Water restrictions for City of Bishop
Starting again Wednesday, April 1st , outdoor irrigation in the City of Bishop will only be allowed between the hours of 5 pm and 9 am. This state-mandated restriction had been relaxed during the cold...
View ArticleObituaries: Ida Williams, Eldan Miller, Bennie Arebalo
Ida Lee (Cox) Williams passed away on March 23, 2015 in Bishop, CA . Ida was born in Plano, Texas on November 18, 1922, to Laban Ruban Cox and Ither Lee (Wilson) Cox. Ida Williams Whe she was at...
View ArticleGov. Brown mandates state water reductions
- Press release SACRAMENTO – Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in sight, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Wednesday announced actions that will save water,...
View ArticleEndangered Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Restored to Yosemite and Sequoia...
- Press release Recently Completed Cooperative Effort Included California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A multiagency...
View ArticleNorthern Inyo, Mammoth hospitals face off
By Deb Murphy The 6,000-square foot orthopedic/physical therapy clinic slated to open in late spring on South Main Street in Bishop is a bone of contention between area hospitals. CEO Victoria...
View ArticleMammoth to increase water-use restrictions
- Mammoth Community Water District press release Mammoth Lakes, CA - The Mammoth Community Water District’s (MCWD) Board of Directors voted to raise the District’s water shortage conditions from Level...
View ArticleLa Palma wins Mammoth indoor soccer title
By Rob Gill After ten intense weeks the 2015 Mammoth Indoor Soccer League concluded its action this past Sunday in the Mammoth High School Gymnasium. The league began with eight co-ed teams vying for...
View ArticleBishop Lions Club ramps it up again
- Information submitted One of the most generous and yet invisible programs conducted by the Bishop Lions Club is the construction and installation of handicapped ramps for residents confined to a...
View ArticleDennis Mattinson’s Weather Forecast
FORECAST: Owens Valley / Mammoth / Mono County / Reno FROM: Dennis “Matt” Mattinson, Weather and Atmospheric Forecaster FOR: Sierra Wave Media: Eastern Sierra News / TV – 3...
View ArticleDennis Mattinson’s Weather Forecast
FORECAST: Owens Valley / Mammoth Lakes / Mono County BY: Dennis ” Matt” Mattinson, Weather and Atmospheric Forecaster FOR: SierraWave Media: Eastern Sierra News / TV- 3 /www.395weatherandtravel.com...
View ArticleCelebration of Life for Steve Bradley
Steve Aaron Bradley, 59, a nearly lifelong resident of Big Pine and Bishop, died Thursday, April 2, 2015, at his home in Big Pine. Steve was born in San Bernardino, Calif., but raised in Big Pine, his...
View ArticleDrugs and schools: ‘We have to be pro-active’
By Deb Murphy “The times they are a changin’ “ When Bob Dylan wrote those lyrics back in 1964, the “drug scene” focused on pot and hash, with psychedelics a bit in the future, cocaine and meth even...
View ArticleMixed messages on fish plants
By Deb Murphy This year’s fish stocking program is a touchy subject. With Fishmas less than three weeks away, how do tourist-dependent communities deal with the fact state budget cuts have whacked...
View ArticleBusy year for Tri-County Fairgrounds
- Press release The Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair has been hard at work making plans for the 2015 event season and beyond. There are many new events coming, continuation of some favorites and some...
View ArticleInyo Supervisors move on ATV ordinance
By Deb Murphy The Inyo County Board of Supervisors approved the ordinance designed to make damage to resources by motorized vehicles a misdemeanor, with a $500 price tag, as written, but not without...
View ArticleMono County EMS employees receive award
- Press release On Wednesday, April 1, 2014, Mono County EMS employees Bryan Bullock and Nico Curti received the Care Flight quarterly Golden Rotor Award, an award Care Flight gives to individuals...
View ArticleEarth Day celebrations in Bishop, Lone Pine
- Press release The Rotary Club of Bishop Sunrise invites everyone to Bishop City Park, on US 395 in Bishop CA, Saturday, April 18 to celebrate Earth Day Sierra from 10-4pm. Five fabulous hours of fun...
View Article‘Barn raiser’ for Owens Valley Growers Cooperative
- Press release The first Volunteer Work Day for the Owens Valley Growers Cooperative’s Food Coop and Cafe in Independence was held Tuesday April 7th and it was a huge success. “The turnout was great...
View ArticlePhil Kiddoo appointed new Air Pollution Control Officer
- Press release The Governing Board of the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (District) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Phillip L. Kiddoo as its Air Pollution Control...
View ArticleMono SAR helps stranded backpacker
- Mono County Sheriff’s Office press release On the morning of Wednesday, April 8th, 2015, at approximately 10:00AM, the Mono County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a stranded backpacker...
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