, the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office, in Hawthorne, NV, received a 911 call regarding a hiker who had broken their leg in a fall near Matterhorn Peak, approximately 15 miles...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release Randy Van Tassell, Asst. District Governor for Rotary District 5190 inducted new member Charles Ables at the Tuesday, March 10th, Rotary Club meeting held at Astorga’s. Charles’ sponsor is Dr. Leo Pisculli who feels Charles is a great addition...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Mark Lacey asked that area ranchers and West Bishop residents “work together and suffer together.” Steve Stevens anticipated that request and is working toward a system that would equitably distribute the reduced flows out of the Bishop Creek drainage...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
By Deb Murphy Kenneth Rossy’s attorney appeared at the settlement conference last Friday at the Independence Courthouse, but no settlement was conferred and no trial date set for Rossy and his wife, Dawndee, in the couple’s embezzlement case. The Rossy’s were arrested...
by News Staff | Mar 20, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release Have you considered creating a pollinator-friendly garden blooming with native plants, but don’t know where to start? Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are teaming up to help 20 local gardeners create...
