by News Staff | Feb 13, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
– Mammoth Lakes Police Department press release At about 6:00pm, a 911 call was made reporting domestic violence in progress. The female who called for help reported that her boyfriend attacked her, bit her face and then pulled her out of the vehicle on an...
by News Staff | Feb 11, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from California Broadband Cooperative In less than a year following its completion, the Digital 395 network continues to quietly demonstrate its extraordinary value to California’s Eastern Sierra Region. In the midst of the recent fires in Mono...
by News Staff | Feb 11, 2015 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Tuesday’s special meeting of the Northern Inyo Hospital board meeting started calmly enough, with a brief statement from the nurse’s union organizing committee spokesman and supportive comments from members of the medical staff. When the board came out...
by News Staff | Feb 11, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The “In God We Trust” resolution was approved, 4-1, by the Bishop City Council Monday evening. The resolution read, in part “the historic and patriotic words of our national motto ‘In God We Trust,’ shall be permanently and prominently displayed in the City of Bishop...
by News Staff | Feb 11, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
An arrest has been in made in a case involving a employee that allegedly stole money from a business and drew much local interest over the past couple of years. According to a press release from the Bishop Police Department, Dolores Kay Marsh was arrested on Thursday,...
by News Staff | Feb 10, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Don Franklin passed away on February 6th, 2015 at his home in Chalfant, CA after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Don was born in Los Angeles, grew up in southern California, graduating from Gardena High School in 1963. He spent most of his working career in the...
by News Staff | Feb 10, 2015 | Obituaries
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of long time Bishop resident Sue Carolyn Conn on February 7, 2015. Sue was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was born January 23, 1931 to Erma and Tom Beal. She married the love of her life...
by News Staff | Feb 10, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Lewis Gene Ebersole, a Bishop resident for the last 29 years, was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Melvin Lewis Ebersole and Katherine Hershey Ebersole. At home he began his life-long passion for books and had an almost photographic memory for what he read. He...
by News Staff | Feb 9, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE: 3:40 PM From CAL FIRE: Credential verification for Repopulation of Paradise & Swall Meadows residents will begin at 4 p.m. We will let residents of both communites; however, Paradise will not have power until around 9pm ### Horrible tragedy in the Eastern...
by News Staff | Feb 8, 2015 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
The Van Dyke Fire has been mapped at 450 acres and is 75% contained. The fire is in grass and sage fuels and has received measurable moisture. More rain and snow is in the forecast in the next few days. Fire crews are improving fireline today and mopping up lingering...
by News Staff | Feb 7, 2015 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE: 5 PM, CAL FIRE 7,000 acres, 75 percent contained; cause under investigation; no immediate threat to structures Four firefighter injuries 35 fire engines, 28 hand crews, 1 helicopter, four bulldozers, two water tenders, 500-plus personnel Southern California...
by News Staff | Feb 7, 2015 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Tri-County Fairgrounds is accepting donations for fire victims in the Patio Building starting at 10:00 this morning. We could use a couple more volunteers, and of course donations of clothing, toiletries and everyday necessities. ### UPDATE: 9:30 AM The Round...
