by News Staff | Sep 5, 2007 | Past Posts
Grand Jury reports in both Inyo and Mono pointed to problems with county jails. In Mono, most prisoners come from Mammoth and that's a long drive to the Bridgeport jail. In Inyo, there are problems with all of the miles, potential for crowding in the jail and...
by News Staff | Sep 5, 2007 | Past Posts
Mammoth Lakes outgrew its library some time ago, and now a new building three times bigger has taken shape on the southeast part of town near the schools. That's not unusual in itself, but what is rare – the project happened because of a tight group of...
by News Staff | Sep 5, 2007 | Past Posts
A traffic accident involving a Bishop school bus made for some anxious moments for parents Wednesday. No students were aboard the Bishop Elementary School bus when it was broadsided by another vehicle just after 1:30 Wednesday afternoon. The traffic collision occured...
by News Staff | Sep 4, 2007 | Past Posts
Deadly fire flew down from the Sierra mountains in early July, scorching 35,000 acres in the Sierra above Independence and Big Pine. As a result, fire destroyed the roof of the town reservoir in Independence. Now, Inyo Public Works continues to deal with the Office of...
by News Staff | Sep 4, 2007 | Past Posts
The perennial issue of bears will turn up at the Mammoth Town Council meeting Wednesday night. Since the Police Chief dismissed bear expert Steve Searles from his voluntary job as wildlife specialist, the Town has had bear troubles. The drought situation in the...