News

This week (Feb. 12 - Feb. 17)

Tuesday, Feb. 12

County supervisors
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors meets in regular session at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Board Chambers at the County Administrative Center in Independence, 224 N. Edwards St.

This day in history (Feb. 10)

Events
1258 – Mongol invasions: Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end.
1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn sparking the revolution in the Wars of Scottish Independence

What you might have missed

TUESDAY (Feb. 5)

* Death Valley back open

* BUHS celebrates business accomplishment

* January brings snowpack to 100 percent of normal

THURSDAY (Feb. 7)

* County to support trails program extension

* Rogers Peak public comment period extended

This day in history (Dec. 13)

Events
902 – Battle of the Holme: Anglo-Saxon forces are defeated by Danish Vikings under Æthelwold (a son of Æthelred of Wessex) who is killed in battle.
1294 – Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.

This day in history (Dec. 6)

963 – Pope Leo VIII is appointed to the office of Protonotary and begins his papacy as antipope of Rome.
1060 – Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.
1240 – Mongol invasion of Rus': Kiev under Daniel of Galicia and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.

This day in history (Dec. 30)

1460 - At the Battle of Wakefield, in England's Wars of the Roses, the Duke of York was defeated and killed by the Lancastrians.

1853 - The United States bought about 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.

This day in history (Dec. 23)

484 – Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who becomes king of the Vandals. During his reign Christians are protected from persecution.
558 – Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks.

What you might have missed

TUESDAY (Dec. 18)

* Vehicle weight restriction on county highway requested

* Public input sought on Rogers Peak assessment

* AI vs the real thing

THURSDAY (Dec. 20)

* County approves latest cannabis business licenses

City council continues water rate discussions

High-capacity restaurants could seek breaks in their bills

This day in history (Dec. 9)

Events
480 – Odoacer, first King of Italy, occupies Dalmatia. He later establishes his political power with the co-operation of the Roman Senate.
536 – Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flee the capital.