Ski Area Buys Mono Lake Land

The controversial on-again off-again land deal on the shore of Mono Lake is on again. Planning to trade the Mono Lake acreage, known as the Cunningham property, for land near the Main Lodge, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area has re-purchased a large portion of this 120 acre...

Too Many Suspects, Not Enough Jails

Where does most Mono County crime take place? Mammoth Lakes. But it's a long drive to take suspects to jail – an hour in good weather, longer in winter. So, when members of the Mono County Grand Jury toured the Mono County jail, they got the picture that the...

Hopeless Finances?

With budgets under discussion and grand jury reports out, Inyo County government’s big problem, according to those sources, not enough money. As we had reported, Inyo’s budget statement promised a balanced financial situation, but only at the expense of...

Potential Buyer of Athletic Club Huddles with Town

The Snowcreek Athletic Club in Mammoth Lakes may survive after all. Officials confirm that club owner, Linda Dempsey, has sent a Letter of Intent to the Town which reportedly proposes to transfer densities from land under the Club to Dempsey land in the Village....

Tri-County Fair-It’s All About the Entries

Entries have been coming in for weeks, but the Tri-County Fair really gears up tonight. All the arena events, like concert and the destruction derby get a good amount of press, but Fairgrounds General Manager Jim Tatum says that many competitions and entries are what...