by News Staff | Mar 2, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
A 38-year-old Bishop woman was arrested Saturday night on charges that included attempted homicide and assault with a deadly weapon. A press release from the Bishop Police Department identified the suspect as September Anne Downey, 5-feet, four-inches tall and...
by News Staff | Feb 26, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Press release Lone Pine, CA – Each year in spring and fall Owens Lake, at the terminus of the Owens River near Lone Pine, CA, supports hundreds of thousands of shorebirds during their annual migrations between continents. Dried by drastic diversions to...
by News Staff | Feb 26, 2015 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Northern Inyo Hospital board was, literally, standing room only. The board opted to strictly adhere to the 50-person limit on the meeting room on Birch Street; the other approximately 50-55 people in attendance lined a...
by News Staff | Feb 26, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Patricia Ann Elbers was born March 27, 1933, in Schurz, Nevada, to Frances Leah Brown, mother, and George Brown, father. Pat lived in Round Valley most of her younger years growing up with her two brothers, Kenneth and George, and sisters, Bette and Polly. She...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2015 | Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release 4th Annual “Alabama Hills Day” is Saturday, April 11th, 2015. Co-sponsored by the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group and the Bureau of Land Management. Come celebrate the 4th annual “Alabama Hills Day” on Saturday, April 11th from 9 am to 3 pm in...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2015 | General Misc. Stories
– Press release from the Owens Valley Committee The Owens Valley Committee has been working for over thirty years to protect our valley. OVC has legal standing, along with six other parties, for oversight of the Lower Owens River Project (LORP). The LORP is...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Note: This event happened late last month – please see the Sierra Wave Media video at the end of the story. By Andy Geisel They came from nearby Camp Pendleton, Wounded Warrior Battalion West – Balboa, Agoura Hills, Rialto and Fontana in California, and as far...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Harold Wayne Butterbredt, Sr. “Sooky” passed away unexpectedly on February 16, 2015 at the age of 48. Harold was born on November 26, 1966 in Bakersfield, CA. After spending part of his childhood in Nevada and Coleville, CA, Harold moved to Bishop, CA in...
by News Staff | Feb 23, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 10 am at the Metabolic Studio IOU Garden, Main St. @ Willow in Lone Pine The Metabolic Studio is hosting Conversations About Water during the Centenary of the Owens River LA Aqueduct. Conversation Number 90, entitled Permaculture Design...
by News Staff | Feb 20, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The Center for Biological Diversity and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility on Friday challenged the Adventure Trails System in state court. Ileene Anderson said the organization is challenging the California Environmental Quality Act adequacy of the...
by News Staff | Feb 19, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Press releases issued by the Bishop Paiute Tribe and the Inyo County District Attorney’s office regarding the arrest of a tribal law enforcement officer may have raised more questions than they answered. Daniel Johnson was arrested in early January for...
by News Staff | Feb 19, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
– Inyo County press releases On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, Agents with the Inyo Narcotics Enforcement Team (INET), along with assistance from the Inyo County Sheriff’s Department, served a search warrant at a residence at the Highlands mobile home park in...
