by News Staff | Jul 30, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(Press Release) Dawson Johnson HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 148 lbs. AGE: 75-years-old HAIR: Gray EYES: Blue RACE: White INTENDED ITINERARY: Sequoia National Park, planned to hike back/forth from Lower Crabtree Meadow to Guitar Lake to Mt. Whitney on July 29, 2014; last...
by News Staff | Jul 30, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Mammoth Lakes Fine Arts and Crafts Festival Celebrates its 42nd Year August 1-3, 2014 Mammoth Lakes, Calif. — Mammoth Lakes will be teeming with activity as the 42nd Annual Mammoth Lakes Fine Arts and Crafts Festival comes to town the weekend of Friday, August 1...
by News Staff | Jul 30, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
INITIAL REPORT FROM THE LORP SUMMIT Four Owens Valley Committee (OVC) Representatives were granted entry to the first all day “Lower Owens River Project (LORP) Summit” meeting on Tuesday, July 29th. Participants included: Los Angeles Department of Water and...
by News Staff | Jul 30, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Inyo County Grand Jury report for 2013-14 was released earlier this month, giving reports on the Inyo County Jail, the Inyo County Juvenile Detention Facility, the Bishop Police Department, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (Owens Valley...
by News Staff | Jul 30, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE 7-31-14: Yosemite Fire Update 7/30/2014 – 8:00pm El Portal Fire JULY 30, 2014 8:00 P.M.Big Oak Flat Road Re-Open in Yosemite National Park Fire Start: July 26, 2014, 5:00 P.M. Location: Old El Portal and Foresta Cause: Under investigation...
by News Staff | Jul 29, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Betty was born in Medford, OR January 22, 1929 to Lester and Bertha Banta. She was one of eight children. Betty moved to the Owens Valley with her family when she was only three years of age and has been here ever since. She passed away in Bishop, CA . ...
by News Staff | Jul 29, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(Press Release – ICSO) On Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at about 11:42 A.M., Inyo County Sheriff’s Department, with the assistance from Bishop Police Department, California Highway Patrol and the Tribal Police responded to the area of Pa Me Lane regarding a...
by News Staff | Jul 29, 2014 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
– Press release from Mono County Sheriff’s Office: On the afternoon of Monday, July 28th, 2014, at approximately 12:30pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call regarding two stranded hikers in the Lundy Canyon area. To access a family mining claim...
by News Staff | Jul 28, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
After leaving his position as Director of the Tri-County Fairgrounds, Jim Tatum took on the job of Inyo County Deputy Public Works Director. As of Monday night, Tatum now has a new job. The Bishop City Council unanimously approved a contract with Tatum for City...
by News Staff | Jul 28, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE: Found Hiker Airlifted from Kings Canyon National Park and Reunited with Family Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA –Hiker Austin Shedd, who was reported yesterday as missing, was airlifted from the Bench Lake area of Kings Canyon National Park on...
by News Staff | Jul 28, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Dear Editor, The Southern Mono Historical Society (SMHS) would like to send belated thanks to our small, but mighty crew of faithful helpers in setting up, decorating, serving food, cleaning up and tearing down of our summer events so far this season at the Hayden...
by News Staff | Jul 26, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Owens Valley Committee Position on Public Observation at the LORP Summit After giving MOU parties prior notice, the Owens Valley Committee (OVC) submitted a press release on Wednesday, July 23 inviting the public to observe the proceedings of the upcoming (July 29-31)...
