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Weekend Afternoon Movie @ The Museum of Western Film History ​Please join us for Bruce Gentry (1949 Chapter 1: "The Mysterious Disc") @ 1:00pm Followed by North to Alaska (1960) @ 1:25pm ​Event Schedule ​Dates: Saturday & Sunday, February 14th & 15th ​Time: Starts @ 1:00 PM ​Locations & Film Details ​Bruce Gentry: Filmed in Lone Pine and at the Lone Pine Airport. ​North to Alaska: Filmed in Lone Pine. ​Contact & Location Info ​Address: 701 S Main St, Lone Pine, CA ​Phone: (760) 876-9909 ​Website: museumofwesternfilmhistory.org/events-2/ ​Note: For more details on the show or the movie, please visit the Museum of Western Film History website Events page. https://sierrawave.net/weekend-afternoon-movie-the-museum-of-western-film-history/

OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY & RESILIENCE Release Date: Feb. 10, 2026 Release Number: CA-20041-01 Media Contact: Corey.Williams@sba.gov SBA Offers Relief to California Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by 2025 Late December Storms Economic injury loans available for working capital needs WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced low interest federal disaster loans are now available to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in California who sustained economic losses caused by the 2025 Late December Storms occurring Dec. 16-26, 2025. The SBA issued a disaster declaration in response to a request received from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s authorized representative CalOES Interim Director Christina Curry on Feb. 4, 2026. The disaster declaration covers the California counties of Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Madera, Mono, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tuolumne and Ventura as well as the Nevada counties of Douglas, Esmeralda, L...

PRESS RELEASE June 2, 2026, Statewide Primary Election Voter Notice Inyo County Clerk-Recorder/Registrar Danielle M. Sexton would like to provide the following important dates coming up for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Primary Election. - 03/12/26: Inyo County Elections will hold a public randomized alphabet drawing to determine the order in which the names for State Assembly Member District 8 candidates will appear on the ballot. - 04/23/26: Local Voter Information Guides will be mailed to each household, and will include voting information, ballot samples, and local candidates' statements. Voters will receive a separate guide from the State for all State contests. - 05/04/26: Ballots will be mailed to every active registered voter, as required by Election Code § 3000.5. To verify if you will receive your mailed ballot, please check your Voter Registration status and mailing address here: https://VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov/. - 05/18/26: Voter Registration Deadline t...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2026 CONTACT: Jason Scalese (916) 651-4614 Senate Republicans say spend $90 million on rural hospitals, not political favors   SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As the state faces a $18 billion deficit, the majority party in the legislature made a mad dash to advance a budget bill (Senate Bill 106) allocating $90 million in no-bid grants to Planned Parenthood clinics. Further, SB 106 exempts the grants from the Public Records Act, severing any transparency and accountability for who the funds go to and for what.   Senate Republicans opposed this measure for its secrecy and lack of accountability. They also pointed out that if “extra” funds are available for health care services, the priority should be rural hospitals, many of which are cutting services and facing closure. This is a crisis elevated further in rural districts like Senate District 4.   “Murky budget deals hashed out behind closed doors in Sacramento invite waste, fraud, and extra burdens on rural ...

Last night the Bishop Broncos had their last home game of the regular season against the Cal City Ravens who came in undefeated in league play.  This was a really good game if you got the chance to see it or hear it on the radio.  Both teams started out fast scoring back and forth and ended the first quarter with the broncos trailing 18-21.  The seconds quarter the Ravens outscored the Broncos 17-7 thanks to Cassius Brown getting hot from the 3 and scoring 23 points in the first half.  It felt like he couldn’t miss.  The Ravens took a 38-25 lead into halftime. The Broncos came out strong in the third quarter and chipped away at the lead outscoring the Ravens 17-13 in the third and cutting the lead to 9 going into the 4th.  The Broncos also outscored the Ravins in the 4th quarter 17-8 and with 1.5 seconds and down by 2 Devaun Mitchell went to the free throw line and made two clutch free throws and was able to send the game to overtime.  The Broncos carried that momentum into overtime ge...

The BUHS Boys Soccer Team fell to Cal City last night, 2–1. Alexis Guerrero scored the lone goal for the Broncos. BUHS struggled to find their rhythm in the first half but came out stronger after halftime and competed hard until the final whistle.   Despite the loss, the Broncos finish as High Desert League Champions with an impressive league record of 13 wins and 1 loss.   The playoffs begin on the 14th. The Broncos look to regroup and make a strong postseason run.   https://sierrawave.net/buhs-boys-soccer-team-fell-to-cal-city/