Articles from the July 20, 2023 edition
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New RV Park could get final approval
A new 70-space RV park in Seeley Lake could be built after several years of planning and multiple applications. David Stewart, represented by IMEG civil engineering (formally known as Territorial...
Colt Fire breaks through containment line section, public meeting in Seeley for Tuesday evening
Critical fire weather caused the Colt fire to grow by 1,463 acres in the last 24 hours, with the fire beginning to run into containment lines set by fire crews. The fire was at 4,390 acres overnight...
Colt Fire climbs to over 3,000 acres, wind fans flames
The fire stood at 2,927 acres Sunday night, a figure that likely exploded on Monday, July 24, after a dry cold front brought dry winds to fan the flames in all directions. A red flag warning for...
Fire sparks in Double Arrow Ranch, firefighters knock it down
A small wildfire sparked on the east side of Double Arrow Ranch Wednesday evening, July 19, prompting an initial attack by volunteer, Forest Service, and state firefighters. The fire, which started...
Logging picks up on Westside Bypass GNA
Forest Service personnel and a large logging company have transformed thousands of acres west of Seeley Lake from thick forests to more fire resistant and healthy stands. Work on the Westside Bypass...
Salmon Lake workers racing to complete construction, Swan Lake project underway
Keri Neal was sick of sitting in her friend’s car at the north side of Salmon Lake, so she decided to dance. Neal and her friend Jack visited Seeley Lake from Missoula for the day to sunbathe and...
Colt Lake fire explodes, evacuation orders in place
(Update: 7 a.m. July 24) Infrared scans of the Colt Fire showed the burn at 2,927 acres late Sunday night, with much of the new growth burning to the south. The fire still stands at 0% containment,... Full story
Colt Fire keeps growing as air support dowses area
Update: Friday, July 21: The Colt Fire reached 99 acres with zero containment Friday morning. *** The Colt Fire northeast of Seeley Lake has grown to roughly 15 acres as of Thursday, July 20,...
New gift shop opens in Ovando
A new brick-and-mortar gift shop opened in Ovando this summer, one that plans to seasonally operate by selling local crafts and metalworks. Red Shed Gifts opened for its inaugural season in Ovando on...
Supporting public lands while following the law
As a proud defender and lover of public land, I have cast deciding votes for Montanans to hike, fish, and hunt some of the largest expansions of public land in decades—while keeping Montana farmers and ranchers on the landscape. I was recently made...
A letter on higher property taxes
Las Vegas card sharks, Mississippi Riverboat gamblers, and Churchill Downs handicappers are pleased that Governor Gianforte and Montana’s Republican legislators pulled a fast one on Montana homeowners in the 2023 session. Earlier this year, they...
Stockgrowers Association responds to BLM Director
In a recent interview published by the Billings Gazette, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director, Tracey Stone-Manning, expressed positions that were of concern to the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) that we felt needed to be addressed. The...
Missoula County Sheriff's log for July 20
7/6 8:38 p.m. Suspicious Activity 31XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake 7/7 8:08 p.m. Suspicious Activity Meadow Lake Road, Seeley Lake 7/7 9:14 p.m. Suspicious Activity 3XXX Highway 83, Seeley Lake 7/8 12:27 p.m. Suspicious Activity MM Boy Scout Road, Seeley...
Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log For July 20
7/8 Medical MM4 Highway 83 7/9 Medical Highway 83 7/9 Wildland Fire Cottonwood Lakes Road 7/9 Wildland Fire MM17 Highway 83 7/10 Medical Cutthroat Circuit 7/13 Medical Camp Creek Road...
William Gehrke (1926-2023)
William Gehrke passed away in the rest home, with family members by his side. Please join us for a celebration of life at the Lutheran Church in Seeley Lake on July 21 at 3 p.m. William was born Jan.... Full story
We don't have all the answers
3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 3:2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3:3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a...
Change your Pace Challenge reaches 95K, highest match percentage
During the 2023 Change Your Pace Challenge, The Seeley Lake Community Foundation raised $95,050.81 for 16 local nonprofits, and had its best-ever match fund percentage. The match fund stood at a...
Missoula Electric Cooperative's 2023 wildfire mitigation update
Smokey skies, scratchy throats and watery eyes are all too familiar to western Montanans during fire season. Although unwelcome, these inconveniences pale compared to the devastation wildfires can...
Congressional resource hearing held in Seeley Lake; Local students win state science awards
Twenty years ago... Thursday, July 17, 2003 U.S House Panel Holds Field Hearing in Seeley Lake By Donna Love On Wednesday, July 2 the Seeley Lake Elementary School gymnasium transformed into a Committee Hearing Room for three hours when members of...
