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 Greater Idaho campaign (See the first two items in the Region-Wide section.)
Region-Wide
Poll: Idaho voters would move border to protect rural Oregon ‘from Portland politicians’.
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Harney County votes for possible move to Idaho; longshot Greater Idaho movement keeps plugging away. The article begins:
“Harney County voters on Tuesday showed their love for Idaho.
Ballot measure 13-18, which requires local officials to hold meetings about moving the small rural Oregon county into Idaho, passed with more than 63% of the vote. The unofficial results: 1,567 for and 917 against.
Harney became the eighth of Oregon’s 36 counties to vote for considering adjusting Oregon’s border to put much of rural eastern and southern Oregon in Idaho.”
JWR’s Comments: It is noteworthy that the Move Oregon’s Border campaign is continuing to collect ballot-qualifying signatures in six counties: Curry, Douglas, Josephine, Klamath, Morrow, and Umatilla counties. Voters in eight Oregon counties have already voted in favor of the Greater Idaho concept. The five counties that voted back in May had an average of 62% in favor of the state line shift.
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U.S. Winter Outlook: Drier, warmer South, wetter North with return of La Nina.
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Inland Northwest Business Watch: November, 2021.
Idaho
McGeachin meets with former President Trump in Florida.
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Idaho to sue Biden Administration on vaccine mandates.
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Crapo and Risch want White House meeting on judicial vacancy.
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Another “Death By GPS” case: Two missing females found in Panhandle National Forest, one was deceased.
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Prosecutor: Officer’s actions justified in officer-involved shooting.
Montana
No county-splitting: Commission chooses single map for Montana’s new congressional districts.
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Proposed zoning would limit Missoula marijuana growers to 36 watts per square foot. JWR: Only in The People’s Republic of Missoula…
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What Counts As The World’s Shortest River?
Central & Eastern Oregon
Paramotoring, a growing outdoor sport, brings noise issues for some Central Oregonians.
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The Dalles sues to keep Google’s water use for data centers a secret.
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Artificial bat roosts added on Deschutes National Forest to help flying mammals’ population.
Central & Eastern Washington
Police: Woman sparks fire after hitting two cars, gas pumps.
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Richland woman is gearing up for an out-of-this-world adventure to the ISS.
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Body found on orchard in Parker was shot + autopsy reveals victim’s identity.
Wyoming
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Trails Center showing film “Meek’s Cutoff”.
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Natrona County coroner identifies murder victim found in September.
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