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Another western resort faces creditors' lawsuit Creditors for Lake Las Vegas in Nevada have filed a lawsuit against the developers of the resort. NewWest.net; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana city completes three trail system projects Pedestrian and bicycle trail projects are spiderwebbing across Great Falls, with three projects on schedule to be completed this year, and a couple more in the works. Great Falls Tribune; Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Rock Springs residents wait for Wyoming to repair damaged homes Wyoming Abandoned Mine Lands Division officials said they hoped that they can soon reach agreement with the 19 homeowners in Rock Springs whose homes were damaged during a subsidence project two years ago, so new inspections of those homes can be done and work can begin on repairing the damage. Casper Star-Tribune; Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah community hopes aerospace jobs will return Tremonton has taken a couple of hard hits to its economy in recent years, the latest just last month when Alliant Techsystems announced it was laying off 10 percent of its work force at its Promontory plant, but officials of the Utah community are taking it in stride, having survived previous layoffs in the high-tech industry, only to see those jobs return. Salt Lake Tribune; Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USPS considers closing post offices in 3 Colorado cities Post offices in Aurora, Westminster and Pueblo are being evaluated for closure as part of the U.S. Postal Service's efforts to cut costs in Colorado and other states. Denver Post; Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Crow historian to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, along with former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming had nominated Joe Medicine Crow, the Crow Tribe's sole surviving war chief, who distinguished himself in the military in World War II and went on to serve as a historian for the Crow Tribe, for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and on Aug. 12, Crow will receive the honor from President Obama. RezNet.net (AP); Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Crow woman brings Russian olive research to Montana reservation Russian olive trees are quickly displacing cottonwoods on rivers in eastern Montana, and Valerie Scott Small, a 49-year-old Colorado State University doctoral candidate has brought her research project on Russian olive trees to the Crow Reservation. Part of a series. Billings Gazette; Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming lay groundwork for grizzly bear hunts Although no grizzly bear hunts are currently on the schedule in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, the three states are working on an agreement to coordinate efforts for any such hunts in the future. Great Falls Tribune; Aug. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tester's wilderness, forestry bill result of years of coalition building For Robyn King, head of the Yaak Valley Forest Council; Gordy Sanders, resource manager for Pyramid Mountain Lumber in Seeley Lake; Sherm Anderson, the owner of Sun Mountain Lumber in Deer Lodge; and Tim Baker of the Montana Wilderness Association, Sen. Jon Tester's wilderness-and-timber bill is a codification of years' of negotiations, meetings and willingness to work with folks whose stake in federal lands differed from theirs. Missoulian; Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Bitterroot Nat'l Forest supervisor takes regional post in Montana Dave Bull, who has served as the supervisor of the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana since 2002, will make a move north to the U.S. Forest Service's regional office in Missoula in September, where he'll take the post of regional director of Recreation, Heritage, Minerals, Lands and Wilderness. Ravalli Republic; Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS crafts N.M. forest's travel plan using Idaho forest's map U.S. Forest Service officials are working on a travel plan for the Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico, but the proposed travel plan won't contain a comprehensive environmental assessment, a component that's not required but one that many groups say is needed, although Forest Service officials didn't complete such an analysis for the Sawtooth National Forest's travel plan in Idaho. Idaho Statesman (AP); Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Groups press for more review of Utah uranium mine The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and Uranium Watch want the Bureau of Land Management to rethink its approval of the permit issued to Australia-based White Canyon Uranium to mine uranium 10 miles from the Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah. Salt Lake Tribune; Aug. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Wyoming farmers put oilseed crops to the test Farmers in five Wyoming counties are giving camelina, canola and sunflowers a trial run to see if the oilseed crops could provide a future revenue stream. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); Aug. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USDA's action on dairy prices comes too late for Arizona dairies Seven dairies in Arizona have shut down so far this year, and the 170 or so that are still in business are facing tough times, despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision last week to raise the price it pays for dairy products 12 to 15 percent. Arizona Republic; Aug. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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