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Horse Gulch Fire Now 80% Contained; 2 New Fires Reported
HORSE GULCH FIRE (Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest) Over the weekend, containment significantly increased on the Horse Gulch Fire near Canyon Ferry Reservoir, and as of Sunday morning, the fire is 80% contained. Crews are now focused on mop-up operations to extinguish any leftover heat along the eastern flank of the fire that could threaten containment lines in the event of adverse weather. Crews continue with suppression repair along the southern edge of the fire by redistributing debris berms created by fire line construction.
Bounty bulls pay big during Friday night PBR
Editor’s note: Outlaw Partners is the publisher of Explore Big Sky and is the producer of Big Sky PBR. Night two of the Big Sky PBR kicked off in style on Friday with Montana State University’s rodeo team galloping into the arena to one of the loudest cheers of the night and kicking up a storm of dust. However, the evening ended on an even higher note. After two hours of bucking bulls, mutton bustin’, the Murdoch’s dance-off contest and antics between announcer Matt West and entertainer Flint Rasmussen, two cowboys faced off on two bounty bull rides for a dramatic finale.
Montana State's Bill Kollar on Big Sky Hall of Fame induction
Former Montana State defensive end Bill Kollar talks to reporters about his induction into the Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame, being inducted with his late Bobcats coach Sonny Holland and more before the hall of fame banquet on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Spokane, Wash.
Evacuation shelter opens in Missoula for evacuees of Butler Creek Fire
UPDATE: July 22 at 7:23 a.m. The following is a press release from Montana Red Cross:. Montana Red Cross is opening an evacuation shelter in Missoula for those displaced by the Butler Creek wildfire. The Red Cross shelter is located at the Christ the King Catholic Church, 1400 Gerald Ave.,...
NEW MAP: Miller Peak Fire grows to 2,482 acres
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Miller Peak Fire burning seven miles southeast of Missoula was estimated to be 2,482 acres as of Monday morning, an increase of 80 acres. "Small areas of growth with intense and scattered fire were detected along the eastern and northwestern portions of the perimeter," mappers noted. "Small areas of intense fire were detected within the northern and and eastern portions of the perimeter. Large areas of scattered fire were detected throughout the perimeter. A moderate number of isolated fires were detected within the perimeter."
DREAM Adaptive makes splash during watersports week
Sitting on a sit water ski in Echo Lake, Erik Barnes yells “Hit it!” Quickly he’s carving through the wake behind the boat, at one point hitting a wave and jumping three feet before tumbling into the water. It was 90 degrees on Tuesday afternoon at Echo Lake, the water was a warm 74. Children, parents, caregivers and participants of DREAM Adaptive Recreation lined the shores of the lake, in lifejackets and on various sorts of watercraft, with beaming smiles and cheers of encouragement. It was a perfect day for boating, which is exactly what DREAM Adaptative Recreation participants took to the...
Harlem schools break ground on two new projects.
(Harlem) Harlem schools held a ground breaking ceremony this passed Thursday for two new projects in the district. The first is for an expansion to Harlem’s Junior High / High Schools Cafeteria, which will also overhaul and replace their current kitchen facilities. The elementary school is starting construction on...
Northstars Sweep Regular Season Finale
The Havre Northstars finished the 2024 regular season on a high note, avenging two previous losses to the Tri-County Cardinals by beating them, (1-0) and (7-3) on Sunday afternoon. Game one was a pitcher’s dual, which Northstars starter Tanner Delarosa pitched. He went seven strong innings, striking out seven Cardinals,...
Best of Montana Moment: Montana Valley Book Store offers readers 100,000 choices
ALBERTON, Mont. — On books and reading, writer William Faulkner had this advice -- "Read, read, read." "We read to know we are not alone," said writer C.S. Lewis. Groucho Marx put it this way: "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
Stay Cool Missoula: Tips From Disaster Services Director
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - This heat wave is serious business, especially for the elderly, children, and people who work outside. I spoke with Adriane Beck, Director of the Missoula County Office of Disaster and Emergency Services about what Missoula area residents should keep in mind as we navigate through this stretch of potentially dangerous weather.
406 MT Sports Five on Five
1. Can you believe that after suffering a broken left ankle in late April, Helena steer wrestler Ty Erickson won the Calgary Stampede on July 14?. John Letasky: It is kind of mind-boggling, but then again Erickson was predicted to be back and after all, he is a world-champion cowboy!
Froid's Roger Britton, 88, has been a Big Sky State Games track competitor since 1997
BILLINGS — Roger Britton can’t get enough of the Big Sky State Games. The 88-year-old Froid resident, who has been running in the State Games since 1997 and involved in the event since 1993, was back in the Magic City at Lockwood High School on Sunday, where he won individual gold medals in the 60- and 100-meter dash in the 85-plus age division.
Semi-truck crash in Polson causes power outage and property damage on Friday
POLSON, Mont. - A semi-truck headed north on U.S. Highway 93 caught an overhead line and pulled down two power poles and two light poles, causing an outage for part of Polson Friday evening. A release from the Polson Police Department said it was a chain reaction near the intersection...
True Crime Montana Style! UM Launches New Criminology Degree
The bad guys have one more thing to really worry about now that the Griz are on the case!. Okay, way overdid that one. Still, UM News Service tells us that judging by the amount of interested applicants already, it appears a new degree is taking the campus by storm. Faculty modernized the curriculum and built criminology into a stand-alone Bachelor of Arts degree.
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