With one cliff hanger after another, state officials maintained high anxiety over the state budget until the last minute. Previews of what might come left many with a sick feeling. The Governor and legislators had issued many threats over recent weeks grim threats of cuts in firefighting, law enforcement, education, social services. Plus, the threat […]
In a series of three meetings, Mammoth Hospital officials have laid out the fact that 20 staff members will either leave voluntarily or face lay-off in July. Monday’s meeting also revealed that the hospital has lost as much as $3.3 million a year for “several years.” On Monday, Chief Operations Officer Joe Bottom spoke to […]
Mono Narcotics Agents arrested a June Lake resident on drug-related charges earlier this month. MONET agents and members of the Mono County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at the June Lake Pine Cottages for narcotics. Agents said they recovered crystal methamphetamine, marijuana, instruments used for marijuana cultivation, paraphernalia, a digital scale, U.S. currency and […]
$3.6 million more in highway projects and finally paving in the community of Independence. Caltrans issued new information on these things. First, the new projects. Caltrans awarded a $2.3 million highway project to International Surfacing Systems from Modesto, California. The project includes pavement rehabilitation on Highway 168, east from Owens River Bridge to White Mountain […]
With the approach of the holiday weekend, keep in mind that the Bishop City Council has asked that residents only light off fireworks on the Fourth of July in order to spare local pets. With people lighting piccolo petes and other screeching fireworks in the days leading up to the Fourth, not to mention the […]
Despite a rumor making the rounds in Mammoth, the firework show at Crowley Lake is still scheduled to go off on the Fourth of July as planned. We had heard several reports that the firework show had been cancelled for the Fourth due to troubled town finances, but Stuart Brown, the spokesman for the Town […]
We’ve just come in from the vegetable garden outside the newsroom south. Possibly more weeds than veggies, but the slow,tedious work to rid the weeds gives pause for thought. The first thing that sprung to mind- Shakespeare’s Hamlet who had reached a point of mental desperation. He called life an unweeded garden gone to seed. […]
Inyo Mono Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson asks residents to be aware that West Nile Virus season has arrived. After a rainy late spring, Dr. Johnson reports that mosquitoes are hatching with a vengeance. With the mosquitoes, comes the increased risk for this virus. Mosquitoes spread the virus, but Dr. Johnson reports that West Nile […]
On Sunday, Bishop Police and Symons Ambulance responded to a mobile home community on Sierra Street in Bishop after a 66 year old man shot himself. Neighbors heard the sad news today that the man had died from the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the stomach. The 911 call reportedly came in at about 2:00 Sunday […]
Close to being finalized. That’s how Mammoth Mountain CEO Rusty Gregory described top level negotiations among all parties at the Village at Mammoth. This statement follows a meeting that included all the players – CNL, Intrawest, tenants and attorney Rick Wood, Gregory and Mountain Finance man – Jim Smith. For the Ski Area’s part, Gregory […]
Now it seems our pets will take a hit from the state budget deficit. Governor Schwarzenegger proposed suspension of funds to animals shelters and to help them deal with the money loss, the Governor also lifted the requirement that shelters hold pets four to six days. That means pets may die sooner. Lisa Schade of […]
As of June 8 the Town of Mammoth Lakes’ bond rating fell to junk status. The implications of this came to light at the June 24 Council meeting. Town Manager Rob Clark asked the Town Council to approve an internal loan from the Town’s General Fund to cover the principal and interest costs of maturing […]
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