by News Staff | Jan 20, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
In December, the Inyo Sheriff’s Office arrested three men in connection with equipment thefts from the Department of Water and Power. Now, the Sheriff and other law enforcement agencies are investigating other equipment thefts from several construction sites in...
by News Staff | Jan 16, 2014 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement, Obituaries
– Press release from the Mono County Sheriff’s Office: On the evening of January 11, 2014, at approximately 10:50 pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling northbound on Hwy 395 near Walker. Braden Marsh, age 22, of...
by News Staff | Jan 16, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Mono County Board Elects New Officers (Mono County press release) Board of Supervisors elect Chair and Vice Chair for 2014 Mono County, Calif. – On Tuesday, January 7th, the Mono County Board of Supervisors elected Supervisor Larry Johnston as Chair and Supervisor...
by News Staff | Jan 16, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
PETS of the WEEK – January 15, 2014 It must be puppy love! Who can resist a cuddly little Heinz 57 puppy? JOELLE is just 12 weeks old and will crawl into your lap and be completely content to cuddle and chill out for hours. HOLLY is 9 weeks old and already...
by News Staff | Jan 15, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo District Attorney Tom Hardy has filed 32 misdemeanor charges against Cherie Michelle Labraque, a former Northern Inyo Hospital employee, for allegedly accessing confidential medical records. The complaint, filed Monday in Inyo Superior Court, names 32 instances...
by News Staff | Jan 15, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
As bank customers switch to the internet and smart phones to do bank business, brick and mortar banks lose transactions. In the case of the Bank of America in Mammoth Lakes, officials say this trend has led to plans to close the branch May 2nd. Letters that explain...
by News Staff | Jan 15, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The town of Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Mountain Ski Area (MMSA) held their Regular Liaison Committee Meeting on Monday, January 13, 2014. The meeting took place in the boardroom at Main Lodge with Mammoth Mountain CEO Rusty Gregory sitting at the head of the table. ...
by News Staff | Jan 15, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
46-year-old Ingrid Braun sees a disconnect between the Mono Sheriff’s Department and the communities they serve. “It’s an us versus them mentality,” she said. Braun hopes her run for Sheriff will change that. The former LAPD Lieutenant and...
by News Staff | Jan 15, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The California Highway Patrol Investigative Services Unit plans to submit a report on the alleged embezzlement at the Tri-County Fairgrounds to the Inyo District Attorney this month. In late August, reports circulated that money might be missing from Fairgrounds...
by News Staff | Jan 14, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
At the Bishop City Council meeting Monday – news on a new court building, a new dispatch contract with Symons Ambulance, and a tie-vote on legislation that would ban plastic bags. First the court building. The Administrative Office of the Courts explained to the...
by News Staff | Jan 14, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Whether to rely on a consultant or not is the puzzler members of the Mammoth Town Council face in their move to hire a permanent Town Manager. Wednesday night they will consider hiring a consultant to help them, but they may not. At past meetings, council members had...
by News Staff | Jan 14, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
A surprise announcement topped the Bishop City Council meeting Monday night. After he filled the Council in during a closed session, City Administrator Keith Caldwell announced in public that he would leave his job and Bishop at the end of September. Caldwell...
