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Sheridan rallies around charity firewood bank after chainsaws stolen Three chainsaws stolen from fire banks shed and last updated 2020-12-14 13:23:46-05 SHERIDAN - For years, the Firewood Bank of the Ruby Valley has been delivering free firewood to the those in need. The program hit a snag after three chainsaws were stolen from their shed in Sheridan recently. It wasn’t just a crime against this group of dedicated volunteers. “What we’re doing here is providing firewood to our ne...

BILLINGS, Mont. — At the winter meeting of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee, Lori Roberts introduced a new tool to keep the peace between grizzly bears and humankind — “bear smart communities,” inspired by the model used in British Columbia, Canada. Roberts, of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and chair of IGBC’s information, education and […]

High rates of chronic wasting disease in and around the Ruby Valley have prompted officials to ramp up the killing of white-tailed deer in nine hunting districts across southwest Montana. Brian Wakeling, game management bureau chief for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said at a virtual Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting Thursday that the prevalence of CWD in whitetails this year exceeded 40% in some areas around the Ruby Valley. The disease was first detected in the valley in 2019. ...