by News Staff | Sep 16, 2009 | Past Posts
Wednesday morning a wide variety of law enforcement officers, headed into the Sierra to eradicate thousands of marijuana plants growing at multiple sites. Inyo and Mono Sheriff Deputies, along with police from Bishop and Mammoth, joined Forest Service Agents, BLM,...
by News Staff | Sep 16, 2009 | Past Posts
Ill winds now blow through the DWP in Los Angeles as a deal to buy land for a giant wind farm hit the rocks. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, a friend of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa outmaneuvered DWP on the purchase of the 68,000 acre Onyx Ranch east...
by News Staff | Sep 15, 2009 | Past Posts
As we had reported, the Cottonwood Plaza shopping center in Bishop is now listed for sale at $1.95 million. Even as that news came out, the Bishop City Council prepared to act on the environmental review of a request to demolish the plaza. City of Bishop officials...
by News Staff | Sep 15, 2009 | Past Posts
In July, Bishop resident JoAnn Barba was sentenced to two years and ten months in prison for embezzling $760,000 from the Bishop branch of the Washington Mutual bank. Barba was set to self surrender on September 11th. We have since been contacted by residents who had...
by News Staff | Sep 15, 2009 | Past Posts
On the water scene, for many years Mammoth Community Water District has studied the underground around the town. That’s a key part of Mammoth’s water supply. When they meet Thursday, the Mammoth Water Board will hear another presentation from a consultant...
by News Staff | Sep 15, 2009 | Past Posts
For eight years, following September 11, 2001, the Mammoth Rotary Club has found a way to honor first responders and others. This year, Rotarians focused their appreciation on the military – active and retired.A long parade of police, CHP, firefighters and...
