by News Staff | Apr 1, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
“Settlement and Release of all Claims in the case of Eric Hugelman v. Town of Mammoth Lakes” (Press Release – Town of Mammoth Lakes) The long standing legal matter between Eric Hugelman v. Town of Mammoth Lakes has been settled. The settlement includes the full...
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
All of the government agencies in Inyo-Mono have budget problems. The recession hurt revenue and continues to hurt. In Mammoth’s case it was also the big lawsuit pay-off. Problems common to all are drops in property taxes and other taxes. More than one local...
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Spring is the time of year birds start to hatch and wildlife get in trouble on the highway. They are more active, and their collisions with vehicles go up too. The group that takes care of and rehabilitates wild animals who are injured and ill needs help of its own....
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
BANFF Film Festival Success in Bishop By Charles James 31 March 2014 It was over 20 years ago that the Banaff Mountain Film Festival first came to Bishop. This year’s festival, sponsored by the Inyo County for the Arts, was its most successful so far according to...
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Hello Mammoth Lakes Residents, I am excited to announce my candidacy for Mammoth Lakes Town Council. I will bring a fresh vision, enthusiasm, and integrity to our community’s leadership. We need to focus collectively on the future and bring unity back to our...
by News Staff | Mar 30, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
A public showdown will unfold Tuesday when the Inyo Board of Supervisors offer their comments on the Draft Renewable Energy General Plan Amendment and its solar and wind development areas. The agenda lists this item at 1:30pm and says that the Board’s input will...
by News Staff | Mar 29, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The owner of a dog lost in the Eastern Sierra needs your help: Bentley is my service dog. We came out here to Mammoth and left our dog with a dog walker. We got a phone call around 9AM from the dog walker letting me know he had jumped out of his truck around Antelope...
by News Staff | Mar 29, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Name-calling, Deceit, and Victimhood by Daniel Pritchett, Bishop There has recently been unprecedented and overwhelming public opposition to Inyo County’s proposed renewable energy development areas (REDAs) and associated renewable energy general plan amendments...
by News Staff | Mar 29, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
DUI traffic stops leads to arrest of a Mammoth Lakes resident On the evening of Thursday, March 27, 2014, at approximately 8:20 pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call from an employee at the McDonald’s in Mammoth Lakes reporting a possible drunk driver in...
by News Staff | Mar 29, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra invites the public to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area’s Chair 11 on Saturday, April 5, for SPRING EXPO! Adaptive gear will be on display, and everyone’s welcome to try out a SKI BIKE, a MONO SKI or a BI SKI. It’s a great chance to see...
by News Staff | Mar 27, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Bureaucratic processes sometimes leave out the voice of the people. In the case of the Inyo County Renewable Energy General Plan Amendment, citizens have insisted they be heard. But will the changes they want actually take place? Next Tuesday, April 1st, the Inyo...
by News Staff | Mar 27, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Former Mono County Road Department mechanic Dick Luman went to court nearly two years ago to fight for reinstatement to his job. The petition filed accused Mono County and others of “prejudicial abuse of discretion” and failure to grant Luman a fair appeal...
