Page 61 - Middle Fork News Today

During the 1980s local residents complained that the Corp’s insistence on controlling the level of the Lake strictly for flood control was detrimental

SALMON RIVER — On a chilly morning, I’m awake and alert as I can be. I’m strapped into a helicopter seat, flight helmet on, doors off, safety checks done, GPS in one hand, radio in the other and a data sheet secured to my thigh. The excitement grows as the rotor blades pick up momentum […]

Officials say the Clover Fire, burning on the Middle Fork of Warm Springs Creek in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, is 24 percent contained at 955 acres.

"The house, it just picked up and turned sideways and just floated into the trees and just demolished."

The Elmo Fire grew by another 2,100 acres yesterday and is listed this morning at 18,427 acres. The southern flank of the fire has been contained, as

The Elmo Fire grew by another 2,100 acres yesterday and is listed this morning at 18,427 acres. The southern flank of the fire has been contained, as

Clover Fire burning in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest sent out a huge smoke plume Sunday but stayed within the containment lines.

Officials say the Clover Fire, burning on the Middle Fork of Warm Springs Creek in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, is 24 percent contained at 955 acres.

The death toll in Kentucky rose to 28 on Sunday as another round of storms threatened to bring additional flooding of rivers, creeks and streams.

Small, devastated mountain towns in Kentucky began digging out in earnest Sunday as another round of storms threatened more destruction.