by News Staff | Sep 20, 2016 | Law Enforcement
Teri Aileen Wise (aged 61) of Benton, California, passed away peacefully in her home on September 14th 2016, attended by her family. A native Californian, Teri moved to the Owens Valley in 1977 and while living in Lone Pine raised two kids, helped to build two homes...
by News Staff | Jan 30, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The handful of growers on 3,000 to 4,000 acres of alfalfa in the Hammil, Benton and Chalfant areas aren’t anti-groundwater sustainability. What they are trying to avoid is the cost and complexity of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,...
by News Staff | Aug 21, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
RE: Attempted suicide injures another near Hot Creek Hatchery (Mono Sheriff Press Release) On the evening of Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at approximately 6:45 pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a 911 call that a shooting had just occurred at the Mammoth Lakes...
by News Staff | Sep 20, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE: Press release from Mono County Sheriff’s Office: On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at approximately 12:30pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch received a call regarding a possible helicopter crash with reports that the helicopter was on...
by News Staff | Sep 6, 2011 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Eastern Sierrra Land Trust issued the following press release: In early 2008 after working closely with several key partners, Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT), along with landowner Bill Bramlette, finalized permanent preservation for the important 900 acre Benton Hot...