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More information on Inyo County cannabis
By Deb Murphy A couple of elements of Inyo County’s cannabis journey were altered at last Thursday’s special Board of Supervisors meeting. First, the moratorium on medical and commercial marijuana...
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Inyo Sheriff Bill Lutze won’t seek re-election
Statement from Sheriff Bill Lutze: It is with mixed emotions that I announce I will not be seeking another term as Sheriff which begins January 2019. I love what I do and am thankful for the honor of...
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Pedestrian struck in Mammoth Lakes; police urge caution
MLPD News release Mammoth Lakes, CA – On Tuesday, January 2, 2018, the Mammoth Lakes Police Department responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision. A 46-year old male West Hills...
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LADWP calls off testing of W385R
DWP Press release OWENS VALLEY, CA— Los Angeles Department of Water and Power water managers have elected to call off testing of well W385R due to the alarming lack of snowpack and possibility that...
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Karl Chang sentenced on sexual-battery conviction
Inyo County DA News Release Karl Dako Chang On December 22, 2017, Bishop resident Karl Chang was sentenced to serve 364 days in the Inyo County Jail as a term and condition of four years of formal...
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Pat O’Neil named Acting Bishop Fire Chief
Press release In a joint statement issued by City Administrator Jim Tatum and Rural Fire Commission Chairman Mike Holland, they said “we are pleased to announce that Pat O’Neil has accepted the...
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More on Inyo County cannabis ordinance
By Deb Murphy Inyo’s Board of Supervisors incorporated one Planning Commission recommendation into the County’s cannabis ordinance—keeping with the timeline to get the regs on the books by early...
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Embezzlement suspect turns herself in
Bishop Police Department News Release Last March, BPD was contacted by a local resident who accused a former Bishop resident, Leandra Wright, of embezzlement. The investigation revealed unauthorized...
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Jeff Hollowell to run for Inyo County Sheriff
Statement from Jeff Hollowell After 30 years with the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, I am happy to announce that I intend to seek the office of Sheriff. I started for the Sheriff’s Office in 1987 and...
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Sierra Lifeflight: Farewell flyaway for Piper Cheyenne aircraft
Press release Bishop, CA – December 29, 2017 – In celebration of Sierra Lifeflight retiring its fleet of Piper Cheyenne aircraft, they will host an open house and farewell flyaway at their hangar...
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Mono Search and Rescue aids injured ice climber
News release from Mono County Sheriff Ingrid Braun At 12:15 pm on Monday, January 1, 2018, the Mono County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Team was called out for rescue of an injured ice...
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Lower Owens River Project drowning in tules
By Deb Murphy Eleven years ago, then Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa turned the knob at a diversion dam below Lake Tinnemaha sending water down the 62-mile stretch of the Owens River to the dry...
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Supervisors to consider Inyo cannabis ordinances
Inyo County news release The Inyo County Board of Supervisors is scheduled on Tuesday, January 9 to consider beginning the process to formally adopt three ordinances regulating commercial cannabis...
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Mammoth Lakes CERT welcomes new members
The Town of Mammoth Lakes CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) members celebrated the holiday season by welcoming twelve new CERT members: Brett Barker, Christopher Brandt, Naomi Buzze, Jay...
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‘Wabi Sabi’ closing reception Sunday at Manzanar
Press release A closing reception will be held for the “Wabi Sabi: Perfection in Imperfection” art exhibit featuring local Inyo County artists at the Manzanar History Assocation Bookstore at Manzanar...
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Eastern Sierra Women’s March a ‘peaceful demonstration’
Eastern Sierra Women’s March Planned for January 20 in Bishop Bishop, CA – Planning is underway for an Eastern Sierra Women’s March to be held in Bishop on Saturday, January 20. The event is open to...
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Same Day Care the topic for Healthy Lifestyle Talk
Press release Jennifer Figueroa, the Physician Assistant behind the Rural Health Clinic’s new Same Day Care service, will be the guest speaker at this week’s Healthy Lifestyle Talk sponsored by...
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Tara Handron’s “Drunk With Hope” this weekend in Mammoth
Press release Mammoth Lakes – Hope is here! And she’s not alone. Tara Handron, the playwright and sole actor in her 60-minute play called “Drunk With Hope,” hits the Edison Stage for two nights only:...
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Feds shift pot policy – so now what?
By Deb Murphy Now that Inyo and Mono counties have spent time and resources gauging area acceptance, or not, of recreational marijuana, the U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has roiled the waters....
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Bishop Lions ‘tank’ Eastern Sierra Propane
Press release Shown above filling their pancake trailer propane tank at Eastern Sierra Propane for the recent Shop-With-A-Cop pancake breakfast and same-day grilled hamburger-hot dog lunch at Laws...
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