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Southeast Montana
Photo courtesy of Rick and Susie Graetz
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
produced daily by Shellie Nelson
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More news from the Rockies
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Community
Montana sues oil companies for $5.5M in cleanup funds
The state of Montana has sued ConocoPhillips, some subsidiaries and predecessor companies, to recover $5.5 million the state paid out in funds to clean up fuel spills, primarily at gas stations.
Helena Independent Record;
June 13
Montana town to be auctioned June 27
The town of Pray has been up for sale for months, with an asking price of $1.4 million for the Montana hamlet that covers five acres and has two commercial buildings, and on June 27, the property goes on the auction block.
Billings Gazette;
June 13
Colorado county seals the deal on open-space package
A deal signed by officials from Eagle County, Edwards city officials, the Eagle Valley Land Trust, and a group of homeowners' associations completed the addition of 322 acres of open space to the Colorado county's portfolio.
Aspen Times;
June 13
Tribes
Residents of Montana reservation town petition to keep tire store open
There used to be two tire stores in Poplar, a small town on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana, but a few months ago, one store burned down and Agland is converting its service station and tire store into a convenience store offering just gasoline and snacks, a decision that residents are hoping to reverse.
Billings Gazette;
June 13
Environment
Lions, antelope, elk on agenda of Montana FWP meeting Thursday
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission will meet Thursday in Helena, and on the agenda is a proposal to increase the hunting limits for mountain lions, as well as adjusting licenses for antelope, elk and mule deer to account for population changes in those species.
Helena Independent Record;
June 13
Fungus turns trees red in northwest Montana
Heidi Trechsel, silviculturist with the Hungry Horse-Glacier View Ranger District, said the sea of red lodgepole pines in the North Fork Flathead River drainage near the Montana-Canada border is not due to beetle kill, but rather to a fungus caused by the wet, cool spring.
Kalispell Daily InterLake;
June 13
Montana legislative panel schedules meetings on exempt water well bills
The Montana Legislature Water Policy Interim Committee has scheduled meetings around the state to discuss bills dealing with exempt water wells, which are those with low production and use rates and do not require a permit to drill, with the first such meeting set for June 19 in Bozeman; others are set for June 20 in Kalispell; June 21 in Hamilton; and on July 12-13 and Sept. 10-11 at the state Capitol in Helena.
Flathead Beacon;
June 13
New business graduates from Idaho business incubator
The Boise Greenhouse gives entrepreneurs a base from which to launch new businesses, and last month, Affinity Amp flew the next to its own space in the Idaho city, and this month, Anboto Group, a company based in Spain’s Basque Country, joined the Greenhouse.
Idaho Statesman;
June 13
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