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A win-win: INF fire crew removes dead trees at Lone Pine Cemetery
Press release Inyo National Forest fire personnel removed dead hazard trees at the Lone Pine Cemetery last week. The felled trees will be bucked and set aside for public use. Fire crews need training...
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Letter: Time for some water-table baseline management
Submitted by Philip Anaya A miracle is in the making in the Owens Valley . For the first time in 48 years the Eastern Sierra has more snowpack, more runoff, than we know what to do with . Although...
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Bishop City Council talks short-term rentals
By Deb Murphy The Bishop City Council’s concerns that short-term-rentals, commonly referred to as Airbnb’s, could impact the city’s housing shortage, take business away from area motels and hotels and...
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Court rules for Mammoth Hospital in lawsuit by NIHD, LAFCO
Southern Mono Healthcare District press release A Sacramento court has ruled in favor of Southern Mono Healthcare District (Mammoth Hospital) in a lawsuit brought by Northern Inyo Hospital (NIH) and...
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Updates from Caltrans, ‘State of the Inyo’
Press releases SEASONAL PASS OPENING STATUS Bishop – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 9 continues to work on clearing snow, removing rocks, and repairing its eight...
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Closing arguments expected today in Bencoma trial
By Deb Murphy Raymond Bencoma’s trial may wrap up today, Tuesday. The prosecution will have the opportunity to call rebuttal witnesses. Presiding Judge Brian Lamb will instruct the jury. The defense...
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Local Earth Day organizers offer many thanks
MARCH FOR THE EARTH: a Wish from the Heart for a Sustainable Future A beautiful spring day, a good crowd, inspiring speeches, and the chance to do something to protect our beautiful blue planet — what...
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Comments document for MCPW available for review
The Final EIR/Response to Comments document for the Mammoth Creek Park West New Community Multi-Use Facilities project is available for public review on the Town’s website here. The Planning and...
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Bishop’s downtown workshop set for Wednesday
Press release The City of Bishop invites the community to attend a community workshop on May 3rd at 6:30 pm at the Home Economics Building at the Tri-County Fairgrounds. The workshop will focus on...
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Mammoth Stamp Mill Site closed due to risks
Press release The Inyo National Forest is closing the Mammoth Stamp Mill Site due to elevated levels of metals that were determined to pose a risk to human health and the environment. Antimony,...
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Friends of ECM throwing a party this Saturday
Press release Annual Museum Barbeque Features Friends, Food, Music and Fun The Friends of the Eastern California Museum will host its annual deep-pit beef barbeque and party on Saturday, May 6,...
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Dehydrating Not Just for Backpacking! Workshop
Press release Dehydrating Not Just for Backpacking! Workshop: How would you like to learn easy techniques to dehydrate food and preserve it? Come to our Dehydrating Workshop and let the Inyo and Mono...
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MCWD rescinds Level 3 restrictions
Press release MCWD Board of Directors Return Customers to Permanent Water Conservation Requirements The Mammoth Community Water District (MCWD) Board of Directors unanimously voted to lift Level 3...
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Judge hands Bencoma decision over to jury
By Deb Murphy The trial of Raymond Bencoma boils down to the question of whether he knew he was pointing a 45 caliber, semiautomatic pistol at four officers walking up his driveway around 3 a.m. the...
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Mono Basin Historical Society hosts snow-survey author
Press release Author Patrick Armstrong will share stories from his book, The Log of a Snow Survey, Skiing and Working in a Mountain Winter World, at the Monday, May 8 meeting of the Mono Basin...
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‘Ring in the Spring’ at ESLT’s annual GardenFest
Press release Get Growing at Eastern Sierra Land Trust’s GardenFest Celebration Spring has finally arrived, and the Eastern Sierra is budding to life. Birds and butterflies are on the wing, early...
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Be smart with your smartphone costs
By Charles James A smartphone may not be the best choice for many consumers based on need and affordability, but the fact is, smartphones are the most popular type of cell phone sold today. Smartphone...
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Jury splits on Bencoma charges
Inyo County District Attorney press release An Inyo County Jury convicted Bishop-area resident Raymond Bencoma of being a felon in possession of a firearm and a felon in possession of ammunition, but...
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ICEA and county still at impasse
By Deb Murphy With negotiations still deadlocked, Inyo County Employees Association members held a peaceful picket at the County’s administrative offices on May Street in Bishop last Wednesday, April...
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Bishop: ‘Walkable, with mixed-use places’
By Deb Murphy The City of Bishop and community stakeholders put together an Economic Development Element Update to the General Plan two years ago, focusing on ambitious goals to solve some of the...
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