Divide News

DILLON, MONT., August 1, 2008, 6:30PM - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks have closed loop road 447 which runs through the Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Divide, Montana.

DILLON, MONT., August1, 2008, 4:00 PM - A Red Flag Warning issued Friday afternoon because of high winds and low humidity have fire officials battling the Pump Station Fire concerned.

Firefighters attacked the northern front of a 160-acre wildfire near Divide Friday, slowing its growth, and bringing the blaze to 35 to 40 percent containment.

Incident: Pump Station Wildland Fire Released: 6 hrs. ago Dillon, MONT., July 31, 2008, 6:30 p.m.-Firefighters rolled out Thursday afternoon to a fire two miles northwest of Divide, Mont., in Charcoal Gulch.

Eliza Wiley IR Photo Editor - From left volunteers Dan Snyder, of Greenville, Tenn., his son Travis Snyder and Lincoln resident Jay Robertson check for gaps between the grizzly bear hide the taxidermy mannaquin ...

Editor's note: The following candidates didn't submit answers in time to run with profiles of the other candidates for council that ran earlier this week.

HULL - Son born Thursday to Breanna and Corey Hull of Great Falls. PALMER/FENNER - Daughter born Thursday to Christina Palmer and James Fenner of Great Falls. via Great Falls Tribune

Teens in Butte are due to get a powerful message Thursday night: Underage drinking leads to death and destruction. via KXLF

Fort Benton hosts the United States Air Force Winds of Freedom Quintet in a free concert at 7 p.m. April 21 at the Fort Benton Elementary School Auditorium. via Great Falls Tribune

“It would be a hard one to put together”

New Great Falls City Manager Greg Doyon wants to know whether he should continue to be the city's point man at monthly meetings regarding the Highwood Generating Station. via Great Falls Tribune

“I'll have to close the whole thing down”

For a hassle-free driving experience, try to steer clear of the west end of 2nd Avenue North in Great Falls for the next six months. via Great Falls Tribune

Candidates running for public office in Montana had until Thursday to file in Helena, and the final day brought some new candidates to the Butte elections. via KXLF

The Montana Woman Foundation is calling for nominations for its Montana Woman of the Year award. via Great Falls Tribune

Butte-Silver Bow City-County Coroner Lee LeBreche, 44, has announced that he's seeking a fourth term as coroner. via KXLF

Police in Butte are still searching for suspects involved in a burglary at a local restaurant construction site. via KXLF

“I'm not going to speculate about what or who they found in there.”

The Great Falls-based Montana Association of Paranormal Studies placed cameras and audio and video recorders in the ancient Cascade County Jail to try to spot ghosts earlier this year. via Great Falls Tribune

“BC will act on BP's tenure application by April 22.”

Dave Hadden, president of the Flathead Coalition, will discuss what he sees as a continuing threat of coal bed methane production to the Flathead River from a Canadian Glacier National Park Saturday at 1 p.m., ... via Great Falls Tribune

That is one long day of flying and many different airports to get from Andros Island to Divide, Montana in one day. via Bighole River Journal

Four candidates are now in the running for the post of Butte-Silver Bow Chief Executive after engineer and businessman Dave Schultz an of Butte threw his hat into the ring. via KXLF

“In lots of other fields we're seeing the same things. I won't, I can't come for that amount of money. So it's affecting how and who we can recruit to come here.”

Non-union Butte-Silver Bow employees want more money in their pockets and a local official says she hopes the results of a study will bring to light the depressed county salaries. via KXLF