Thick sheets of ice on Olmsted Point in Yosemite means Tioga Pass will remain closed for the Memorial Day holiday. The Eastern Sierra always pushes to have the pass open since it is the passageway for tourists to the Eastside from the Westside. Yosemite Ranger Scott Gediman said that crews did actually plow the whole […]
Bishop Police continue to investigate an accident that happened last Friday at 6:30pm when a woman said she tried to hit the brake on her car and her foot slipped onto the accelerator. Officers confirmed that she hit a pedestrian. Police Lt. Chris Carter said the pedestrian was walking across South Warren St. The vehicle […]
PETS of the WEEK -May 26, 2010 STEWIEis just one of many kittens available for adoption. It’s “Kitten Season” at the Animal Shelter and a good reminder to spay and neuter all your pets. Call for ICARE’s Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program today (760-872-3802). TINY isalovable, huggable6-year old Pit Bull who came all the way from Death […]
From the beginning, some 25 years ago, the Inyo Water Commission membership was viewed as more friendly to DWP than to Inyo County. Many ranchers and DWP lessees sat on the commission, designed to make recommendations on key water issues. Members of the public now once more wonder about the make-up of the commission as […]
The rehabilitation project on Hanby Street in Bishop took a wrong turn last week when one of the two main sewer lines for the City broke during construction. Hanby is now set to remain closed through Memorial Day weekend. What started as a water line and re-pavement project now has a third major component since […]
The latest numbers from the state show that unemployment in the Eastern Sierra continues to run lower than state and national averages, while Mono County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the state. Inyo County also has low unemployment compared to most counties in the state of California. While our two counties show […]
The Mono Sheriff’s campaign has raised questions about a case that dates back to the discovery of a skull near Mammoth in 2008. Officers said that part of the investigation involved former Mammoth Police Officer Paul Dostie and his cadaver dog, Buster. Dostie said the Sheriff could have done a lot more to identify the […]
WHY INYO COUNTY NEEDS A NEW TREASURER Not long after moving to Inyo county in 1998, I saw a notice announcing an opening on the Inyo County Treasury Oversight Committee. After meeting with then Treasurer John Treacy, the Board of Supervisors approved my nomination as a committee member. The Treasury Oversight Committee, as established by […]
We in the Bureaucrat Beat Newsroom feel we need a kind of Elliot Ness to take charge as the Corruption Czar, go to Washington, D.C. and clean house. The piece of information that caused our mercury to rise was a committee report which likely will lead to nowhere. Why is it a lot of things […]
Sunday morning two young Bishop residents were arrested after a drunk driving incident near Lower Rock Creek Road. Sunday morning at about 8:00 am, CHP officers responded to Lower Rock Creek Road, south of Toms Place for a report of a single vehicle rollover that may have involved two males who may have been drinking […]
The Mammoth Lakes group, Bear-With-Us, took their issues about wildlife to the Town Council Candidates. All eight candidates enthusiastically supported Steve Searles’ services to Mammoth. Asked their opinions on killing problem bears in Mammoth, candidates’ responses ranged from no killing at all to only as a last resort. Tony Barrett said, “I’m not in favor […]
When Mono and Mammoth police, sheriff and CHP officers held a candidates forum, one of the anonymous questions criticized how the Sheriff’s Department handled the 2008 discovery of a skull outside Mammoth Lakes. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Rob Weber has now responded. The Candidates Forum question alleged that officers performed limited investigative work and assumed it was […]
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