by News Staff | Mar 10, 2011 | Past Posts
Close to 150 people crowded into and outside of the Mono Supervisors boardroom in Bridgeport Tuesday. The crowd came to voice views on yet another discussion about the Bodie Hills and Cougar Gold Mining Company. This time, Supervisor Chairman Hap Hazard tried a...
by News Staff | Mar 10, 2011 | Past Posts
Inyo Sheriff’s Officers say they have arrested a repeat sex offender in Bishop. He is Michael “Mikey” Tharp, 38, who remained Michael Tharp, 38 in custody at the Inyo County Jail under $100,000 bail on allegations of felony and misdemeanor...
by News Staff | Mar 10, 2011 | Past Posts
A huge plume of smoke, lighted up by fire was visible from Highway 395 last night.According to the Inyo Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Water and Power hadconducted a controlled burn about 10 miles north of Independence yesterday. The dispatcher said DWP...
by News Staff | Mar 10, 2011 | Past Posts
On the south roof of the Manzanar Historic Site sits a 30 kilowatt solar system all ready to go, but the Park Service can’t plug it in because a metering agreement with DWP remains up in the air. Historic Site Superintendent Les Inafuku said that when he came to...
by News Staff | Mar 9, 2011 | Past Posts
Lecture Series Learn how dinosaurs survived in low-oxygen conditions Atmospheric oxygen level and the evolution of cardiovascular design in vertebrates Thursday, March 10th 7pm White Mountain Research Station 3000 E. Line St., Bishop Presented by: Tomasz Owerkowicz...
by News Staff | Mar 9, 2011 | Past Posts
Focus on Mammoth Airport, with a former employee’s complaint and an FAA investigation, grew this week to include public questions about the hiring of a Town Councilman’s future relative at the airport. Former Mammoth Airport employee Doug Kriese pointed an...