Articles from the August 3, 2023 edition
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Judge halts Elbow Lake gravel pit, court case in progress
A Missoula District Court Judge stopped new work on a gravel pit three miles south of Salmon Lake after area residents filed multiple lawsuits over the validity of the project. Protect the...
Gianforte takes helicopter ride over Colt Fire
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte visited firefighters and got a bird's eye view of the Colt Fire on Aug. 2. Gianforte landed at the Seeley Lake Airport on Wednesday afternoon, and quickly changed into a...
Colt Fire containment reaches 19%, evacuation order lifted
Fire crews on Colt Fire have continued beating out flames to add containment lines and stop the spread of the to the east. The fire was mapped at 6,680 acres the evening of Aug. 1, and only increased...
Zinke visits Colt Fire
United States Congressman Ryan Zinke met with firefighters at Lake Alva on July 31, discussing both the growing Colt Fire and the push to boost wildland firefighter funding. Rep. Zinke came to the Lak...
Swan Valley CC critiques appraisals, forms committee
The Swan Valley Community Council made the main topic of its July 18 meeting about recent home appraisals, focusing on what people should do with steep tax increases for property around the Swan Valley. Michelle Staples from the Montana Department...
RV Park gets nod from planning board
The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board approved the application for the Lazy Acres RV Park planned for Seeley Lake at its recent June 25 meeting in Missoula. Several variances to the RV Park code...
Construction Concerns
As homeowners directly affected by the Highway 83 road construction, we would like to share some observations and comments about this project. The first observation is dust - we have a layer of dust on everything inside our house. We closed the blind...
Republican supermajority responsible for property tax hikes
Too many vacation rentals. Banks buying houses. Committed and hardworking Department of Revenue staff. There are an awful lot of options for who and what to blame for the steep property tax appraisals that many of us received in the mail the last...
Delivering Income and Property Tax Relief for Montanans
As I meet with Montanans in every corner of our state, I hear the same concern often –taxes are too high. And they’re right. Taxes are too high and need to be reined in. Two years ago, we enacted a fiscally responsible budget, and as a result,...
Missoula County Sheriff's log for Aug. 3
7/20 7:04 a.m. Accident with Injury MM Highway 83, Greenough 7/21 4:07 p.m. Theft 36XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake 7/21 9:11 p.m. Driving Under Influence 400XX Paws Up Road, Potomac 7/22 10:27 a.m. Fraud 4XX Riverview Drive, Seeley Lake 7/24 9;14 a.m....
Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log For Aug. 3
7/21/2023 Fire Gas Smell inside Highway 83 7/21/2023 Medical Boy Scout Road 7/21/2023 Medical Highway 83 7/22/2023 Structure Fire Boy Scout Road 7/22/2023 Wildland Fire Drew Creek 7/22/2023 Wildland Fire Colt Lake Road 7/22/2023 Illegal Burn Highway...
Peace is the tranquility of order
“What is peace?” Some might say: “Peace is the absence of war;” “Peace is freedom from turmoil;” “Peace is the avoidance of hostility;” “Peace is the termination of anxiety,” and so on. Some people think that peace is nirvana,...
Man dies in Blackfoot River
Just before 11:00 a.m. on July 24, multiple agencies, including Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, were dispatched to the Johnsrud Park area, where it was reported a male, wade fishing in the area, was in distress and had gone under in the...
Psychological Perspectives: Purpose in the universe or human Nature
Readers might have trouble hearing that a number of scientists consider the universe to have a purposeful way. The universe, or the cosmos, refers to all of nature, both that which is visible and not. So, let’s explore this idea of a purposeful...
Column: The sociological and theological manifestations of burgers, brats, and firewood
“How much are the burgers?” the rather churlish man demanded. “There’s no charge” replied Bruce Rippy, pastor of the Condon Community Church (CCC), who was serving as head waiter and order taker at the food booth during the Condon Fourth...
Seeing results from weeds treatment
During the 2017 legislative session, the Montana Wildlife Habitat Improvement Act (WHIP) was passed into law. The act made federal Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds available to restore...
Drew takes plea deal for vehicular homicide, four other charges
A Seeley Lake man who killed a woman while driving under the influence changed his plea to guilty to four felonies and one misdemeanor in Missoula County District Court on Tuesday, July 18. Kerry Glen Drew, 68, was charged with vehicular homicide...
SLE PTC flies high at Run With The Wild
SEELEY LAKE - Despite temperatures in the 90s, more than 70 runners took to the Seeley Creek Trails for the Seeley Lake Elementary Parent Teacher Club's (SLE PTC) inaugural Run With The Wild 10K, 5K...
Archives for Aug. 3
Twenty Years Ago... Thursday, July 31, 2003 Local Girl Running for Miss Teen Montana By Patricia Swan Smith Niki Minjares, 15, a student at Seeley-Swan High School will compete at the Miss Teen...
