State Budget Deficit Captures Local Attention

Dollar dj vu in Sacramento these days. Headlines have delivered the rough news – California has another budget deficit. When the state suffers, frequently, we do too. So far, Mono County’s Finance Director Brian Muir says things do not look too bad for the...

Smoking Statistics Show Fewer Light Up

At least 10 years ago, humorist Garrison Keillor portrayed smokers as future fugitives from societal disapproval. It was a joke then, but as moves are made to eliminate cigarettes from movies, the social ban on smoking has come true. In fact, Nancy Mahannah of Mono...

Pilot Walks Away From a Hard Landing

Just before noon Monday, law enforcement and emergency workers got the call for a downed aircraft near the Warm Springs Road south of Bishop. When they arrived on scene on Eastside Road, Inyo Sheriff deputies and Highway Patrol officers found a small yellow and blue...