by News Staff | Mar 5, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Instead of worst ever, officials now call this year’s snowpack slightly better. The California Department of Water Resources snow survey team checked out conditions last week, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power snow team measured conditions and...
by News Staff | Mar 5, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The salary for a Mammoth Town Council member equals $300 per month and has since the Town incorporated in 1984. In a report from the Town Manager and Town attorney, the officials say that staff has received “several inquiries” about the possibility of an...
by News Staff | Mar 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
With five people who have pulled papers to possibly run for Mammoth Town Council, talk continues of still more potential candidates, and another long time council member has decided not to run again. Mayor Rick Wood had earlier said he would take time to consider a...
by News Staff | Mar 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The revolution in the Ukraine now makes nightly news. President Obama has tried to convince Vladimir Putin to let the people in the Ukraine control their own lives, let them have freedom to join with Europe for economic reasons. At last report, President Putin has...
by News Staff | Mar 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE: REVISED RELEASE LADWP and CAL Fire to Burn Rawson Pond as Part of Habitat Improvement Project Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and CAL Fire crews plan to burn Rawson Ponds #2 east of Bishop on Monday, March 10. Burning will take place...
by News Staff | Mar 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Pile Burning in Devils Postpile Complete (Press Release) This joint fuel reduction project is located on both the Inyo National Forest and at Devils Postpile National Monument near Reds Meadow in non-wilderness areas. Between February 18-20, Inyo National Forest...
by News Staff | Mar 3, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Councilman Matthew Lehman sat in the Mammoth Town Council Mayor’s seat as the Town wavered close to bankruptcy last year. They were tough times and full of almost daily meetings. At this point, Councilman Lehman has decided not to seek re-election. Lehman...
by News Staff | Mar 3, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Vandalism of Gated Mines Leads to Safety, Resource Concerns (press release) Bishop, Calif., March 3, 2014 – Recent vandalism of gated mines on the Inyo National Forest have led to concerns for safety for visitors, can expose bats to pathogens and disease, and add...
by News Staff | Mar 3, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
GARDENS “OF BEAUTY AND SERENITY” RESTORED AT MANZANAR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (press release) With the help of volunteers from throughout the U.S. and Japan, Manzanar National Historic Site’s cultural resources staff has recently completed preservation work at two of...
by News Staff | Mar 3, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Canine Rabies in Boxer Mix Puppy from Minden/Gardnerville ( Press Release from Mono Public Health) Authorities have found 9 of the 10 puppies in a litter affected by rabies in Carson City, and at least 25 people faced potential exposure to the disease. One of the...
by News Staff | Mar 2, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
On Saturday, March 1, 2014, at approximately 3: 30 P.M., California Highway Patrol (CHP) Bishop Communication Center received a report of a vehicle on its side in the Walker Canyon area. The area received snow earlier in the day, however, at the time of the collision...
by News Staff | Feb 28, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Mono County, represented by John Vallejo of the County Counsel’s Office, petitioned Superior Court to set aside last February’s arbitration decision in the termination of Deputy Jon Madrid. In a tentative decision, Judge James Garbolino ruled solidly...
