Friday, December 19, 2025

Learn to appreciate other points of view

Many of you are aware of the collaborative group called the Kootenai Forest Stakeholder Coalition (KFSC), a diverse group of area citizens and groups that came together to find common ground on a diverse number of natural resource issues. It all began back in 2006, when the KFSC was born. …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fire-wise citizens crucial to fighting wildfires

It is somewhat amazing when I look at a map of Montana fires that Lincoln County has remained relatively unscathed. Yes, we have had some pretty significant fires (Gibralter for one), but (knock on wood) no loss of life or structures. This isn’t just a result of good luck, but …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Cooperation, not litigation, is best for everyone

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THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fire prevention really begins at home

Well, we survived another fire season, mostly through timely rains and the efforts of our county firefighters.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO