by News Staff | Aug 7, 2009 | Past Posts
Mono County Grand Jurors checked out several law enforcement-related issues. They toured the Mono County Jail and looked into the 911 dispatch system.The tour of the jail revealed that it is mostly full to overflowing with static staff levels. The Jury noted in its...
by News Staff | Aug 7, 2009 | Past Posts
Tom Clements of Bishop called to remind us that it was on this day (August 7) in 1942 that the First Division of the Marine Corps invaded the Japanese on the island of Tulagi in Guadalcanal. It was the start of the defeat of the Japanese in World War II. Tom won 4...
by News Staff | Aug 7, 2009 | Past Posts
ABC Eyewitness News came to town this week. Reporter Gene Gleason interviewed Air Pollution Controls Ted Schade, Inyo Supervisor Bev Brown and Water Director Bob Harrington about DWP’s use of water on the Owens Dry Lake. As Gleason said, with mandatory water...
by News Staff | Aug 7, 2009 | Past Posts
An ordinance that could allow the rental of single-family homes as long as the owners paid Transient Occupancy Tax or TOT, is expected to come forward in public forums over the next few months, but at the August 5 Town Council meeting, the public was already voicing...
by News Staff | Aug 6, 2009 | Past Posts
As part of a recent ordinance that clarifies and changes how Mono County pays for goods and services, the Mono Supervisors added a provision that allows the county to favor local businesses. On certain purchases, rather than take the lowest responsible bid, Mono...
by News Staff | Aug 6, 2009 | Past Posts
As Congress looks into extending the Car Allowance Rebate System also known as the Cash for Clunkers program, the two local car dealerships here in the Eastern Sierra both report that the program has been a success so far. Launched at the end of July, the Cash for...
