** NEWS RELEASE ** PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OPERATION IN MAMMOTH On Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 the Mammoth Lakes Police Department conducted a pedestrian safety operation on Main Street as a result of numerous complaints received from the public about drivers not stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks. Plain clothes employees and volunteers entered the […]
When the Mono Supervisors meet Tuesday, they will go into closed session to talk about a number of things, including selection of a County Administrative Officer and employment of a Finance Director. Last week, the Board issued a press release to say they had chosen Inyo County Auditor-Controller Leslie Chapman as Mono’s new Finance Director. […]
Announcing Upcoming Free Concerts! Saturday, March 30, 2013 6:00PM – Mammoth High School The 1st Annual Mammoth Music Marathon Come and enjoy a free joint concert by Cameron Yassaman’s band students and Chamber Music Unbound’s string students, grades 3 and up, directed by Rebecca Hang and Brian Schuldt. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ […]
Love ’em and Leave ’em by Daniel Pritchett, Bishop Los Angeles’ conquest of Owens Valley was famously compared to rape by Morrow Mayo in 1932. In 2006, LA Water and Power Commissioner Mary Nichols compared the Owens Valley-LA relationship to a troubled marriage. I suggest “seduction” is the best way to understand Owens Lake Master […]
Early Spring Brings Changing Forest Conditions and Cautions (Press Release) MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., March 29, 2013 – A below average snowpack and unseasonably warm temperatures are rapidly changing the mix of recreation opportunities on the Mammoth and Mono Lake Ranger Districts. Excellent skiing conditions remain above 8500 feet, including skiing opportunities at Mammoth Mountain and Tamarack […]
A month ago, former Mammoth School Superintendent Rich Boccia suddenly resigned. Officials did not explain why, but within a week they appointed retired educator Lou Stewart as the Interim Superintendent. Now, the Mammoth School Board and Mono Office of Education have focused on the search and hiring of a new, permanent superintendent. The School Board […]
A letter issued this week by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power looked to some like a new, over-arching strategy by DWP to accomplish its Owens Dry Lake goals. What had been on the back burner now stands front and center – a Master Plan for the Owens Dry Lake but only if […]
Acting Public Affairs Officer for the Forest Service, Marty Hornick, recently responded to citizen complaints about unrepaired facilities on the Forest. Hornick points to serious money shortages and the “massive amounts of funding and resources” that had to be spent on the severe tree blow down in the Reds Meadow area last year. A commenter […]
Last November, Mammoth Community Water District officials said the District and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power had made “substantial progress toward an agreement” over a Mammoth Creek water rights dispute. Even the Los Angeles Times reported that settlement appeared imminent. Then, for an undisclosed reason, it all fell through and both sides […]
Forecast: Owens Valley, Mammoth and Mono County By: Dennis Mattinson, Weather & Atmospheric Forecaster SierraWave Media: Radio – TV – Online News FRI MAR 29 2013 Weak ridging continues to hold on today, but a little moisture will still stream underneath it, giving Mono County a slight chance of showers. For the weekend, a slug […]
Sources close to the situation had confirmed that the Inyo District Attorney’s Office has undertaken additional investigations in the reported embezzlement of funds from the Inyo Welfare Office in Bishop. Inyo DA Art Maillet has now issued a press release on this case. The release says that investigators from the DA’s Office “will be taking […]
Press Release: Date: March 28, 2013 Event: Phone Scams targeting local businesses. The Bishop Police Department would like to make the public aware of a phone scam circling the Bishop area. We have received reports advising the police department where a business has received a phone call from their “corporate offices.” An English speaking male […]
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