by News Staff | Jul 29, 2009 | Past Posts
Using federal stimulus money, the City of Bishop is one step closer to getting a police dog. At the Bishop City Council meeting on Monday, the council accepted a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will be used to buy a 4×4 and other equipment for...
by News Staff | Jul 29, 2009 | Past Posts
Judge Lee Cooper, who ruled against DWP in the original Lower Owens River case, was back on the bench for more river disputes. The Judge said, “It looks like old home week. Another chapter in the ongoing saga of the Lower Owens River will get underway.”The...
by News Staff | Jul 28, 2009 | Past Posts
Trouble in the mountains this summer with lost, sick or injured hikers and some fatalities.Last week alone, the Inyo County Search and Rescue team and other rescuers handled two deaths in the mountains, a broken leg, altitude sickness and missing hikers.Inyo Public...
by News Staff | Jul 28, 2009 | Past Posts
A property owner living in the Chalfant Valley community discovered an elevated level of uranium in a water sample from their private well. As a result, the Mono County Environmental Health Department has recommended that all property owners in the Chalfant Valley,...
by News Staff | Jul 28, 2009 | Past Posts
Money and land, if you dont have either, you have to hustle. City Administrator Rick Pucci has been working with the Department of Water and Power to negotiate a long term lease for the Bishop City Park that will in turn allow the City of Bishop to pursue federal...
by News Staff | Jul 28, 2009 | Past Posts
The Owens Valley Committee, local Sierra Club and others went to court to force Los Angeles to stop endless delays on the Lower Owens River Project. Their efforts led to water flows in the long-dry riverbed. The two groups still have issues with Los Angeles and Inyo...
