Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman has released the names of the two individuals who were killed in what is being termed a domestic violence related murder-suicide near Darby.
UPDATE - 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 23
Century Link telephone and internet service was restored to Bitterroot Valley residents and business just before 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
David Phillip Kaiser, 54, reported missing on June 29, spoke to Ravalli County Sheriff's detectives at his home in Victor on Monday afternoon. Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman said the search for Kaiser went regional.
A homeowner near Reed Butte, not far from Stevensville in the Bitterroot Valley, lost control of a brush fire on Thursday afternoon, and the strong winds in the area spread the fire to over 150 acres, prompting Ravalli County sheriff's deputies to evacuate several homes in the area.
In a special news release from Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman, residents in the Bitterroot valley are being asked to not burn on Saturday, April 27.
A controlled burn quickly went out of control near Corvallis Hills Estate late Wednesday afternoon, leading to the evacuations of several homes in the area, and three different fire departments called in to battle the blaze, which was reported at about 4:30 p.m.
In a letter sent to KGVO Radio, Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman is advising voters in the Bitterroot to continue the current restrictions on medical marijuana, because of the negative effects produced when the 2004 Citizens Initiative was first passed.