by News Staff | Jun 4, 2014 | Obituaries
Patricia (Patty)McCartney Peace 1960-2014 Patty was born October 17, 1960 in Las Vegas Nevada and passed away May 30, 2014 at her home in Bishop at the age of 53. She moved to Bishop as a young child, where she later raised her son, David and remained in Bishop ever...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
With an historic vote, Mono County elected the first female Sheriff and an experienced law enforcement officer who ran on the platform of reconnection with the people and support of Constitutional and employee rights. Ingrid Braun beat Sheriff Ralph Obenberger 1,932...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
At last report, the Elections staff at the Inyo County Courthouse continued to process some 1400 absentee ballots that came into the polls election day. There may be an additional report sometime today. Inyo County only had one contested election – Supervisor...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Even though the key groundwater management part of the Inyo-DWP Water Agreement, called the Green Book, does not work well to manage groundwater pumps, Inyo will apparently ask the State to consider the Long Term Water Agreement as its State-mandated groundwater...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(Press Release) The community is invited to attend an open house on Saturday, June 7th at CARMA, the Northern Hemisphere’s largest millimeter-wave radio observatory. This free event is a rare opportunity to view state-of-the-art telescopes and control...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Why are there so many uncounted ballots after election night? In Inyo County, over 61% of registered voters received a vote-by-mail ballot for the June 3, 2014 Statewide Direct Primary Election. Vote-by-mail ballots received prior to Election Day are processed early...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Dear Friends: Elections come and go, but the Mammoth Lakes Trail System endures! To honor the democratic process, we’re going to kick things off in style forSummer of Stewardship Trail Days 2014 with National Trails Day up atTwin Lakes! Please join MLTPA, Friends of...
by News Staff | Jun 3, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
In Mono County, the strong upset of incumbent Sheriff Ralph Obenberger made the big news of the night. Challenger, former LAPD Lieutenant Ingrid Braun of Mammoth Lakes, brought in 1,932 votes to Obenberger’s 1,085. The fate of that election was foretold in the...
by News Staff | Jun 3, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Check all results: http://www.monocounty.ca.gov/elections These are the Semi-Official results and the final report election night for local Mono races: Mammoth Town Council: John Wentworth 812 Shields Richardson 742 Colin Fernie 685 Karen Sibert 596 Cleland...
by News Staff | Jun 3, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Check all results: http://elections.inyoco.com/ The Elections Department says there are still 1400 absentee ballots to count, but last night close to midnight these were the semi-final results of the only local race in Inyo: Supervisor District 1: Dan Totheroh ...
by News Staff | Jun 3, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Mammoth Town Council meets tonight. They will start off their meeting with a closed session at 5:30 with their attorney to discuss anticipated litigation. There is no public information on what this might be. The regular meeting will start at 6pm. A Council...
by News Staff | Jun 3, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Deputies provide assistance to a stuck razor near Kavanaugh Ridge (MCSO press release) On the evening of Monday, June 2nd, 2014, at approximately 5:10pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call regarding an ATV side-by-side (razor) that was stuck in the snow...
