Former Sheriff Takes a New Job

Former Mono County Sheriff Dan Paranicks retirement lasted about a year. Mono Sheriff Public information officer Shannon Kendall reports that Paranick has accepted a job as the Executive Director of the of the California State Sheriffs Association. Kendall reports...

Tax Sheds Light on Mammoth Real Estate Down Turn

One of the major local economic engines of recent years has been the real estate market in Mammoth Lakes. Now numbers released by the Town of Mammoth reflect the sour state of the market. This week, Mammoth Town Officials reported that the tax that covers real estate...

Familiar Wreck Location

An accident in Bishop Tuesday night looked a lot worse than it turned out to be. The intersection is currently under study for possible straightening, and some residents support a traffic signal. At about 7 PM, Tuesday, a two car collision at Wye Road and Highway 6...

Counting Fish at Hot Creek

Fish and Game staff, along with a number of volunteers, counted fish at Hot Creek recently. People with backpack-mounted electro-fishers waded out into the creek and stunned the fish. Fish and Game Biologist Roger Bloom explained that the idea of the project was to...

Oil Spill in Bishop

The Bishop Volunteers were called out Tuesday morning to respond to a hazardous material spill on Hanby Street. A container in the back of a delivery truck had a faulty valve, leaving a puddle of oil in an empty lot. Drips out of the back of the truck left stripes of...