by News Staff | Sep 29, 2009 | Past Posts
Many in Mammoth continue to scratch their heads over reports that the school superintendent would resign, but it was unclear over what. Citizens rallied for him at a school board meeting, but at least one parent questioned his motives.Cleland Hoff covered a school...
by News Staff | Sep 29, 2009 | Past Posts
With Swine Flu activity picking up in the Eastern Sierra, Mono County declared a Local Health Emergency two weeks ago. A Local Health Emergency sounds extreme, but Inyo-Mono Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson explained that the declaration is simply a trigger that sets...
by News Staff | Sep 29, 2009 | Past Posts
Another suspect has turned himself in to Inyo deputies in thes Lone Pine assault case that now involves six defendants. 19-year-old Wayne Russell Croasdale of Bishop responded to an arrest warrant. Croasdale was transported from the Bishop Police Department where he...
by News Staff | Sep 28, 2009 | Past Posts
Highway Patrol officers ended up in two separate hot pursuits through a usually quiet Bishop neighborhood Saturday night. The first started north of Bishop at about 7:30 pm Saturday. Officers spotted a vehicle driving over 90 miles per hour on Ed Powers Rd. With the...
by News Staff | Sep 28, 2009 | Past Posts
After several months of financial hurdles, employee layoffs both voluntary and involuntary, and a Chief Financial Officer who came and went in the night, Mammoth Hospital is regrouping one step at a time.At the Sept. 24 Board meeting, Jo Convis, a consultant from the...
by News Staff | Sep 28, 2009 | Past Posts
Over the weekend, Inyo-Mono Public Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson issued an H1N1 flu update, revealing more conclusive signs that H1N1 has impacted our residents in a more serious manner. He said, Events over the last few days have confirmed what we have expected and...