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Happy Thanksgiving – Salvation Army serves up community dinner

The Salvation Army served up a Thanksgiving community dinner today from noon to 1:30 p.m. with help from volunteers, from left, Gerald Rivers, Bill Hines, Pastor Tony Unger, Nancy Unger and Mildred Lanyon.

Honoring veterans

Members of the VFW, their friends and family were out posting American flags along Main Street Wednesday in honor of Veterans Day. The traditional Veterans Day ceremony at Pioneer Cemetery was canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Illegal marijuana cultivation site eradicated

Local law enforcement officers on Tuesday eradicated an illegal marijuana cultivation site and seized more than 700 pounds of marijuana after stopping a Bakersfield man near Olancha, according to the Inyo County Sheriff's Department.

Creek Fire dumps smoke into valley

Smoke continues to pour into the Owens Valley from various fires burning in the Sierra, namely the Creek Fire, which continues to burn southwest of Mammoth Lakes.

Work at Scotty’s Castle continues

It has been five years since a flash flood devastated historic structures and utilities at Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park. The National Park Service (NPS) has completed several projects, but reopening is still about two years away.

Campgrounds in Death Valley opening for cooler weather

Fall temperatures signal the start of camping season in Death Valley National Park. Texas Springs, Sunset, and Stovepipe Wells Campgrounds will
open on Thursday, Oct. 15. At that point, all individual campsites in the park will be open.

Eastern Sierra Cancer Alliance to hold virtual walk/run

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and in keeping with 20 years of tradition, the Eastern Sierra Cancer Alliance is holding it’s annual fundraiser walk/run – sort of.

Back to school – sort of

Katie Kolker, superintendent of Bishop Unified School District, reported that the first day back to school at Bishop Elementary School on Monday was a “huge success.” Grades welcomed back to class included transitional kindergarten through the second grade.

Big Pine High School student shines in American Legion Auxiliary essay contest

Big Pine American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 457 and Big Pine Unified School District are proud to announce that Joe Huston placed third in the 2019-20 State Department Americanism Essay Contest.

Jobless numbers continue to drop in Inyo, Mono counties

The unemployment rates for Inyo and Mono counties continue to drop from their pandemic peaks as businesses reopen and adjust to COVID-19 restrictions.