by News Staff | Nov 5, 2009 | Past Posts
The Mammoth Lakes Police Department is losing another officer, but this time its because of resignation and relocation. School Resource Officer Matt Graef is moving out of the state to Arizona. At the Nov. 4 Town Council meeting, MLPD Chief Randy Schienle came before...
by News Staff | Nov 5, 2009 | Past Posts
Local officials continue to push the state to chip on the Digital 395 project, which would vastly improve communication infrastructure in the Eastern Sierra. The California Public Utilities Commission was set to vote October 29th, on whether or not to pay $20 million...
by News Staff | Nov 4, 2009 | Past Posts
A Chalfant man was released from custody after being sentenced Tuesday for threatening people with a pistol. On Thursday May 14th, 2009, Mono Sheriff and Highway Patrol Officers were called out to a Chalfant residence for reports of a man acting out of control. Just...
by News Staff | Nov 4, 2009 | Past Posts
Director of the Air Pollution Control District, Ted Schade, said that wood smoke is “the pollutant we are most exposed to that impacts our health.” The APCD now has a grant program to help Inyo-Mono residents replace old, inefficient woodstoves.Schade said...
by News Staff | Nov 4, 2009 | Past Posts
Three weeks ago, pounding rain blew into the Eastern Sierra and flooded the Mono County Jail. A roof project made the buildings vulnerable to the rain, and water in the entire facility caused closure of the Mono County jail. Officials say rehab work is on schedule.A...
by News Staff | Nov 4, 2009 | Past Posts
Mono narcotics agents arrested four Mammoth residents and booked them into the Inyo Jail on drug charges after a three-month investigation. Officers said they recovered cocaine and items connected to narcotic sales.According to the Mono Sheriff’s Department,...