by News Staff | Jul 26, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Inyo County press release The Owens Valley Mosquito Abatement Program (OVMAP) confirmed Tuesday that some mosquito samples trapped last week tested positive for West Nile Virus. This is the first occurrence of West Nile Virus in Inyo County since 2011. Prior to that,...
by News Staff | Jul 26, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
BLM press release BLM Announces Temporary Fire Restrictions for the Eastern Sierra BISHOP, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is implementing temporary fire restrictions on all public lands managed by the Bishop Field Office in Inyo and Mono counties,...
by News Staff | Jul 14, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy In what could be described as one of the gutsiest local moves, at least in the past couple of years, Inyo County is in the process of claiming eminent domain on 267.89 acres of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power land in Bishop, Lone Pine and...
by News Staff | Jul 7, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release – Thursday, July 6 There was a lot of movement today to get things open, so here are a few updates. Mono County expects the Saddlebag Road to be open by end of business today (except some wet areas and some snow, but it is drivable). Inyo County...
by News Staff | Jul 3, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
LADWP Pulls Decision to Drill Two Proposed West Bishop Wells, Cites Conflict with Long Term Water Agreement (LADWP press release) Bishop, CA – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) today announced its decision to cancel plans to drill two new wells...