Articles with the Tag: Lake County
News from the Salvation Army LAKE COUNTY — From the Friday after Thanksgiving to the day before Christmas, volunteers braved the cold and sometimes inclement weather, standing in the lobbies of Ronan Harvest Foods, Pablo Quality Foods, Super One Foods, and Walmart to ring the bell for the Salva...
ARLEE — Less than three months after it was first discovered near Arlee, a coalition of state, federal, tribal, county, municipal and private entities have declared war on medusahead rye, an aggressive invasive species with potential to damage native ecosystems and reduce rangeland carrying capacity.&n...
Heating, cooling and precipitation patterns over the past month have left Mission Valley residents sliding over pastures, corrals, roads, playgrounds, and pathways that feel like ice rinks instead of solid ground. Precipitation followed a strong Arctic front in December before it became warmer at th...
LAKE COUNTY — The number of burglaries that occurred in Lake County during the first half of 2013 was down almost 30 percent from the same period in 2012, but authorities and victims of recent thefts want to make sure that number continues to decrease. “It’s not an isolated thing that&rs...
LAKE COUNTY — Despite continued efforts by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to combat the problem, officials say there is a great need for more resources to treat individuals considering suicide or battling other mental illness. “It’s almost like this phantom problem,” s...
LAKE COUNTY – One suspect was in custody and another was at large last week after a chase, crash and foot pursuit through back roads south of Ravalli on Monday, Jan. 13. Michael Assiniboine, Jr., 26, of St. Ignatius was booked into Tribal Jail after a Montana Highway Patrol trooper apprehended him i...
POLSON — In the lull before calving starts in March and to break the monotony of feeding, the Western Montana Stockmen’s Association held their winter meeting on Jan. 18. Events included an afternoon business meeting at 2 p.m., happy hour and a banquet and dance beginning at 6:30 p.m. Special ...
News from the University of Montana MISSOULA – A recent study by University of Montana faculty and graduate students found that wolf predation of cattle contributes to lower weight gain in calves on western Montana ranches. This leads to an economic loss at sale several times higher than the direct ...
News from Montana State University BOZEMAN – Red and green traps attract more sweetpotato weevils than other colors, and a Montana State University researcher who made that discovery wants to know if Montana insects react the same way. Gadi V.P. Reddy, superintendent and entomologist/ecologist at...
The following information regarding calf scours was gleaned from “Cow Sense Chronicle,” January 2014, Rachel Endecott, Beef Cattle Specialist. Infectious causes of calf scours can be grouped into four categories: bacteria, viruses, protozoa and yeast/molds. Non-infectious factors may con...
