by News Staff | Aug 14, 2014 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
– Bishop Police Department press release On Monday August 18, 2014 the Bishop Unified Schools will be headed back into the classrooms for the 2014/2015 school year. The Bishop Police Department would like to remind the public of this upcoming event and for...
by News Staff | Aug 14, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
– Town of Mammoth Lakes press release Step back in time to 1984 at Shady Rest Park this Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Town of Mammoth Lakes 30th Anniversary FREE Community Party. Festivities begin at 3:00 p.m. with a plethora of games and activities for all...
by News Staff | Aug 14, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE: North backside of Vagabond completely destroyed. UPDATE: Fire still actively burning in crawl space of motel at 1:30 pm – Before 9am this morning, the fire siren rang out in Bishop. After receiving numerous 911 calls, the Fire Department sent...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Search and Rescue Team Operation: Aid to lost hikers near Red’s Meadow On the evening of Tuesday, August 12th, 2014, at approximately 5:30pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a 911 call regarding two lost hikers out of Red’s Meadow. Two hikers were on a day...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
On Monday, when the Bishop City Council agreed to pay David Buckingham $38,000 to avoid litigation over the City Administrator’s job, Buckingham was accepting another job as City Manager of Morro Bay. He was one of 50 applicants for the position and the number...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Attorney Allen Berrey, who represents a man who was stopped and searched by Mono Sheriff’s officers last year, tried to explain that case to the Mono Supervisors this week in public comment. A closed session on the case was scheduled for the Board and their...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2014 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Press release In 1989, Lone Pine Business and Community leaders formulated a plan to pay tribute to the extensive Hollywood heritage of the Eastern Sierra and the actors, directors and producers who had been coming for years to make films in Lone Pine and the...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2014 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Press release The 15th Annual Mammoth Lakes Foundation Golf Classic, sponsored by Ron & Shirley Heck, takes place Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Sierra Star Golf Course. The MLF Golf Classic supports higher education and cultural enrichment in the Eastern...
by News Staff | Aug 13, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Long time Mono City resident Virginia Morgan passed away on May 29th. For the last 11 years Virginia has lived in Fallon, Nevada. Virginia was born in 1924 in Erie, PA. During World War II she worked in a munitions factory producing bomb parts for the war...
by News Staff | Aug 12, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Update: To public questions about the City Council vote on the Settlement Agreement, public record reveals that Attorney Tracy stated that Councilman Stottlemyre made the motion to approve the Agreement and the vote was unanimous in favor. Update: David Buckingham...
by News Staff | Aug 12, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(ICSO press release) On August 10th at about 3:20PM, Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the Ranch House Cafe in Olancha, California on the report of a suspicious subject refusing to leave. The subject was later identified as Evan Robert...
by News Staff | Aug 12, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
City of Bishop Public Works News Release State Water Conservation Mandates Apply to Bishop It has been clarified that the state-mandated 20% reduction in water use applies to the City of Bishop and its water customers. This is a change from the city’s earlier...
