by Deb Murphy | Jan 9, 2020 | Law Enforcement
January 9, 2020 SHOOTING UPDATE The Bishop Police Department continues to investigate Monday evening’s attempted car-jacking and shooting at the Shell Y-Mart at the corner of U.S. Highway 395 and Wye Road. Charges have not been brought by the District Attorney...
by Deb Murphy | Jan 6, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The Silver Peaks affordable-housing project is nearing the end of the first step. That’s a more electrifying lead than it sounds. It’s taken ten years to get to this point. The project, located at McIver and Spruce, will provide 70 units of affordable housing,...
by Deb Murphy | Dec 17, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Given the rash of Public Safety Power Shut-offs in the past months, checking generator viability is a good idea. That was Mono County’s Parks and Facilities Superintendent Joe Blanchard’s job. What he found was $47,500 worth of generators was necessary to keep...
by Deb Murphy | Dec 17, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
State Park staffing at Mono Lake fell off when California hit hard times in 2011 through 2013. While the economy has come back in spades, funding for park rangers at the site hasn’t and the area has suffered from the neglect and vandalism. Former park staff and...
by Deb Murphy | Dec 10, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Photo by Deb Murphy With a legal settlement on the horizon, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is set to turn on Well 385, in the Five Bridges area, for a two-month test. On the surface, this seems like no big deal. But, the dispute of pumping a well that...
