Suspect arrested in dispensary burglary
On Wednesday March 18th, at about 9:45 p.m., Justin Alan PLATT, an 18 year old Mammoth Lakes resident was brought to the Mammoth Lakes Police Department by his father, to turn himself in for the...
View ArticleEastern Sierra Wildlife Care volunteer orientation
What does an Eastern Sierra Wildlife Care volunteer do? Find out at ESWC’s free annual New Volunteer Orientation on Sunday, March 22, from 1-3 PM at the Center. As a non-profit organization, Eastern...
View ArticleESLT Native Plant and Pollinator Workshop
- Press release Have you considered creating a pollinator-friendly garden blooming with native plants, but don’t know where to start? Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
View ArticleStill no trial date for Rossys
By Deb Murphy Kenneth Rossy’s attorney appeared at the settlement conference last Friday at the Independence Courthouse, but no settlement was conferred and no trial date set for Rossy and his wife,...
View ArticleBishop Creek water users: ‘Work, suffer together’
By Deb Murphy Mark Lacey asked that area ranchers and West Bishop residents “work together and suffer together.” Steve Stevens anticipated that request and is working toward a system that would...
View ArticleBishop Rotary welcomes new member
- Press release Randy Van Tassell, Asst. District Governor for Rotary District 5190 inducted new member Charles Ables at the Tuesday, March 10th, Rotary Club meeting held at Astorga’s. Charles’...
View ArticleManzanar Volunteer Day this Saturday
- Press release March 28 will be Manzanar’s Annual Volunteer Day, when we invite the general public to work with all park staff for half a day on a preservation project. You are cordially invited to...
View ArticleGrand Opening for new Big Pine fire building
By Deb Murphy The new engine bay is complete and the Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department will celebrate with a Grand Opening party on Saturday, March 28. The department is very much the heart of the...
View ArticleByng Hunt joins ESLT Board of Directors
- Press release Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) is thrilled to welcome long-time Mammoth Lakes resident and Eastern Sierra advocate, Byng Hunt, to its Board of Directors. Byng Hunt Byng recently...
View ArticleBanff Mountain Film Festival in Bishop this weekend
- Press release Good things come to those who wait. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Bishop! This year’s World Tour showcases the very best mountain filmmakers, allowing you to...
View ArticleDennis Mattinson’s Weather Forecast
FORECAST: Owens Valley / Mammoth Lakes / Mono County / Reno FROM: Dennis “Matt” Mattinson, Weather and Atmospheric Forecaster FOR: Sierra Wave Media: Eastern Sierra News / TV- 3 /...
View ArticleThinning work at Old Shady Rest
- USFS press release The Inyo National Forest announces that a mechanical thinning project will begin this week in the Old Shady Rest Campground and surrounding area. The project is designed to...
View ArticleInyo Supervisors pass revised REGPA
By Deb Murphy By the end of an amicable but long public hearing on Inyo County’s Renewable Energy General Plan Amendment, Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors passed the amendment with some revisions to...
View ArticleI-Main: Free Wi-Fi along Main St. Bishop
- Press release The Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated I-Main Street project is now up and running! I-Main is the system that provides free Wi-Fi access...
View ArticleRash of buglaries in North Sierra Highway area
- Inyo County Sheriff’s Office Bishop has had a string of burglaries recently in the North Sierra Highway area, and we are asking for the public’s assistance: • On March 20th a local resident reported...
View ArticleInyo County DA reports arrest, conviction
- Press releases Inyo County District Attorney Investigators arrested former Correctional Officer Debra Didisee on embezzlement charges Thursday morning after she voluntarily surrendered herself at...
View Article‘Piners’ celebrate new fire structure
By Deb Murphy Saturday was a good day to be a “Piner.” The Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department threw a party to celebrate the grand opening of its new engine bay, a 2,000 square foot structure with...
View Article4th annual Alabama Hills Day packed with activities
- Press release Come celebrate the 4th annual “Alabama Hills Day” on Saturday, April 11th from 9am to 3pm in Lone Pine, CA. The purpose of the event is to celebrate this scenic landscape and educate...
View ArticleUpdate on Warren Street Improvements Project
By Deb Murphy Area shoppers who have squeezed into the parking lot off Warren Street, north of JC Penney, can rejoice. By May there will be noticeably more room to both park and maneuver. The aisles...
View ArticleBishop Building Improvement Project awards three grants
- Press release The Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that several local businesses will receive free financial assistance with storefront upgrades. In January, the Chamber...
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