by News Staff | Jan 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Recently some Mammoth Town Council members were personally offended and made reference to “lobotomies in Bridgeport” and “a slap in the face” when Mono Supervisors asked the Town to apply for a community grant for Fourth of July expenses....
by News Staff | Jan 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
FOREST MARIJUANA CULTIVATION SUPPLIER PLEADS GUILTY (press release Department of Justice) FRESNO, Calif. — Javier Rios Morales, 25, of Jalisco, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute 3,405...
by News Staff | Jan 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Playhouse 395’s Spring Musical (press release) Oklahoma! Stampedes Into Bishop Grab your cowboy hats and boots, the Rogers and Hammerstein blockbuster musical Oklahoma! stampedes into the historic Bishop Union High School Theater this March with cowboys,...
by News Staff | Jan 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The idea for performing a play the weekend of January 24 grew out of the activities which were planned for the Snow Festival. Now that the Snow Festival has been cancelled, we are the main event. Our offering is called the “Diaries of Eden” and we will be appearing in...
by News Staff | Jan 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Residents of West Bishop now keep a wary eye on their groundwater levels and their private wells. Some property owners have reportedly started to meet to share their fears. Seven or so domestic wells have dried up. Many question why the groundwater dropped –...
by News Staff | Jan 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Last Friday night in front of Southern Inyo Hospital in Lone Pine a car crashed into a street light pole. The California Highway Patrol later made an arrest for suspicion of Driving Under the Influence and Hit and Run. According to Inyo Sheriff Bill Lutze, the...
by News Staff | Jan 21, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix concluded with four jam-packed days last week at Mammoth Mountain, culminating with the nominations for the halfpipe and first-ever slopestyle teams for next month’s Olympic Games in Sochi. Shaun White was impressive...
by News Staff | Jan 21, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Traffic stop leads to arrest of two Nevada residents (press release) On the morning of Monday, January 20, 2014, at approximately 10:50 am, Mono County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle headed southbound on Hwy 395 at Hwy 203 for no...
by News Staff | Jan 21, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
by Charles James The Lower Owens River Project continues to garner much interest with local groups. At the packed public meeting held in Bishop on January 13th at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Conference Room, the room was literally packed to capacity...
by News Staff | Jan 21, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
By Barbara Laughon, Mule Days Media Relations Chair With a nod to its roots, The Bishop Mule Days Celebration is pleased to announce the line-up for its 2014 concert. Award-winning cowboy entertainer Dave Stamey will headline the concert with nationally-known cowboy...
by News Staff | Jan 20, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Members of the Mammoth Town Council said it felt like a “slap in the face” when the Mono Supervisors declined to directly contribute to Fourth of July events at Crowley Lake. Councilman John Eastman pointed to the letter that came from Mono County...
by News Staff | Jan 20, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Mammoth Police Chief Dan Watson told the Town Council recently that his current fleet of patrol cars is “dismal.” The Town’s vehicle replacement fund had been used to pay bankruptcy lawyers in recent years. Chief Watson said it was time for a...
