Sanders County

Persistent rainfall in northwest Montana has subdued large wildfires in the area.

Rain has slowed the spread of the River Road East Fire that has burned down structures and more than 16,000 acres near the town of Paradise.

The wolf population inside Yellowstone National Park increased over the last year. Watercraft inspection stations across the state have intercepted 24 boats carrying invasive mussels so far in 2023. Wildlife officials are seeking information about a grizzly bear killed earlier this month in Sanders County.

Local option sales taxes on recreational marijuana appear to have been favored during Montana’s midterm election. Efforts to ban recreational sales had a more mixed response.

Dangerous fire conditions prompted Sanders County commissioners to declare an emergency as three fires burn near communities. No structures are threatened and no evacuations are in place as of publication time.

Montana state health department spokesperson Jon Ebelt says the state is ordering vaccines in anticipation of the approval, but didn’t say how many. He says providers could receive the vaccines by June 21, which is the earliest they could be administered following approval.

Since the start of October, Sanders County in western Montana has quadrupled its COVID-19 case count. Rachel Cramer with Yellowstone Public Radio news spoke with a healthcare professional in Sanders County to learn what the rise of cases there and in nearby counties means for the critical access hospital.

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In general, wildfires in western Montana calmed over the weekend, thanks to cooler weather and even a little rain, but other fires grew, and some new ones…