by News Staff | Jun 4, 2009 | Past Posts
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise across the nation and the Eastern Sierra appears to be following the trend. The US Department of Justice has released a report that says 8500 deaths in 2005 (the latest year data was available) involved prescription painkillers,...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2009 | Past Posts
Some 120 people crowded into a state legislative hearing room in Sacramento Tuesday to personally deliver the plea not to close down state parks as part of the budget solution. Among the crowd was Mono Lake Committee Executive Director Geoff McQuilkin. He said people...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2009 | Past Posts
Bishop Police officers have wrapped up their investigation of the bar fight at Rusty’s almost two weeks ago. That brawl involved two Mammoth Lakes police officers, the subject of the current controversy in Mammoth and concerns for Town Council members.Bishop...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2009 | Past Posts
Same old gouge at the gas pumps. Prices have edged back up, in the case of Mammoth Lakes, over the $3 mark. Why the increase after months of lower prices? The Auto Club says that gas prices continued to post hefty daily increases over the last week in May after...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2009 | Past Posts
MAMMOTH LAKES – In the scrambling effort to continue to somehow balance its budget, the State of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger are contemplating closing 220 California State Parks. This includes Bodie State Historic Park and Mono Lake South Tufa...
