Bishop Tribal Members Share Concerns Over Murders

Two murders in six months on the Bishop Indian Reservation prompted many people who live there to voice worries over conditions. Last week, tribal officials held what they called a Community Talking Circle meeting. 85 Native Americans showed up to share...

Mammoth Utility Users Tax May Go to June Vote

Mammoth’s Utility User Tax is set to sunset in 2011, so the Mammoth Lakes Town Council is determining now whether or not to put it on the June 2010 ballot for renewal. The tax currently brings in approximately $800,000 per year and is being used to pay off debt...

Cottonwood Plaza Status Lingers

Earlier hopes predicted a completed sale of the deserted Cottonwood Plaza in Bishop. The fate of the center hangs somewhere between revitalization and demolition.City of Bishop officials said that there last information was that the center remained in escrow with Katz...

Rick Wood Steps Up to Council Candidacy

Once a controversial mayor of the Town of Mammoth and member of the Town Council, attorney Rick Wood wants back on Rick Wood, Mammoth Town Council candidate that governmental body. In a statement released Wednesday, Wood says he will stop endless debate with no...