by Community Reports/Events | Sep 29, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
This morning I watched along a couple of dozen other people from the town of Big Pine as The Roosevelt Tree, located in the Big Pine Veterans Memorial rest area, was cut down. On this beautiful, wildfire smoke-free Monday morning, Sept. 28, we watched as the giant...
by News Staff | Sep 28, 2020 | Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement, Press Release
BISHOP, CA, September 28, 2020: On Saturday, September 26 at approximately 6:00pm, (Inyo County Sheriff) deputies responded to a residence on Payahuupu Way in Bishop for a report of a stabbing. California Highway Patrol, Bishop Police Department, and Bishop Paiute...
by Community Reports/Events | Sep 26, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
All of us can use a “feel-good” story, especially these days, so here’s one: Three weeks ago, Laura and Greg Smith of Bishop found a very young, emaciated, and almost dead, red-shouldered hawk while walking along the bike path behind Our Lady of Perpetual Help...
by News Staff | Sep 26, 2020 | Bishop Police Department, Law Enforcement, Press Release
PRESS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 On Wednesday, September 24, 2020 at approximately 0854 hours, the Bishop Police Department was requested by a local support agency to conduct a welfare check on a minor child that was staying with an adult male and female...
by Community Reports/Events | Sep 24, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
Dr. Jay Harness, Northern Inyo Healthcare District’s breast surgeon, is retiring and the district’s Breast Health Program will continue with his replacement, a former colleague, Dr. Kelly O’Neal. In the interview last Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Sierra Wave Radio...
by News Staff | Sep 24, 2020 | Fire, News Releases, United States Forest Service
[U.S. Forest Service Press Release – Sept. 24, 2020] Lake Isabella, CA – The Sequoia National Forest and Incident Commanders of the Sequoia Complex fires are excited to welcome 100 wildland firefighters from Mexico as they arrive at the East Castle Zone Incident...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | News Releases, United States Forest Service
The Inyo National Forest welcomes Lesley Yen as the Forest Supervisor, who will start in her new position on October 25th, 2020. Originally from Massachusetts, Lesley moved west to start her Forest Service career on the Inyo National Forest in 2010, working in various...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | Inyo County, National Park Service, News Releases
September 22, 2020 Press Release: Death Valley National Park, DEATH VALLEY, CA – Over the summer of 2020, numerous heat records were broken, as the park experienced what may be some the hottest days ever recorded on Earth. This meteorological summer (June-August) had...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | Inyo County, News Releases
Kammi Foote, Inyo County Registrar of Voters will be leading a Virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss all aspects of the upcoming November 3, 2020 Presidential General Elections. The meeting will be held at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm on October 5, 2020. “There are some changes...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Meet the Candidate, News Releases
(rev. 9/27/20) Tushar Raman Oza has over 25 years of teaching experience and has taught various subjects at Universities, colleges, and organizations internationally. He has actively presented at various state, regional, national, as well as international academic...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | CAL Fire, Fire, Heavy Smoke, News Releases, Public Health, United States Forest Service
Message from John “Pancho” Smith, Acting Forest Supervisor, Inyo National Forest” Good morning: Over the past few days, the Inyo National Forest has been looking at options to re-open the Forest in a modified manner and we have shared that tentative...
by News Staff | Sep 23, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
Check for Fire Updates and Air Quality Index using links below or by clicking on icons. To make life a little simpler for listeners and readers of Sierra Wave News, we’re providing the following link to the CAL FIRE website that tracks the major fires around the...
