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Bishop chamber announces new officers

The Bishop Chamber of Commerce, which is governed by an all-volunteer board of directors elected by the 300+ members of the organization, has announced that it recently completed its election and has released the following slate of leaders for 2020-2021.

Cerro Gordo fire

Multiple structures were damaged from a fire that struck the Cerro Gordo ghost town early Monday morning, as indicated by photos obtained from the Olancha-Cartago Fire Department. Specifics regarding the blaze, however, were still not available as of press time Monday.

Inyo County to expand COVID-19 testing in Bishop and Lone Pine

Inyo County Public Health is opening two new community-based testing sites (CBTS) to expand COVID-19 testing for Inyo County residents, supported by the California Department of Public Health and in collaboration with Verily's Baseline COVID-19 Testing Program.

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Accident in Big Pine

On Monday at approximately 10:40 a.m., David Froehle of Desert Hot Springs, California, was driving a 2000 Ford Ranger pickup northbound on US Highway 395 near Locust Street in Big Pine.

Unique graduations in store for the Class of 2020

Inyo County’s Classes of 2020 may have had the most unconventional senior year in recent memory, but the communities they call home are wrapping them in love as they spread their wings for their next adventures. Each school in the county has come up with a unique way to honor their graduates.

Several Inyo County businesses to receive local COVID-19 relief grants

Thanks to generous donations made by local foundations, organizations and individuals, several Inyo County businesses will receive COVID-19 relief grants this week.

City mulls creating a sales tax to offset COVID-19 costs

After reviewing this fiscal year’s budget adjustments and next fiscal year’s projections, the Bishop City Council at its Tuesday meeting discussed placing a ballot measure on the November ballot to implement a Transactions and Use Tax (TUT), commonly referred to as a local sales tax.

Inyo jobless rate hits 13.7 percent

More than 1,100 workers in Inyo County have lost their jobs, driving the county’s unemployment rate to 13.7 percent, according the most recent unemployment report for April, 2020 from the California Employment Development Department.

SBDC webinar to discuss SBA’s Final Interim Rules for loan forgiveness May 27

Small businesses can learn details about the SBA’s Final Interim Rules released Friday that give new guidance to borrowers requesting forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans in a free webinar hosted by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield this week.

Junior Livestock Show will go on

With the Tri-County Fairgrounds facing “catastrophic” economic loss with all the spring and summer events that have been canceled, “there’s one event we will save and not cancel, and that is the 2020 Junior Livestock Show and Sale,” according to a letter from Fairgrounds CEO Jen McGuire and the J