The Gardiner, Montana area landowner who lost thirteen of his sheep to wolves late last month has asked Fish, Wildlife and Parks to amend his “shoot on site” permit which granted him permission to take a second wolf. The landowner says he will be … Continue Reading
Wyoming Secretary of State Max Maxfield is warning Wyoming business owners of a deceptive solicitation form that has surfaced. Maxfield says businesses have received a form that appears to be an “Annual Minutes Disclosure Statement”. The form seems to insinuate that … Continue Reading
Guys, lest you forget – today is Valentine’s Day. Before the day is over, over 180-million valentine cards will be exchanged, more than 36-million special people receive heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, and about 180-million roses will find their ways into the hands of … Continue Reading
The debate over whether to permit migrating bison to range over 70-thousand acres north of Yellowstone National Park wrapped up in district court in Billings Monday, and now the matter is in the hands of Judge Wayne Phillips. At issue is a concern by local ranchers that … Continue Reading
In some ways, Halloween has not evolved out of its medieval roots – particularly when it comes to the ambiance of fire and candles. That, says Jackson Hole’s Fire Marshal Kathy Clay brings with it certain risks – including the flickering candle that illuminates most pumpkins in and around people’s homes. She suggests … Continue Reading
A hunter missing Sunday night in Park County, Montana was located mid-morning Monday by members of the Park County and Sweet Grass County Search and Rescue teams. According to the Park County sheriff’s office, 33-year-old Sire Barnes of Big Timber, Montana was located about 11:50 am after he had spent the night out in the West Boulder area southeast of Livingston. Sheriff’s officials say Barnes was cold, wet and disoriented, but otherwise unharmed.
Fire officials from Yellowstone Ranger District, Gallatin National Forests have lifted the Pine Creek Fire area closure including: George Lake, Pine Creek, North and South Deep Creek and Davis Creek trails. The Pine Creek Campground is currently closed for the season, but … Continue Reading
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Fire crews will continue the battle against the Little Horsethief Fire which began yesterday afternoon and forced the evacuation of Deer and Elk Drives and a portion of the Little Horsethief Subdivision.
While those evacuation orders were lifted last night. Authorities warned residents that they might be reissued at anytime and that people who lived in Game Creek should also be prepared for a possible evacuation.
Fire officials flew over the scene and have declared the blaze a Type 2 incident which indicates a high level of complexity and allows the interagency team to call in additional resources to help fight the fire.
Several fire-retardant air tankers, helicopters and ground crews worked the fire yesterday and crews conducted night operations.
There were reports that one fire-fighting vehicle was destroyed in the fire, but no personnel were injured.
Officials will conduct a briefing this morning.
Official information is available at inciweb.org.
Those looking for something to do this weekend may be interested in taking a closer look at some of Idaho National Laboratory’s early historic nuclear energy activities by visiting the Experimental Breeder Reactor-1 museum west of Idaho Falls. Free summer tours of the recently expanded EBR-1 museum begin tomorrow. EBR-1 was … Continue Reading
