Rae Dean Anderson, 42 When Mono Sheriff’s deputies stopped a car with no license plates and no displayed temproary Dennis Shay, 34 registration paperwork, they said they found methamphetamine, ecstasy tablets and oxycodone. They arrested two people. Last week, Mono Sheriff’s deputies stopped the vehicle north of Bridgeport on 395. Deputies searched the vehicle and […]
Beautiful stormy weather blew in and floated down over the entire Sierra. Mammoth went inside and watched as three to four more feet of snow fell on Mammoth Mountain. One local told us he has 21 feet of snow drifted up on one side of his yard. The cold, gray cocoon of clouds, icy air, […]
The Mammoth High School boys soccer team is in the final four, two wins from a Southern Section title. The Huskies have reached the Division 7 semifinals in the CIF-SS Ford Championships Presented by Farmers, and after two long road trips, a home match – even if it’s in Bishop – will be greatly appreciated. […]
When our county supervisors meet Tuesday, they will continue to deal with employee negotiations. Mono Supervisors have scheduled closed sessions first thing on their agenda, including lawsuits and labor negotiations with the Mono County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, Mono County Public Employees, Deputy Probation Officers Unit, Mono Paramedic Rescue Association, Mono Public Safety Officers Association and […]
Daniel Casteel Where is Dan Casteel? No one in Inyo law enforcement knows. He was supposed to testify in the Louis Leplat murder case. Casteel was also supposed to appear in court on various alleged crimes. He apparently disappeared from a drug treatment program in the bay area. On top of this, he likely would […]
Mammoth Mountain CEO Rusty Gregory spent some time in Washington, D.C. recently. He and others touched bases with the Federal Aviation Administration. Gregory said they talked about the next steps in air service and how to determine the level of growth Mammoth will likely go through. Gregory said for one thing the terminal is not […]
Wow. We in the Bureaucrat Beat Newsroom really wished this week that people in the Eastern Sierra could vote in the City of Los Angeles. Hey, maybe we should since we live amidst LA land and they take our water. Anyway, seems that the LA power brokers will try to put the screws to DWP. […]
Mammoth Lakes Schools need a Police Officer Is there anywhere in Mammoth Lakes that needs the presence of a police officer more than the Mammoth Lakes K-12 school system? I think not! Where do our children first encounter peer pressure, drugs, bullying, etc? Probably in school. What is the biggest fear of the parents of […]
Another change in the Mammoth Lakes Police Department served to move dynamics another step away from the problems of a year ago. With a new police chief, now a new lieutenant. Mammoth Police Chief Dan Watson issued a news release Wednesday evening to announce the promotion of Sergeant John Mair to fill the vacancy created […]
The unspoken question during meetings of the Mammoth Police-Community Hispanic committee – Do police discriminate The new committee has started regular dialogue. against Hispanic residents? Police Chief Dan Watson has gone to work to find the answer. The committee met Tuesday with more on what in the previous meeting amounted to a long list of […]
Mammoth’s medical marijuana co-op owners still don’t feel safe from prosecution by the Mono District Attorney. One co-op Local fears continue as DA waits for Attorney General’s update on medical marijuana. owner says he wants a meeting with the DA and straight forward statements about the DA’s legal views. Last week, Mono DA George Booth […]
She has high-powered government credentials and is no stranger to budget crises. Marianna Marysheva-Martinez will go to work next Wednesday as the Town of Mammoth’s Interim Town Manager. Ms. Marysheva-Martinez’s employment was announced out of closed session Wednesday. Her position with the Town will happen, pending the execution of her employment contract by Mayor Skip […]
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