by News Staff | Sep 8, 2020 | California Highway Patrol, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, News Releases, Press Release
(Updated on September 8, 2020) There was a multi-car crash reported on Monday evening, September 7, 2020, in Cartago. At least one person, (later identified as Richard Hanson of Bishop, Calif., age 80) driving a 2001 tan Land Rover, was reported as seriously injured...
by News Staff | Sep 4, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Submitted by Andre Long Regarding Deb Murphy’s recent article on Olancha (https://thereal395.com/olancha-cartago-the-gateway-to-the-sierra-nevadas/), here is the stone cold truth about the subject: Caltrans has completely disregarded the...
by News Staff | Aug 30, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy A four-lane version of U.S. Hwy. 395 may by-pass Olancha and Cartago some time in the future, but CalTrans won’t leave the little communities in the lurch. The future of both was outlined at Tuesday’s Inyo Board of Supervisors’ meeting by James Powell of...
by News Staff | Aug 30, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Crystal Geyser promotes its bottled water as “the only major U.S. spring water bottled exclusively at the source.” The company shows eight sources, and the one in Olancha has plans for expansion. The public can now comment on a Draft Environmental Impact...
by News Staff | Mar 15, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
A number of Olancha residents are still seething over how Caltrans has handled the four-lane project through their town and property. Citizens asked for a public meeting on the Caltrans plan, but on Monday Caltrans Director Tom Hallenbeck sent a letter to the Inyo...
