by News Staff | Dec 22, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Third Annual Eastern Sierra Shop with a Cop The third annual Eastern Sierra Shop with a Cop was held on Saturday, December 14 in Bishop. The local law enforcement agencies and their officer associations raised money from their communities to sponsor 40...
by News Staff | Dec 22, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Cleaner Skies Ahead in the Eastern Sierra Bishop, CA – Recently, and in no uncertain terms, the World Health Organization declared that all types of outdoor air pollution, including dust and smoke, causes cancer. Last summer’s air was especially...
by News Staff | Dec 21, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Traffic stop leads to narcotics arrest (Press Release from Mono County Sheriff’s Department, PIO Jennifer Hansen) The Mono County Narcotics Enforcement Team (MONET), along with the assistance of the Mono County Sheriff’s Office, Mammoth Lakes Police Department,...
by News Staff | Dec 21, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
On Tuesday December 17, 2013 at 3:47 am, the Bishop Police Department was called to the area of Sycamore Street for a reported stolen vehicle. The vehicle was parked in front of the residence during the night and the owners woke up and noticed the vehicle was missing...
by News Staff | Dec 18, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
This year, the Inyo Supervisors approved employee raises that will cost $1.8 million more next fiscal year and $4.5 million more the following year. Officials made these decisions with no revenue to back it up. Now, the Board of Supervisors looks to a consultant for...
by News Staff | Dec 18, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
With the blessing of the Mammoth Town Council, Interim Town Manager Dan Holler has put in motion his suggestions for government re-organization. Holler said he expected to wrap up updated job descriptions and recruitment brochures to hire a new Public Works Director...
by News Staff | Dec 18, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
As wells go dry in West Bishop, one resident, Philip Anaya, has launched an effort to impact the management of the Bishop Creek drainage next summer. Anaya read a letter to the Inyo Supervisors on Tuesday that he has sent to Department of Water and Power Manager James...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
A now familiar story of brutal tragedy hit a medical facility very familiar to many in the Eastern Sierra – Renown Medical Center in Reno. National reports say that a gunman entered a building there, shot and killed one person, wounded two others, and then took...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
While many have noted the renewed spirit and customer service at June Mountain when it re-opened this month, others have wondered what happened to the liquor license. Currently, June Mountain offers beer and wine Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. Mammoth Mountain...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Reports are now out that a number of private wells in West Bishop neighborhoods have dried up. Residents, alarmed at these developments, are questioning why after 50 years, in some cases, are their wells suddenly dry? At Tuesday’s Inyo Supervisors meeting, Water...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Recent MONET Investigations in the Town of Mammoth Lakes (PRESS RELEASE – MCSO) The Mono County Narcotics Enforcement Team (MONET), along with the assistance of Mono County Sheriff Deputies, concluded a narcotics warrant investigation in the Town of Mammoth...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles Dear Mayor Garcetti, I am a resident of the town of Independence in the Owens Valley. Along with many other residents of Owens Valley, I am deeply concerned about the proposal by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power...
