by News Staff | Apr 15, 2009 | Past Posts
"First they destroyed our trees, now our businesses!" That was the complaint of Malika Patron, owner of Still Life Caf in Independence – one of many small businesses hindered by the Caltrans four-lane project in town. Granite Construction has dug up...
by News Staff | Apr 15, 2009 | Past Posts
It looks like plans for a subdivision off of Whitney Portal Road near Lone Pine, could continue to be tied up in court. In March, the Inyo Planning Commission signed off on a revised Environmental Impact Report for the proposed 27 home development, called the Whitney...
by News Staff | Apr 15, 2009 | Past Posts
The quagga mussel threat continues to cause trouble for local recreation. The Department of Water and Power plans to close Klondike Lake to motorized boat traffic. As the Department of Water and Power staff works with Inyo County to find a way to inspect boats for the...
by News Staff | Apr 15, 2009 | Past Posts
All across the nation, groups decided to demonstrate today, tax day, their unhappiness with government spending. The organization behind the protests, TaxDayTeaParty, is generally considered to be Republican and conservative. Locally, Lance and Barbara Hinek of Bishop...
by News Staff | Apr 15, 2009 | Past Posts
Terry Smutney, the voice of the disabled in the Eastern Sierra, died in March from lung cancer and complications associated with Gulf War Syndrome. Friends and relatives remembered Terry at a Celebration of Life over last weekend. The weather turned beautiful on...
