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Big Pine’s Pamela Jones earns top honor
- Press release Pamela Jones, Superintendent of Big Pine Unified School District, was recently named the Administrator of the Year by Region 11 (Inyo, Mono, Kern, Kings and Fresno Counties) of the...
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Rossy case postponed again
By Deb Murphy The Rossy settlement conference has been postponed, again. The conference will now take place Friday, March 20 before Judge Phillip Argento. Dawndee Rossy Kenneth and Dawndee Rossy and...
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Lone Pine Library set for re-opening Saturday
By Deb Murphy A grand re-opening of the Lone Pine Library is scheduled for Saturday, complete with free food, give-aways, a used book sale and entertainment. The library has been expanded into the old...
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Black Rock Hatchery remains open
By Deb Murphy Rumors of the death of the Black Rock Fish Hatchery have been greatly exaggerated. The hatchery is not closed and Jim Erdman with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is not...
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Update on Round Fire: 7,000 acres, 20 structures
UPDATE: 9:30 AM The Round Fire: Acres: 7,000 – 30 percent contained 20 structures and outbuildings destroyed (preliminary county) 200 personnel; 47 engines; 29 fire crews, two bulldozers One injury to...
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Van Dyke Fire update: 450 acres, 75 percent contained
UPDATE 6 PM The Van Dyke Fire (initially referred to as the Point Ranch Fire) is now estimated to be 450 acres and is 75% contained. The fire is in grass and sage fuels and received measurable...
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Round Fire update: 40 structures destroyed
The Round Fire has destroyed 40 structures and outbuildings, burning 7,000 acres and was 50 percent contained as of 5 p.m., CAL FIRE is reporting. A community meeting was set for 6 o’clock tonight at...
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Van Dyke Fire estimated at 450 acres
The Van Dyke Fire has been mapped at 450 acres and is 75% contained. The fire is in grass and sage fuels and has received measurable moisture. More rain and snow is in the forecast in the next few...
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Round Fire: Residents may re-enter today
UPDATE: 3:40 PM From CAL FIRE: Credential verification for Repopulation of Paradise & Swall Meadows residents will begin at 4 p.m. We will let residents of both communites; however, Paradise will...
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Lewis Gene Ebersole: 1933-2015
Lewis Gene Ebersole, a Bishop resident for the last 29 years, was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Melvin Lewis Ebersole and Katherine Hershey Ebersole. At home he began his life-long passion for...
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Don Franklin: 1946-2015
Don Franklin passed away on February 6th, 2015 at his home in Chalfant, CA after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Don was born in Los Angeles, grew up in southern California, graduating from...
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Bishop woman arrested in embezzlement case
An arrest has been in made in a case involving a employee that allegedly stole money from a business and drew much local interest over the past couple of years. Dolores Kay Marsh According to a press...
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Bishop City Council adopts ‘In God We Trust’
The “In God We Trust” resolution was approved, 4-1, by the Bishop City Council Monday evening. The resolution read, in part “the historic and patriotic words of our national motto ‘In God We Trust,’...
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NIH special meeting: ‘It’s about having a voice in patient care’
By Deb Murphy Tuesday’s special meeting of the Northern Inyo Hospital board meeting started calmly enough, with a brief statement from the nurse’s union organizing committee spokesman and supportive...
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Digital 395 plays key safety role in Round Fire
- Press release from California Broadband Cooperative In less than a year following its completion, the Digital 395 network continues to quietly demonstrate its extraordinary value to California’s...
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Nature – and other calls – for MLPD
- Mammoth Lakes Police Department press release At about 6:00pm, a 911 call was made reporting domestic violence in progress. The female who called for help reported that her boyfriend attacked her,...
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Percheron Thunder return to Mule Days
- Press release It’s a question Bishop Mule Days gets all the time: When are those beautiful black horses coming back to Mule Days? Photos courtesy Nicole Njos and Percheron Thunder Well, public...
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BAER team formed for Round Fire
A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team for the Round Fire has been formed. The team is working to complete its assessment and recommendations to lessen immediate hazards to public resources and...
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Bishop police urge pedestrian safety
- Press release from the Bishop Police Department In response to recent public concern regarding crosswalk safety in the town of Bishop, the Bishop Police Department would like to make the public...
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Dennis Mattinson’s Weather Forecast
FORECAST: Owens Valley / Mammoth Lakes / Mono County / Reno BY: Dennis ” Matt” Mattinson, Weather and Atmospheric Forecaster FOR: SierraWave Media: Eastern Sierra News / TV- 3...
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