by News Staff | Jul 9, 2008 | Past Posts
Bob Phillips, former general manager of the LADWP, has died at the age of 91. Phillips was remembered in the Los Angeles Times obituaries as the chief engineer who got DWP through the Arab oil embargo in the 1970s. Phillips did deal with a critical fuel shortage by...
by News Staff | Jul 9, 2008 | Past Posts
Search and Rescue Team members from around the state continue to cover ground in the Sierra above Bishop in the search for missing San Diego resident Ric DeVan. So far, there has been no sign of the missing 44 year old mountaineer. DeVan set out on an overnight trip...
by News Staff | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Posts
So, what’s the real bottom line on the Town of Mammoth’s budget situation? Town Manager Rob Clark made it clear that Mammoth deals with a $116,500 budget shortfall plus the use of $1.5 million of the Reserve for Economic Uncertainties. Clark said that...
by News Staff | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Posts
With full-on summer and mosquito season in bloom, Inyo-Mono Public Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson reminds us to remember West Nile Virus – a disease transmitted by mosquitoes to birds, horses and humans. Dr. Johnson said that typically people develop symptoms...
by News Staff | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Posts
Litigation costs mentioned in our earlier Town of Mammoth budget story came, in part, from the Hot Creek lawsuit. Hot Creek developers sued the Town for alleged breach of contract for development at Mammoth Airport. A jury found for Hot Creek and awarded them $30...
