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 Wallowa County Oregon’s bid to join the Greater Idaho movement. (See the Region-Wide section.)
Region-Wide
Wallowa becomes 12th Oregon county to seek secession to Idaho. This article begins:
“Wallowa County in eastern Oregon submitted a petition aimed at forcing a ballot initiative in 2023 that would move the county out of Democrat-led Oregon and into GOP-led Idaho and is part of the Greater Idaho movement aimed to “relocate the Oregon/Idaho border to make both states better.”
According to Greater Idaho’s website, a spokesman for the Greater Idaho movement, Matt McCaw, said, “Two major statewide ballot measures got 51 percent of the vote last month. That means eastern Oregon came within one percentage point of vetoing them. Western Oregon would be free of our interference if they stopped holding eastern Oregon captive and let our communities join Idaho.”
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Study: Montana, Idaho lack good data to make wolf management decisions.
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Some great scenery in this 2021 article: American Road Trip ~The Tetons, Wyoming, Idaho & Montana.
Idaho
Court documents: Suspect DNA found on knife sheath in Idaho murder case. JWR’s Comments: This sounds like 23AndMe became 23AndMyCrimeScene.
Here are some more details:
New court documents lay out case against Bryan Kohberger for Moscow Murders.
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Video: Historic Gold Dredge on the Yankee Fork – between Bonanza-Custer, Idaho.
Montana
Gianforte discusses budget priorities at press conference.
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CSKT Bison Range raises visitor prices.
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8 Gorgeous Winter Destinations in Montana.
Central & Eastern Oregon
As reported by the leftist Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Oregon judge rules new firearms background check requirements cannot go into effect. JWR’s Comments: Note that Circuit Judge Robert Raschio issued the order from a court bench in Harney County — which is in southeastern Oregon. It has a population of only about 7,500 souls, but it measures 10,200 square miles. That makes it about nine times the size of the state of Rhode Island, and just a bit bigger than the state of New Hampshire — with a population of 1.3 million. It is sweet and fitting that it be a judge from Oregon’s conservative and lightly-populated Dry Side who issued the order in this case.
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Central & Eastern Washington
‘It was tense’: Mother moose rescued from frozen lake after being stuck for hours as calf stood by.
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Remains of Yakama Nation woman, Daisy Mae Heath-Tallman, missing since 1987, identified.
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City of Yakima wants to be on the shortlist for a new state airport.
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There will be a big recreational vehicle (RV) and tiny home show at the Spokane Convention Center from January 12th to 15th, 2023. Admission is free. You can see the details on the show here: National RV Show.
Wyoming
Wyoming electricity bills are going up: “Carbon Capture.”
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Familiar Face Sworn in as New Laramie County Sheriff.
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Wyoming High School Sports Pics of the Year-2022.
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