Victim identified in fatal Mammoth collision
MLPD press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – On Thursday, August 4, 2016, the Mammoth Lakes Police Department responded to a traffic collision on Main Street at Mountain Boulevard at approximately 2054...
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Olive Unkrich: 1922-2016
OLIVE (Gray) UNKRICH 1922 – 2016 Olive (Gray) Unkrich passed away peacefully and surrounded by love on August 3, 2016, in Bishop, at the age of 94. She was a resident of Bishop, CA, for the last 12...
View ArticleMarijuana measures approved for November ballot
By Deb Murphy After some wordsmithing and extensive discussion, the Inyo County Board of Supervisors added three measures to the November 8 ballot to determine voters’ mindset on medical and...
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It’ll be a ‘Pioneer Party’ at Mammoth Museum
Press release There’s a “Pioneer Party” coming to the Mammoth Museum at Hayden Cabin on August 20, 2016 with Bluegrass music from local favorites “Bodie 601”, food vendors, dancing and a cash bar. The...
View ArticleHorseshoe Fire estimated at 400 acres
From USFS The Horseshoe Fire started on August 9, 2016 towards the top of Horseshoe Meadow Road, just east of the developed recreation campgrounds, near Last Chance Meadow. It is estimated to be 400...
View ArticleESRC wrap-up meeting for Forest plan, DEIS this Monday
From ESRC Friends – The Eastern Sierra Recreation Collaborative (ESRC) is pleased to remind you of a special wrap-up meeting this Monday, August 15 at Cerro Coso Community College in Bishop starting at...
View ArticleInyo Supervisors solidify comments for Forest plan, DEIS
By Deb Murphy Inyo County planner Cathreen Richards delivered what must have seemed like her thousandth presentation on Inyo National Forest’s plan revision process at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors’...
View ArticleLimited entrance to Horseshoe Meadows this weekend
USFS news releases Limited Entrance for Horseshoe Meadows Fire personnel with the Horseshoe Fire will be allowing limited entrance to Horseshoe Meadows for those people who have a demonstrated need to...
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Officials check out Owens River Water Trail site
By Deb Murphy The Owens River Water Trail has friends in high places. Bishop’s Randy Short serves as vice chair of the California Boating and Waterways Commission, a potential funding source for some...
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Lone Pine to thank outgoing Chief Kritz this Saturday
From the Lone Pine Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service Board of Commissioners: Lone Pine Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance service would like to announce that after 46 years of...
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‘Ghosts of Sagebrush Tour’ this weekend
Press release “THE MONO LAKE CEMETERY: VOICES FROM THE PAST” is Theme for 13th Ghosts of Sagebrush Tour With a Friday, August 19 dinner and program at the Mono Inn, and Saturday August 20 13th Annual...
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Horseshoe Fire: It makes a village
By Deb Murphy The Horseshoe Fire started Tuesday afternoon west of Lone Pine. By Sunday, the fire was 94-percent contained, leaving 361 charred acres. According to an on-site Forest Service public...
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Judge: Dawndee Rossy guilty on 91 counts
By Deb Murphy Guilty on 91 counts. Judge Philip Argento’s ruling on the Dawndee Rossy embezzlement trial wasn’t that dramatic Monday afternoon at the Independence Courthouse, but that was the gist....
View ArticleMammoth doctor pleads guilty to federal charges
Press release MAMMOTH LAKES DOCTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO REMOVING ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES FRESNO, Calif. — Jonathan Cornelius Bourne, 59, of Mammoth Lakes, pleaded guilty Monday to unauthorized...
View ArticleInyo Supervisors OK final details of juvenile hall closure
By Deb Murphy The closure of Inyo County’s Juvenile Hall, and all that entails, has been in the works for almost a year. After workshops, community outreach and regular progress reports, the Board of...
View ArticleMono officials warn of possible flooding, rock slides
Press release Thunderstorms are currently forecast for the Eastern Sierra over the next four days, with the highest probability of thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday. Such storms can cause flash...
View ArticleFriends of the Inyo restoration work at Humphreys Basin
Press release Bishop, CA – Friends of the Inyo and the Sierra National Forest are partnering on the Humphreys Basin Volunteer Project to engage volunteers in restoration work at Lower Golden Trout Lake...
View ArticleOfficials urge extra caution with schools back in session
Press release Today, Monday, August 22nd, the Bishop Unified Schools headed back into the classrooms for the 2016/2017 school year. The Bishop Police Department and the Bishop Unified School District...
View ArticleManzanar, Devils Postpile celebrate 100th anniversary of NPS
Press releases Manzanar Hosts 100th National Park Service Birthday Celebration August 25 and 27 August 25, 2016 marks the 100th birthday of the National Park Service. The public is invited to join...
View ArticleBar brawl, stabbing in Bishop
Bishop Police Department press release On August 20, 2016, at approximately 1:18 A.M., officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Main St. on a reported bar fight involving twenty subjects, with one...
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