by News Staff | Jun 17, 2008 | Past Posts
A man described as verbally assaultive and out of control reportedly accosted Mono County Judge Stan Eller in the Rite-Aid store in Mammoth Lakes. After a very tense encounter with the suspect, police safely arrested him and took him to jail. Mammoth Police Lt. Jim...
by News Staff | Jun 17, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
Good bureaucratic news to launch today’s rant. We were pleased to see that the Eastern Sierra Transit Board showed compassion for those who really need bus service and can least afford to lose it. The Transit Authority lacks about $170,000 for the budget in the...
by News Staff | Jun 16, 2008 | Past Posts
For even any hope of passage, the Eastern Sierra Wilderness Bill must sit on the President's desk by September 15th. Local officials, meeting as the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments, seemed optimistic that more local input will make it into the bill, even in...
by News Staff | Jun 16, 2008 | Past Posts
What appears to be a hate-fueled spray paint spree in Big Pine led to one arrest. Big Pine residents awoke Monday morning to find that someone had spray painted swastikas on fences, signs, and even a slide at the park. Nazi swastikas and the SS insignia, the sign of...
by News Staff | Jun 16, 2008 | Past Posts
On Saturday, Inyo County Search and Rescue Volunteers were called to help a man with two broken ankles. According to the Inyo Sheriffs Office, 49 year old Carlsbad resident John Giles, along with his 24 year old son Jared were hiking up steep snow near New Army Pass,...
