The Bishop City Council has scheduled a retreat meeting Wednesday at 1pm in Suite A of City Hall. It’s a session to deal with new projects and ongoing issues. The agenda lists 10 items. First is the issue of street vendor licenses. The second item is the Council’s legislative platform followed by next fiscal year’s […]
Closure of US Highway 395 – High Point Curve Correction Project Mono County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled night closures of US Highway 395 from Holbrook Junction to Bridgeport as part of a $17.2 million road realignment and retaining wall project. The first road closure of US 395 will begin at […]
Town of Mammoth Lakes officials have continued to say they want to involve the public in discussions over government money problems, including the $43 million MLLA debt, but to many it doesn’t feel that way. Starting this week, officials say they will try to change the dynamic of public communication. To start with, the Mammoth […]
Another gaping hole on another main street in Owens Valley towns stands as a testament to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power policy of tearing down structures on their land instead of maintaining them. This time, a question remains – did LADWP violate any laws or rules when they demolished the historic barber […]
Mammoth Police Chief Dan Watson passed along this news release on the Baker-to-Vegas Relay Team event. Chief Watson said, “I have nothing to add except congratulations to the runners for their commitment to physical fitness and esprit ‘d corps. This year’s conditions were the hottest in memory. I was part of the support team and […]
The following press release was issued by the Mono County Sheriff’s Department: On Saturday, April 28, 2012, the Mono County Narcotics Task Force (MONET), along with the assistance of the Inyo County Narcotics Task Force (INET), Mono County Sheriff’s Department, Mammoth Lakes Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Inyo County Sheriff’s Department and the Bishop Police […]
Heather Burror, a Big Pine second grade teacher, and her 8-year-old daughter, Sierra, have started a major trek. They are hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Heather said she and her husband were committed o the outdoors and when Sierra came along, they took her with them. When Sierra was about 5 years old, Heather said, […]
Uneasy. That’s how Inyo officials feel about the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power groundwater pumping plan. For the first time, LADWP has proposed pumping in a wide range of acre feet with no one specific number. The Inyo Supervisors instructed their water director to express these concerns to LADWP in an official response […]
From Stuart Brown of the Town of Mammoth Lakes – “At approximately 4:20 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), a twin engine Cessna general aviation (GA) aircraft landed “gear-up” on the runway without causing major damage or personal injury. Airport personnel responded, as did the Long Valley and Mammoth […]
Last week news surfaced that Mammoth’s Assistant Town Manager Marianna Marysheva-Martinez had applied for the City Manager job in Yakima, Washington. This week, she withdrew that application and signed an additional year’s contract with the Town of Mammoth Lakes. A press release issued by the Town says Martinez has “demonstrated her abilities and capacities to […]
To the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, it was just a dilapidated old building and a pain in the neck. To many citizens of Independence the historic hair shop DWP tore down Thursday morning was valuable, memorable and one more symbol of the big city’s disdain for all things Owens Valley, except, of […]
Mammoth Police Officers are investigating thefts from McCoy Sports earlier this month. Police provided still shots from surveillance tape to try to help identify the suspects. These are photos of 3 suspects that burglarized McCoy Sports on Tuesday April 3, 2012, at about 4:40 p.m. One suspect is seen removing a jacket from […]
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