by News Staff | Aug 7, 2013 | General Misc. Stories
Longtime Owens Valley resident Thomas “Tom” C. Poole, passed peacefully on July 29, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ, after a long battle with leukemia. He was 79 years old. Tom was born November 7, 1933 in a two-room hospital in Lone Pine, CA, to William “Bill” and Bessie Poole....
by News Staff | Aug 4, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
– Forest Service press release: Two separate thunderstorm events that occurred the evening of July 21st and the afternoon of July 28th have caused damage to several roads, trails, and other infrastructure on the Mt. Whitney Ranger District of the Inyo National...
by News Staff | Jul 25, 2013 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Press release from Eastern California Museum: The largest river restoration project in the nation is underway in the Owens Valley, and one group has been observing the project’s progress for the past 11 years. Beginning with collecting baseline data from a dry...
by News Staff | Jul 24, 2013 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
No water flowing from the Owens Valley down the LA Aqueduct? Hopes and dreams for many people in the Eastern Sierra, and it’s happening right now – but it’s been in the works for weeks. “There is not a major crack or a break in the...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2013 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Press release Those looking for a villain during the time of the Owens Valley ‘water wars” should cast an eye toward the Watterson brothers, who used their Inyo County Bank to exert a heavy-handed influence on the residents of the county while they themselves...
