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Eastern Sierra News for Bishop, Mammoth, Lone Pine, June Lake, Mammoth Lakes
Inyo County press release Inyo County Probation Department and Health & Human Services staff members are getting some well-deserved time in the spotlight as part of a state organization’s efforts to highlight the best practices of California counties. Through a series of videos, the California Association of Counties (CSAC) is highlighting recipients of its annual […]
Press release Inyo County Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at Perry’s Pizza on Thursday, October 4, 2018. Volunteers included Resource Families (foster parents), mentors, youth who serve on Youth Coalitions, individuals who help out at our Senior Centers, as well as those who help out at the Wellness Center and […]
Press release Children and community partners joined Inyo County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Inyo County Superintendent of Schools (ICSOS) for the Children’s Memorial Day Flag Raising Ceremony held on April 27th at the Superintendent of Schools Office. Children’s Memorial Day concludes the April’s Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month Activities by […]
Press release from Inyo County DA Thomas Hardy Former Inyo County Health & Human Services Integrated Caseworker Supervisor Dawndee Rossy was sentenced today to nine years in prison to be served at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Ms. Rossy has been in custody at the Inyo County Jail since August 29, 2016, and […]
Press release Jean Turner, longtime Director of Inyo County Health and Human Services, has announced she will be retiring in June after three decades with the department. She has served as HHS Director for the past 14 years. Turner started her career with Inyo County in 1986 after vacationing in the area and deciding to […]
By Deb Murphy Dawndee Rossy has been sitting in Inyo County jail since August of last year, waiting to be sentenced on 91 counts, the primary charge embezzlement of $1.5 million during her tenure as a supervisor with the Inyo County Department of Health and Human Services. She’ll have to wait two more months – […]
By Deb Murphy Guilty on 91 counts. Judge Philip Argento’s ruling on the Dawndee Rossy embezzlement trial wasn’t that dramatic Monday afternoon at the Independence Courthouse, but that was the gist. Rossy will self-surrender to the Independence jail August 29 by 2 p.m. Her next appearance in court will be October 20 when Argento will […]
Deb Murphy The attorneys in the Dawndee Rossy case made their final arguments in court Tuesday morning. The case now goes to appointed Judge Philip Argento who set July 28 as the date for his decision. At the end of the session, District Attorney Thomas Hardy asked that Rossy be remanded into custody, stating the […]
By Deb Murphy The trial of Dawndee Rossy is still scheduled to proceed Monday, June 27 in Independence. The trial started four months ago. Rossy, a former supervisor with the Inyo Department of Health and Human Services faced 137 charges with the primary charge of embezzling $1.5 million for H&HS. Initially, appointed Judge Philip Argento […]
Inyo County Health and Human Services press release BISHOP, CALIFORNIA – Prescription medicine has become a critical piece of our cultural fabric. All you have to do is turn on the TV, listen to the radio or view ads on the Internet or in the newspaper to see and hear about the latest medicine that […]
By Deb Murphy Tuesday was a tough day for witnesses going into the second week of the embezzlement trial of Dawndee Rossy. Three witnesses called by the prosecution had worked with Rossy over the years; two described her as “smart and capable.” Rossy is on trial for allegedly embezzling $1.5 million from the Department of […]
By Deb Murphy The prosecution continued to connect some of the dots during the fourth day of testimony in the embezzlement trial of Dawndee Rossy. District Attorney Tom hardy called two witnesses to verify the date and time stamps on surveillance videos from Manor Market and Alta One as well as one of the investigators […]
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