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Bishop Chamber of Commerce is Busy Planning Several Fun & Festive Christmas Events (sierrawave.net)
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Party-Switching CA State Senator responds to sexual harassment lawsuit (www.abc10.com)
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Two Rescued Backpackers Offer a Glimpse of What NOT to Do When Hiking Mt. Whitney (www.theinertia.com)
 

Yikes. Almost 100lbs of gear each, no water filtration, and more. Please take more care out there, hikers!

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Inyo County mining camp up for national recognition (www.inyoregister.com)
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Inyo County 2024 Election Results (www.kibskbov.com)
 

The school bonds in Bishop, Independence, and Lone Pine all passed. Steve Elia and Karen Keehn prevailed on the BUSD school board.

For three open seats on the Bishop City Council, incumbents Karren Kong and Mayor Jose Garcia are leading, each with over 500 votes. Dennis Freundt appears poised to take the third seat, having earned 488 votes.

In state-level decisions, several key measures passed:

  • Amendment 3 was approved, enshrining the right to same-sex marriage in California’s constitution.

  • Proposition 35 was passed, making permanent a health care tax to fund Medi-Cal.

  • Proposition 36 also passed, increasing penalties for certain theft and drug-related crimes, with a focus on fentanyl trafficking and abuse.

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Why Inyo County May Be California's Most Purple County (youtu.be)
 

It's actually a pretty even-handed look at Inyo County's changing demographics.

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Fish Lake Valley is Making Clean Energy Upgrades to Minimize Electrical Outages (www.rd.usda.gov)
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1 Year Later: Bishop PD Still Seeking Missing Person (www.kibskbov.com)
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The deadliest intersections in the Western United States (one is on 395 in Inyo County!) (www.kansascity.com)
 

It's the 395/Gill Station Road intersection (Coso Junction, where the rest area and the Travel Center is).

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I've Lived in California My Whole Life — and These Are the Best Mountain Towns in the State (www.travelandleisure.com)
 

Looks like Bishop, Mammoth Lakes, and Bridgeport all made the list...

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Many Rural Californians Still Lack Abortion Access. Here Are Solutions (www.calhealthreport.org)
 

Inyo County, in the Eastern Sierra, has one of the worst access landscapes in the state, with most of its residents living more than 200 miles from the nearest abortion provider.

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Vehicle goes over the side on Tioga Pass (www.inyoregister.com)
 

Yikes. Thankfully, only minor injuries...

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