by News Staff | Dec 19, 2008 | Past Posts
A question of competition and contracts over propane delivery came up at the Mammoth Town Council Wednesday night. Reporter Laura Kirkner writes- In a last dash effort, Town staff tried to push through a transfer of a franchise agreement from Rock Creek Energy to...
by News Staff | Dec 19, 2008 | Past Posts
Unemployment statistics for the month of November have come in for Inyo and Mono Counties. The statewide average is up to 8.4% unemployment for November, from 8.2% in October. Nationally, unemployment is running 6.7% for November, up from 6.5% in October. Since 2000,...
by News Staff | Dec 19, 2008 | Past Posts
The weather was a bit windy, but the skies were clear for the arrival of Mammoth’s first commercial flight in over a decade. Members of the Town of Mammoth Lakes came out in force to welcome Horizon’s Q400 as it touched down at the Mammoth Yosemite...
by News Staff | Dec 19, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
Here’s a scarey statistic. Recent reports said that Washington, D.C. is home to 35,000 lobbyists. That’s roughly 70 lobbyists per legislator. No wonder we’re in trouble. All they must get done is talking to lobbyists. And, no, we, the common citizens...
by News Staff | Dec 18, 2008 | Past Posts
Scientists are calling the recent run of earthquakes in Southern Inyo County a swarm. There have been 17 over a magnitude 3.0 since the swarm started on the 25 of November, according to Dr. Kate Hutton with the US Geological Survey. All centered near the Panamint...
