by News Staff | Jan 24, 2011 | Past Posts
A very tense drama unfolded in the Bishop area Friday afternoon. Voices could be heard over the police scanner that told of a suicidal man in the Chalk Bluffs area. A Forest Service man radioed in that a suicidal subject was not responding to his commands. He asked...
by News Staff | Jan 24, 2011 | Past Posts
Friday evening, the Bishop Fire Department received a call of a structure fire on Sycamore St. west of the Fairgrounds. The report was at the home of Northern Inyo Hospital Administrator John Halfen. Bishop Fire Chief Ray Seguine said Mrs. Halfen told firemen that the...
by News Staff | Jan 22, 2011 | Past Posts
While some think it’s a premature move, Mammoth Mayor Skip Harvey still sees the possibility of a medical marijuana tax measure for an upcoming election. The Mammoth Town Council briefly talked about the issues of a marijuana tax at their meeting last week but...
by News Staff | Jan 22, 2011 | Past Posts
According to The Retail Coach firm, the Bishop area loses almost $150 million in retail sales every year from hardware to new and used cars, groceries to clothing and electronics. The Retail Gap Analysis uses a proprietary model that estimates retail spending...
by News Staff | Jan 21, 2011 | Past Posts
A Mono Sheriff’s deputy on regular patrol said he saw a vehicle with an expired registration. The stop of that vehicle ended in a drug arrest. The traffic stop took place in Lee Vining. The officer made cont5act with two people in the vehicle. They were from...
by News Staff | Jan 21, 2011 | Past Posts
Agents of the Mono Narcotic Enforcement Team made three arrests recently in two separate cases. One incident involved hundreds of pirated DVD movies. The other case deals with methamphetamine. According to the Mono Sheriff’s Department, narcotics agents served a...
