by News Staff | Jul 25, 2007 | Past Posts
We learned today that the Eastern Sierra has a kind of “in” with Governor Schwarzenegger when it comes to emergency aid and planning. The Governor has appointed Inyo-Mono Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson to the prestigious California Emergency Council. This...
by News Staff | Jul 25, 2007 | Past Posts
In the last 3 months, the Inyo Sheriff’s Office has conducted a series of raids in the foothills of the Sierra on what may be one of the biggest marijuana cultivation operations in the Western United States. This according to Inyo Sheriff Bill Lutze. And, today,...
by News Staff | Jul 24, 2007 | Past Posts
Helicopters buzzing through the sky between the Manzanar air strip and Shepard Creek, the culmination of months of investigations into huge marijuana farms in the Eastern Sierra. With another day of raids and removal of the pot farms to go, officers counted up one...
by News Staff | Jul 24, 2007 | Past Posts
After a bad batch of asphalt caused delays, construction on Main Street Bishop is set to resume this week. With too much oil in the asphalt in certain spots downtown, construction crews moved on to 395 between Mill Creek and the Sherwin grade to give Caltrans...
by News Staff | Jul 23, 2007 | Past Posts
Aggressive firefighting and some luck saved the historic Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery above Independence during the Inyo Complex Fire. The manager there made it clear – the fire did not change trout plants and they did not lose all of the brood stock. The...
