by News Staff | Jan 12, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy While the Lower Owens River Project showed promise in the early rush of water down the channel, progress has slowed and conditions are trending in the wrong direction. The historic river restoration project is caught between nature and project management...
by News Staff | Jan 12, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
– CHP press release On Thursday, January 8, 2015, at approximately 5:27 P.M., Mrs. Stephanie Migliore, age 51 of Bridgeport, California, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Savannah, westbound on Twin Lakes Road at an unknown speed. Mrs. Migliore, for unknown reasons...
by News Staff | Jan 11, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Frances M. Wood “Caboose” August 20, 1919- January 7, 2015 Beloved Mother, Grandma, and Great Grandma. Frances will be deeply missed. There will be no services held. The family will be celebrating her life every day.
by News Staff | Jan 9, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release The Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair is once again asking for entries from the public to determine the slogan for the 2015 Fair. The slogan contest is open to any resident of Inyo, Mono or Alpine Counties. “We recently came across premium books in...
by News Staff | Jan 9, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from the Mono County District Attorney’s Office Since the early 1940s, Los Angeles has diverted the Owens River from its natural channel in the Owens River Gorge for the production of electricity. In an historic agreement resolving...
by News Staff | Jan 9, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
“Sarg” Snyder age 89, a resident of Bishop for 67 years was born in Los Angeles, CA May 11, 1925 passed away on December 29, 2014 in Bishop. Sarg was born in Los Angeles , CA and graduated from Compton Hight School in 1943. While living in Compton, she met her...
by News Staff | Jan 2, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Benett Kessler, one of the most recognized and trusted journalists in the Eastern Sierra for a generation, has died. She was 65. Kessler died Jan. 2 in Northern Inyo Hospital after battling cancer for more than three years, her close friend Scott Clark, a physician at...
by News Staff | Dec 29, 2014 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Charles James The battle continues on the ATV Adventure Trails Pilot Program, slated for a public hearing before the Inyo County Board of Supervisors onJanuary 22 at 10 a.m. in Independence. Perhaps the “third time will be a charm” for the already twice-scheduled...
by News Staff | Dec 24, 2014 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Dale “Jug” Watterson, 64, of Bishop, Ca. passed away on December 21, 2014 in his home surrounded by loved ones. Jug was born in Bishop to Pearl Watterson on September 14, 1950. He spent his childhood hunting and fishing with his Gramps, brothers and...
by News Staff | Dec 24, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from the BLM The Bureau of Land Management will host interpretive hikes in the Alabama Hills this December to discuss film history and view scenic arches as a part of our ‘Discover the Desert’ initiative. Discover the Desert focuses on connecting...
by News Staff | Dec 24, 2014 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Bishop Union High School will be hopping with activity next week when the 37th Annual Christmas Classic will be held at Gus Klekas Gymnasium. Six boys varsity basketball teams will be participating, including Lone Pine, Lee Vining and the host Broncos. The schedule...
by News Staff | Dec 24, 2014 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
By Charles James If you “love the night life”… and you “gotta’ boogie on the disco ‘round”, oh yeah,” well then you would have really loved the Independence Civic Club’s 10th Annual Fruitcake Festival held last weekend at the American Legion Hall. Despite the...
