This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, we focus on the grizzly bear mauling death of a Californian tourist, in Montana. (See the Montana section.)
Region-Wide
For anyone who wants fairly current information on wildfires with maps, Avalanche Lily and I have found that INCIWeb is very useful.
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Blazes continue, wildfire smoke threatens the Inland Northwest.
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Video: Idaho and Montana Compared.
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54,000 acre Snake River Complex continues to spread, crews focused on protecting communities.
Idaho
Sun Valley’s airport is so overrun with private jets arriving for ‘summer camp for billionaires’ that the FAA had to delay incoming planes. (Thanks to Tim J. for the link.)
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Lightning starts 70 fires in Idaho.
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Here’s why Idaho hospitals can require the COVID-19 vaccine for employees.
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FORGET COEUR D’ALENE, SANDPOINT IDAHO IS WHERE IT’S AT! – Everything You Need To Know
Montana
Killed grizzly believed to be same bear that yanked camper from tent, Montana cops say. The article begins:
“A grizzly bear that yanked a camper from her tent during a fatal attack may have been killed after another incident, Montana officials said. However, it will take several days to determine if it was the same bear using DNA testing.
The Powell County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that after a days-long search, a grizzly bear was shot and killed in the same area where a woman was pulled from her tent by a bear on Tuesday. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials said the bear was about 2 miles from the area.”
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Deadly attack by grizzly bear prompts calls for action.
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Woman confesses, faces 40 years for Dillon murder.
Central & Eastern Oregon
Amid extreme conditions, Bootleg Fire nearly doubles in size yet again, to 144,000 acres. Here is how the article begins:
“Fire crews on Saturday faced the fifth day in a row of extreme, intense fire behavior on the Bootleg Fire, which again nearly doubled in size to nearly 144,000 acres as hot, dry, windy weather persisted on Fremont-Winema National Forest. It got so bad, firefighters had to move to safety zones, and residents who refused to leave were cited and could face arrest.”
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Pat Cascio spotted this: Pending Ban on 11+ Round Mags, Require Gun Purchase Permits in Oregon. JWR’s Comment: If this horrible law is enacted, it may be the last straw for eastern Oregon counties pushing to form their own state.
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Bentz talks drought, Big Tech, ‘Greater Idaho’ and more with NewsChannel 21.
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Pendleton: Stores could face fines for abandoned shopping carts.
Central & Eastern Washington
Man who built working cannon sentenced to 2 years prison. Here is Reno May’s commentary on this case: MAN IN JAIL FOR MAKING A CAN CANNON! – ATF Strikes Again!
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Krissy sent this: Massive 700-ton haystack burns near Eastern Wash. wilderness area.
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24-pound tiger trout caught in Loon Lake shatters state record.
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Man who led police on hour long chase apprehended at motel.
Wyoming
Wyo Supreme Court: Man Who Confessed While Running Naked In Snow Does Not Win Appeal
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New Wyoming Task Force Dives Into Hunting Controversies.
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Driver facing possible felony DUI charge.
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