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Updates on Inyo County water issues
Inyo County and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power clearly defined water reductions to the McNally Pond project at Tuesday’s Technical Group Meeting. LADWP’s motion to eliminate water...
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News from Mono County Investigative Unit; phone scams target Mono
– Press releases The Mono County Investigative Unit, MCIU, is a joint task force that was formed in 2015. The Unit consist of law enforcement members from the Mono County District Attorney’s Office,...
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Shepherd Pass recovery mission
– From Inyo County Sheriff’s Office On Monday May 18th, 2015 Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received notification of a deceased person off the Shepherd Pass trail at about the 12,000′ elevation level....
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Inyo man convicted on felony charge
– From Inyo County District Attorney Bishop Area Resident Steven Bencoma Convicted on Felony Criminal Threats Charge On May 28, following a three day jury trial held in the Superior Court of...
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City of Bishop water-conservation program
– City of Bishop press release To promote water conservation, the city has a water conservation incentive program to help its water customers save water. The program provides free hose nozzles, hose...
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Nice upgrades for downtown Bishop businesses
By Deb Murphy Downtown Bishop has begun an incremental morphosis. From the addition of 70 hanging flower baskets to the realization of Bishop Chamber of Commerce’s Building Improvement Project grant...
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Inyo students get drought education
– Press release Inyo County Schools on the Forefront of Drought Education with New Water Awareness Campaign When Governor Jerry Brown issued California’s first-ever, statewide, mandatory restriction...
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Big Pine recycled water project gets funding
By Deb Murphy The 5.5-acre parcel at the corner of U.S. Hwy. 395 and Bartell in Big Pine has fluctuated between fire hazard and dust bowl since the water pipe under the highway from Big Pine Creek...
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Fundraiser for Paradise Fire Protection District
– Press release Paradise Fire Protection District is holding the First Annual Fire Engine Red Fundraiser on Saturday, June 6, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Hidden Creek Ranch in West Bishop. The recent...
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Notes from Inyo County, City of Bishop
By Deb Murphy Inyo County will be adding to the trout population in local waters starting in early June. The Board of Supervisors approved up to $16,000 for plants of 1-3-lb. trout scheduled to for...
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Great work by Mammoth Lakes Noon Rotarians and friends
– Press releases On Saturday, April 25, the Mammoth Lakes Noon Rotary Club and 45 volunteers traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, to build a home for the Gonzalez family. Photos courtesy of Anneke Bishop...
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Sidewalk, bike lane proposed for Bishop ATP funding
– City of Bishop press release This month the City of Bishop will propose a sidewalk and bike lane project in the back of the City Park for state Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding. The $1...
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Bishop Chamber welcomes new board members
– Press release The Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau recently conducted an election to select new members to serve on its Board of Directors. Newly elected, re-elected and...
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Rich Boccia named MLR Executive Director
– Press release The Board of Directors of Mammoth Lakes Recreation (MLR) is pleased to announce that Rich Boccia has been selected to be the first Executive Director for the newly formed organization....
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Death near Monitor Pass; Mono SAR helps couple
On June 2, 2015, an individual hiking adjacent to State Route 89 (Monitor Pass) noticed a vehicle a significant distance down a hillside. The hiker used his cellular telephone to call 9-1-1....
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Standing Committee meeting report and LADWP response
Valley agriculture got its second reprieve Thursday. Irrigation water will continue to flow through July when the Los Angeles/Inyo County Standing Committee will reconvene, July 24, to evaluate how...
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Awards from Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
MAMMOTH LAKES, CA – May 31, 2015 – The inaugural Mammoth Lakes Film Festival announced. the feature and short film recipients of this year’s awards in the Audience and Juried Categories. The award...
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Update on Shepherd Pass recovery mission
– Inyo County Sheriff’s Office The deceased hiker that was located off the Shepherd Pass trail has been identified as 37-year old man, Kenneth Pledger, from Colorado City, AZ. At this time cause of...
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Aurora Granado Lopez: 1941-2015
Aurora Granado Lopez, 73, resident of Bishop, CA for 41 years, born in Deming, N. Mexico on December23, 1941 Passed away on June 2, 2015 peacefully at her home. Aurora’s love and joy were her...
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Longtime Bishop resident Peggy Blunt dies
Peggy Blunt, long time Bishop resident, dies on Mule Days Weekend Margaret “Peggy” Rose Blunt, a resident of Bishop for over 60 years, passed away on May 23rd at the age of 83. Margaret Rose Blunt,...
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