ARTICLES BY JOHN BLODGETT
Crews attack fires near Libby
A wildfire 4 miles northwest of Libby reached 30 acres in less than three hours Thursday afternoon, potentially threatening power transmission lines and requiring the precautionary deployment of a specially trained and equipped firefighting team as the fire moved to within 1.5 miles of a former vermiculite mine.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Crews attack fires near Libby
A wildfire 4 miles northwest of Libby reached 30 acres in less than three hours Thursday afternoon, potentially threatening power transmission lines and requiring the precautionary deployment of a specially trained and equipped firefighting team as the fire moved to within 1.5 miles of a former vermiculite mine.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Fire crews make strides; rain brings little relief
Three wildfires in Northwest Montana this week reached important milestones, though firefighters aren’t out of the woods yet.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Montana secretary of state offers advice to Libby
Corey Stapleton, Montana’s secretary of state, passed through Libby last week on the third stop of his two-year “Things that Matter Tour,” in which he plans to visit all 56 of Montana’s counties to learn from citizens how his office can best serve them.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Carroll College freshman from Libby awarded $1,000 scholarship
Reach Higher Montana recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Lilyan Feeback, 19, of Libby, a freshman in pre-nursing at Carroll College in Helena. She was one of 75 recipients of the award statewide.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
