Articles with the Tag: Ravalli
POLSON – Hot, dry conditions and increased wind speeds over the weekend posed a challenge for firefighters. Wind gusts over the weekend were 10-15 mph and 20 mph on ridge lines. Sixteen firefighters on the Liberty fire were nearly trapped on Saturday evening from spot fires created by strong ...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are operating an additional watercraft check station at the Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation offices at 406 Sixth Ave. E. in Polson. The watercraft check station is open from 7 a.m. t...
Watercraft check stations open in Pablo, Ravalli The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes took action March 23 to issue a watercraft and trailer closure in response to the potential invasion of mussel populations that were detected in Montana last fall. Effective immediately all watercraft must be...
Construction plans on a 34-mile trail, called “The Peoples Way,” would start as early as September if it gets funding, according to engineer Peter Walker-Keleher with DJ&A. And if all future trail projects also get finished, people could ride their bikes from the Bitterroot Valley to Flath...
LAKE COUNTY — The Flathead Region’s Aquatic Invasive Species inspection stations opened early this year, and in its opening weekend in Pablo, two fouled boats were already intercepted. One boat was known to come from Arizona’s Lake Havasu, a mussel-positive body of water. ...
RAVALLI – The sneaky little pests are the stuff of nightmares. Well, maybe, mostly the nightmares of those with the Aquatic Invasive Species team, which is part of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Those pests can hitch a ride on any watercraft. The idea is to catch them before they escape int...
HELENA – The Montana Supreme Court has granted permission for a Missoula man convicted of stalking a Lake County woman in 2014 to appeal his sentence. The high court granted the out-of-time appeal for Brandon Bagnell, 46, because confusion in the public defender’s office led to a timely ...
People regularly stop in at the Windmill Village Bakery for a warm glazed doughnut. Each one looks slightly different and is made from an old family recipe the owners keep secret, but are willing to say mashed potatoes are in the dough. “They are so soft and chewy,” said Staci Beaver from Miss...
ARLEE — An illegally dumped, tangled mess of unexploded blasting caps, forced the temporary closure of the North Valley Creek Container site on April 2. The first batch of caps were found by staff in a dumpster at the site on April 1, according to Lake County Solid Waste Manager Mark Nelson. T...
LAKE COUNTY – One suspect was in custody and another was at large last week after a chase, crash and foot pursuit through back roads south of Ravalli on Monday, Jan. 13. Michael Assiniboine, Jr., 26, of St. Ignatius was booked into Tribal Jail after a Montana Highway Patrol trooper apprehended him i...
