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Survey Asks Montanans to Report Areas in Need of Broadband Internet, Federal Funds to be Spent in the Bitterroot and Missoula

Jon King — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:23:13 +0000

This week, Century Link asked the Public Service Commission (PSC) for help in identifying areas in Montana that do not have broadband internet access.

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Bitterroot Spring Storms are Popping Up in the Afternoons

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:25:24 +0000

This late winter or early spring storm (take your pick) formed over the Sapphire Mountains southwest of Corvallis MT Friday afternoon. It's just a little one. Call it a scout for the bigger spring storms we will get

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Bitterroot Beagles Grab TV Spotlight

Steve Fullerton — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 07:30:48 +0000

From YouTube to Animal Planet.

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Bitterroot Flower Is Celebrated at Museum

Steve Fullerton — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:09:10 +0000

A little flower with a long history.

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Bitterroot Snowpack Feels the Heat

Steve Fullerton — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:52:20 +0000

The April heat took its toll on the snow.

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Bitterroot Tourism Mimics Montana Tourism

Steve Fullerton — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:48:52 +0000

Find new ways to get Lost in Montana.

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Bitterroot Snowpack Keeps Building

Steve Fullerton — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:07:58 +0000

There's even more snow than what's in the most recent report.

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Bitterroot Elk Study Continues [VIDEO]

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:48:52 +0000

Watch investigators "on the scene."

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Bitterroot Snowpack Is Above Average

Steve Fullerton — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:51:04 +0000

Storms have dropped more snow in the high country.

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Bitterroot Snowmobile Death Reported

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:59:37 +0000

One man dies in Sunday accident.

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Bitterroot Wolf Season – How Long?

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:21 +0000

FWP Commission thinks it should be longer.

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Bitterroot Winter Delays – Updated at 6:30am 1/19

Steve Fullerton — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:36:53 +0000

Snow and ice everywhere.

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Bitterroot Avalanche Awareness Taught

Steve Fullerton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:34:29 +0000

People have already been killed by avalanches in Montana this year. The Bitterroot is not immune to the "whump" and the resulting slide of tons of snow down a mountainside.

The Bitterroot National Forest is hosting a free avalanche awareness class January 25

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Hunting numbers continue to be low

Steve Fullerton — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:52:54 +0000

The check station totals are lower this year than last year and the 5-year average, according to the Dept of Fish Wildlife and Parks.
Mike Thompson of Fish Wildlife and Parks said in a news release this week, "We've seen less hunters in the field this season, primarily in the southern Bitterroot, and a large reason for this is the really restricted hunting regulations in district 250 (the West Fork)

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The Friday Fire Update – Sept 9

Steve Fullerton — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:41:08 +0000

As of 7am Friday, the Up Top Fire in the 41 Complex was 5,634 acres. That fire is expected to continue to be active in the dry, hot days to come. The fire has moved south and west in the last 24 hours

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Fire Lines Added to Saddle Complex – Aug 30

Steve Fullerton — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:57:02 +0000

Lightning caused fires are keeping Forest Service crews busy in Montana and Idaho. The accompanying photo is of the Salt Fire in the Salmon District.
However, the largest fire in the area, the Saddle Complex is about 24,000 acres and is still south of Hughes Creek in the West Fork of the Bitterroot National Forest

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River Reaches Flood Stage

Steve Fullerton — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:24:35 +0000

The Bitterroot River has been edging toward Flood Stage for the past couple of weeks, and at Bell Crossing near Victor, it reached the 11-foot Flood Stage mark Wednesday, with the peak expected to be about a half-foot higher

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Water, Water Everywhere…

Steve Fullerton — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:06:39 +0000

The high water in the Bitterroot Valley has caused some closures of Fishing Access Sites and Forest Service campgrounds for the Memorial Day Weekend. And in other places, too much snow is the problem

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New Rodeo Royalty Crowned

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:32:25 +0000

The new Ravalli County Rodeo Queen and Princess and their courts were crowned Saturday at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds.
Amber Powell is 2011's Miss Ravalli County Rodeo and First Runner Up is Tayne Tingle

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Ready for High Water?

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 09 May 2011 22:26:26 +0000

Everybody's talking about it. High water. The experts are cautioning that the valley's streams and creeks and the Bitterroot River will be running up toward record highs this year.
The photo here is from a few years ago, when the river was almost bankful in Hamilton

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