Independence

Chills, spills, thrills in high-mountain quest to gauge snow depth in Sierras

INDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) — We were trudging up the side of a mountain on skis to measure California’s massive snowpack when a late blast of winter stopped us in our tracks. I started the morning less concerned about strong winds forecast and light snow than keeping pace with veteran snow surveyors in the thin Sierra [...]

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press|2017-04-24T09:49:57-04:00Friday, April 14, 2017|

Attorney gets stayed suspension for mishandling client funds

The Supreme Court of Ohio recently imposed a stayed suspension on an Independence attorney who mishandled client funds and failed to respond to subsequent inquiries. Gerald Robert Walton, who was admitted to the practice of law in 1980, was charged by the Supreme Court’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel on August 27, 2015, with professional misconduct [...]

By ANNIE YAMSON - The Daily Reporter|2017-04-24T10:02:33-04:00Wednesday, November 2, 2016|