by News Staff | Nov 28, 2007 | Past Posts
The prescription drug OxyContin, a synthetic pain reliever similar to morphine, is at the center of three related Mono Court cases. Rick Blake, local mortgage broker, has pled guilty to obtaining prescription drugs through misrepresentation, according to Deputy...
by News Staff | Nov 27, 2007 | Past Posts
The CHP was out in maximum force through the holiday time. They watched for speeders, lack of seat belts and driving under the influence. The Caltrans reader board in Bishop made it clear driving under the influence was unacceptable. They even encourage motorists to...
by News Staff | Nov 27, 2007 | Past Posts
Back in July, local officers organized a raid on marijuana cultivation sites in the foothills of the Sierra opposite Independence. This month, the Forest Service reported that they worked with the Inyo Sheriff's Department and military counter drug taskforce units...
by News Staff | Nov 27, 2007 | Bureaucrat Beat
How does this make you feel? The California State Treasurer, Bill Lockyer, was quoted in a Los Angeles times story on the state budget as saying, “The real problem is tooth-fairy budgeting.” Lockyer should know. He sees the whole state government...
by News Staff | Nov 27, 2007 | Past Posts
Snow conditions at Mammoth Mountain werent what many had hoped for the Thanksgiving weekend. Despite the fact that the big pacific storms have yet to arrive, snowmaking crews were able to open up additional runs for the die hard skiers and snowboarders who came to...
