The Inyo Sheriff’s Department said deputies Monday responded to a report of a “male subject staggering and falling down in the desert area near Coyote Canyon Road.” Officers responded and found a man, believed to be a victim of a battery. The victim was transported by ambulance to Northern Inyo Hospital and was later flown [...]
On the morning of June 18, 2013, at approximately 7:40am, Mono County Sheriff’s deputies were traveling northbound on Hwy 395 when they noticed smoke just south of Hwy 167 on the west side of Hwy 395 in the Mono City area. It appeared that approximately ¼ acre of land/brush was burning. The fire appears to [...]
Trailhead Concert Tour Stops in Mammoth (Press Release A free recital by noted Cellist-Hiker, Mark Votapek happens Saturday, June 22, 7:00PM, at the Mammoth Lakes Lutheran Church The Felici Trio says “Possibly the world’s foremost hiking cellist, Mark Votapek is attempting to hike the entire 2,650-mile length of the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to [...]
The Mammoth Town Council will recognize outgoing Mayor Matthew Lehman at their meeting Wednesday night. As usual, the Council will reorganize with new officers. It is expected that Mayor Pro Tem Rick Wood will move into the Mayor’s spot, but in Mammoth Lakes nothing is certain until it happens when it comes to the Mayor’s [...]
At the last Town Council meeting and in writing to employees, Mammoth Mountain CEO Rusty Gregory talked about how Mammoth and June Lake have struggled, how the financial meltdown and recession have hurt, and how the worst droughts in the region’s history have caused lost jobs and businesses. He said while he will remain CEO, [...]
Even as a new Los Angeles mayor takes office and Department of Water and Power officials will likely change, Mammoth Community Water District officials try to settle what many perceived as a ruthless DWP attack on Mammoth’s water. As of last Friday, the two sides had reached an agreement on terms and conditions. Water District [...]
On the afternoon of Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at approximately 2:15pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call regarding a potential mutual aid search and rescue on Boundary Peak, out of Esmeralda County, NV, for a 54-year-old stranded hiker. On Wednesday, June 12, 2013, a 54-year-old hiker from Glencoe, IL, was descending from a day [...]
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION APPROVES BILLION-DOLLAR INFUSION OF FUNDING TO UPGRADE TRANSPORTATION AND PROMOTE JOBS ( PRESS RELEASE) Bishop – Continuing the drive to rebuild the state’s infrastructure, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $1 billion in funding for 153 transportation projects that will strengthen the state’s economy by sustaining and creating jobs while providing congestion relief for [...]
Buy it Where You Burn It Help stop the spread of invasive plants and disease while recreating on your forests. Our forests are threatened by non-native insects and diseases that can kill trees. Goldspotted oak borer, sudden oak death, pitch canker, emerald ash borer, and others can be transported long distances on firewood. One transported, [...]
Although Mono officials remain uncertain about the impacts of major changes in Mammoth Mountain operations and leadership, they will consider a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein to gain continued support for June Mountain and a regional concept. After Mammoth Mountain CEO Rusty Gregory’s statements that he will no longer operate the Ski Area in a [...]
While taxes paid by Coso Geothermal operations may sit near the top of the list for Inyo County government, it doesn’t come cheap. Coso has contested several of the County’s assessments. On Tuesday’s board agenda, Assessor Tom Lanshaw will ask that the County approve a contract with Harold W. Bertholf Inc. for mineral appraisal services [...]
by Daniel Pritchett, Bishop Last month James Yannotta wrote letter in which he asserted there were misconceptions about DWP management under the Inyo-LA Long Term Water Agreement (LTWA). Mr. Yannotta’s letter showed him to be a worthy successor to the previous LA Aqueduct Manager, Gene Coufal, as he recycled some of the same meaningless statements, [...]
