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 lengthy Republican walkout of the Oregon legislature. (See the Central & Eastern Oregon section.)
Idaho
Idaho ranks #3 in USNews report: Economy, fiscal stability, and crime boost Gem State.
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Kellogg shooting on Father’s Day leaves 4 dead, suspect arrested. The preliminary report fom Fox News begins:
“A shooting in Kellogg, Idaho, on Father’s Day left four people dead, according to officials.
The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office and the Kellogg Police Department responded to a home on Brown Avenue around 7:30 p.m. and found four victims who died of gunshot wounds
The sheriff’s office said deputies were dispatched after they received a report from the city about the shooting.
A 31-year-old suspect has been taken into custody.”
There are a few more uncorroborated details, published here. This sounds like a very unusual case. – JWR
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Nonresident hunter in North Idaho mistakenly kills grizzly bear.
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Public reacts to Boise City Council approval of Modern Zoning Code.
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Local 33-year-old man charged with rape of a teenage girl.
Montana
Great Falls gun shop re-opens after a visit from federal agents. JWR’s Comment: This news story gained national attention. The various reports leave a lot of unanswered questions, such as: Why did this “visit” require 20 armed agents? If the IRS was involved, then why didn’t they copy or seize financial records? If FFL paperwork inconsistencies were suspected, then why did the agents seize the store’s Form 4473s, rather than just copying or scanning them, as they usually do?
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Hard-rock mining producing large revenue for Montana.
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Two citizens of Mexico convicted of trafficking methamphetamine.
Central & Eastern Oregon
Longest walkout in Oregon history over as Republicans return to Salem.
Some more details, here:
Oregon GOP senators end 6-week walkout after new agreements on abortion, gun bills.
JWR’s Comments: Many of Oregon’s Republican state senators are from rural central and eastern Oregon. Denying a quorum is just about the only tool left available to them to stop horrible legislation in a state government that is dominated by urban Democrats.
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Hat Rock fire in Umatilla County 70% contained, more than 16,000 acres burned.
Central & Eastern Washington
2 dead, 3 injured following shooting at Gorge Amphitheatre campgrounds.
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Valley haze attributed to British Columbia wildfire.
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58-year-old man dead following SWAT standoff.
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Winnipeg hockey team announces sale, relocation to Wenatchee.
Wyoming
Cody police officer placed on leave after incident at traffic stop.
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Notice to Avoid and Report Possible Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms in Wyoming Waters.
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Wyoming’s License Plate Comes In First Place In “Coolest License Plate” Rankings.
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