by News Staff | May 14, 2011 | Past Posts
To put its own spin on groundwater pumping this year, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power issued a publicity press release Friday that paints a picture of good deeds by DWP. The City wants to pump 22,500 acre feet more than Inyo County feels is best for the...
by News Staff | May 14, 2011 | Past Posts
State parks officials announced Friday that the budget deficit would cause closure of 70 state parks next year. Mono Lake Tufa Reserve is on the list for cuts. Bodie State Park is not on the list. In January, Governor Brown issued a budget proposal that reduced...
by News Staff | May 13, 2011 | Past Posts
More bad money news from the Town of Mammoth Lakes. The Town has released a preliminary budget report for the fiscal year that starts July 1st. According to officials, next year’s bottom line is nearly $2.5 million worse off than the current year. Officials say...
by News Staff | May 13, 2011 | Past Posts
Inyo and Mono Supervisors will talk about dump fees, DWP issues, a bear trap and Conway Ranch. First Inyo. At 10am Tuesday, the Board will consider approval of an ordinance that sets up solid waste disposal fees and a rate schedule for residential and commercial sold...
by News Staff | May 13, 2011 | Past Posts
In 2007, the Los Angeles Times went to Keeler and published a front page story about the Keeler Post Office, in business since 1883 and doing big business selling stamps. Now, the Postal Service may close the post office at Keeler. Residents of the small town on the...
by News Staff | May 13, 2011 | Past Posts
David Garza In recent days, a Mono Sheriff’s Deputy said he saw a vehicle speeding on Highway 395 south of Bridgeport. After the deputy stopped the car, he said he noticed a strong odor of burnt marijuana. The deputy did arrest all three men in the vehicle....
