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Adventure Trails public hearing set for Tuesday
By Deb Murphy The Inyo County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the Adventure Trails Pilot Project Tuesday at 11 a.m. The project has survived eight years of scrutiny, countless...
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Next step for Southern Inyo Hospital – planning
By Deb Murphy Employee payroll at Southern Inyo Hospital will be caught up by December 23, according to board member Drew Wickman. That’s the board’s main focus following Thursday’s resignation of...
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Gatlin Brothers to headline Eastern Sierra Music Festival
Press release BISHOP CA – Legendary country singers Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers will headline the first-ever Eastern Sierra Music Festival. The July 22-23 festival will be held right here...
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Holiday fire safety tips from Mammoth Lakes Fire
Press release from Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District Decorating homes and businesses is a basic part of the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of...
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Bishop City Council modifies ordinance but allows cultivation of medical...
By Deb Murphy Bishop’s City Council accepted the tone of the Planning Commission’s medical marijuana cultivation ordinance, added a few tweaks of its own and appears to have a consensus, minus one, on...
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Forest Service shares Wild and Scenic Rivers inventory and eligibility findings
USFS press release VALLEJO, California, December 14, 2015 – The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region is sharing our Wild and Scenic Rivers inventory, eligibility and classification findings...
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Public help urged in Crowley vandalism
Mono County Sheriff’s Department press release On December 12, 2015, graffiti was discovered spray-painted on a boulder near McGee Creek Road in Crowley Lake. The vandalism took place on public lands...
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Dead tree removal permitting exemption extended
CAL FIRE press release Sacramento – As California’s severe drought and bark beetle epidemic has left millions of trees dead, the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection last week voted to...
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‘Church Basement Ladies’ at the Edison Theatre
Press release Mammoth Lakes, Calif. – The kitchen is the heart of any home—especially during the holidays—and the same could be said about the church basement kitchen in the funny and down-to-earth...
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Be prepared for possible flooding, Inyo Sheriff’s office urges
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office press release Residents and business owners in Inyo County are encouraged to be proactive and begin to prepare for a potentially heavy winter! • Remove obstructions from...
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Monkey wrench thrown at SIH ER fix
By Deb Murphy There’s a discouraging cliché that no good turn goes unpunished. Mike Patterson of Sierra Lifeflight found that out this week when the agency formed to assist emergency medical services...
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Inyo County gearing up to celebrate 150 years
By Deb Murphy Inyo County appears to be aging well, with the exception of noted dehydration, for a 150-year old. That milestone will be officially hit on March 22 of next year and Chief Administrative...
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SIH asks state to step in
By Deb Murphy Following an awkward meeting of unanswered questions last Thursday, two members of the Southern Inyo Hospital Board of Directors went into a special ad hoc committee meeting with Kevin...
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Mary Mae Kilpatrick named to NIHD board
Northern Inyo Hospital press release West Bishop resident Mary Mae Kilpatrick was named to the Northern Inyo Healthcare District (NIHD) Board of Directors during the board’s regular monthly meeting...
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Snowmobiling spots abundant in Eastern Sierra
Press release MONO COUNTY, Calif. – California’s Eastern Sierra is home to a bounty of outdoor winter recreation, but for those that want to venture beyond the ski slopes, snowmobiling offers an...
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BLM proposing fee increases at campgrounds
BLM press release BISHOP, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office is seeking public comment on proposed fee increases at campgrounds in the eastern Sierra. The BLM is proposing to...
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Southern Mono Healthcare District claims court victory
Southern Mono Healthcare District press release In furtherance of the lawsuit filed by Northern Inyo Hospital District and Inyo County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) against Southern Mono...
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Five SIHD board members resign
Southern Inyo Healthcare District press release, issued today: On Dec. 10, Lee Barron resigned as CEO, CFO and CCO of Southern Inyo Healthcare District. The board immediately began a concerted effort...
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SIHD update: Special Inyo supervisors’ meeting Tuesday
The Southern Inyo Healthcare District was left without an administration or a board of directors following the decision to bring in the state’s public health department at its final meeting on...
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Ralph Kenney: 1921-2015
Ralph Joseph Kenney, 94, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, December 17, 2015 in Bishop, California. He was born to the late Ralph and Jennie (Horne) Kenney on May 10, 1921 in Venice, CA....
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