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🌱 How upcoming Bishop lane closures could affect your commute next week

Bishop, California Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Bishop! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How upcoming Bishop lane closures could affect your commute next week

Also on today's calendar: IMACA Food Distribution - Bishop and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 94 and low of 49 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 94, low: 47.
  • Monday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 91 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Caltrans Traffic Advisory for the Week of 10/5/2026 to 10/9/2026 (sierrawave.net) — Expect intermittent lane and intersection closures in Bishop next week on U.S. 395 and West Line Street, with speeds reduced to 25 mph between Jay Street and Wye Road. Caltrans crews will be grinding new pavement, doing electrical work, and adding striping, so brief delays are likely during daytime and early evening hours.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I tried to post something about that rattle snake but it didn't go through.
    I was saying that rattle snake was right by the front door. That's why my son inlaw killed it. We have 2 dogs and my great granddaughter stays here… (Nextdoor Chalfant Valley)
  • That rattle snake was to close...
    we have 2 dogs and 3 cats. I have a 16 year old great granddaughter. I know someone that said not to kill it because they eat rats. But our safety… (Nextdoor Chalfant Valley)
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Bishop. Apply here.
  • Kern Regional Center posted a job opening for Service Coordinator - Bishop Early Start in Bishop. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bishop here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mammoth Lakes

  • Women from Across Mono County Invited to Countywide Women in Business Gathering (sierrawave.net)
  • San Bernardino Chapter Expansion Leads to Kindred Support in the Eastern Sierra (redcross.org)
  • AAC Publications - Fall on Talus — Concussion (americanalpineclub.org)

Ok Bishop! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bishop

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bishop

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