52 year-old Kevin Haggard was arrested on Sunday, September 10th and charged with felony assault with a weapon after allegedly hitting a female neighbor over the head with a metal rake, causing cuts and bruises.
It's a family tradition for many, piling into the truck and heading out to cut firewood for the winter, but there may be danger lurking in those logs you're hauling home.
'Tis the season... for gathering firewood for the upcoming winter heating season, and the Bitterroot National Forest has temporarily opened up several new areas for the public.
Monday, April 1, the Bitterroot National Forest will begin issuing personal firewood cutting permits for the year. According to a press release, the permits are good for 12 months and allow woodcutters to take up to 12 cords of firewood...
Four areas have been opened, temporarily, for firewood gathering this year. Tod McKay of the Bitterroot National Forest said two of the areas are in the Sula Ranger District - Tepee Point and Colvert Creek. On the West Fork Ranger District, an area near Piquett Creek has been opened, and the White Sta…