According to informed sources outside town government, Mammoth Town Manager Dave Wilbrecht sent a letter to the Town Employees group that some call a thinly veiled threat to outsource Town jobs unless workers give up a lot more money. The point of threat is a paragraph that says basically that if employees agree on “sustainable [...]

Archive | December 4, 2012

Supervisors will appoint Obenberger as Sheriff
In early November, Mono Sheriff Rick Scholl confirmed reports that he would retire in December. He had said that he would now put family first. Sheriff Scholl’s term continues into 2014, and his Undersheriff confirms that the Mono Supervisors will vote to appoint him to fill that spot. The Mono Supervisors discussed appointment of a [...]
Health officer says bad flu season may lie ahead
A Wake – Up Call: Indicators Point to an Early, Bad Flu Season! (Press Release – Inyo-Mono Public Health Officer Dr. Richard Johnson) Significant increases in flu activity in the United States have occurred in the last 2 weeks, indicating that an early flu season is upon us. These increases overlap with National Influenza Vaccination Week [...]

More recycling in Bishop
Bishop-Sunland Landfill Expands Recycling Options Bishop-area residents have a new option when it comes time to safely recycle many of the paper products that seem to come into typical households in a never-ending stream. The Bishop-Sunland Landfill has installed a recycling that will allow it to accept Residential Mixed Paper (RMP), starting on Monday, Dec. [...]
Sentencing on Titus sex crime case postponed
Marvin Titus of the Bishop area now sits in the Inyo County Jail after a jury found him guilty on eight counts of sex crimes involving victims under the age of 14. At the end of November his sentencing was postponed to January 11th. According to Inyo Superior Court, the jury found Titus guilty of [...]

Help find Shelby
This lost dog answers to the name Shelby. Last seen in the Tinnemaha Campground area yesterday 12/3 around 2pm. Has a collar on with the phone number. If located, contact Emily 760-920-1340. Thanks for your help! Tori Share/Bookmark
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University Peak (to the left), as seen from the largely still frozen Gilbert Lake, on 28April2013. Photographer Andrew Kirk said it was his intent "to balance sky, mountains, frozen lake, and thawed lake."
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