News Talk KGVO Radio » Smoke http://newstalkkgvo.com Missoula's News, Talk and Weather Station Wed, 22 May 2013 19:35:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Why I Love the Wind http://newstalkkgvo.com/why-i-love-the-wind/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/why-i-love-the-wind/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:57:57 +0000 Joy Larson http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=104875 Me saying that I love the wind is something I have never uttered before. I normally detest the wind, but this year is different.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/why-i-love-the-wind/feed/ 0 Another Smoky Day http://newstalkkgvo.com/another-smoky-day/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/another-smoky-day/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:57:47 +0000 Alan K http://kyssfm.com/?p=95491 Smoke continues to move into Western Montana from Idaho fires.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/another-smoky-day/feed/ 0 Map courtesy Missoula City/County Health Dep't. Valley Smoke Returns http://newstalkkgvo.com/valley-smoke-returns/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/valley-smoke-returns/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:32:51 +0000 Alan K http://kyssfm.com/?p=95193 Smoke blankets the Missoula Valley. Where is it coming from?

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/valley-smoke-returns/feed/ 0 Sawtooth Fire Heads West – Moe Fire Comes East http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-heads-west-moe-fire-comes-east/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-heads-west-moe-fire-comes-east/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:55:48 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=58526 A quick look at the fires around us.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-heads-west-moe-fire-comes-east/feed/ 0 As seen in this photo from the weekend, the Sawtooth Fire continues to burn toward the west in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. (USFS Photo) 5 Things to Do With Your Kids When It's Smokey in Missoula and the Bitterroot http://newstalkkgvo.com/5-things-to-do-with-your-kids-when-its-smokey-in-missoula-and-the-bitterroot/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/5-things-to-do-with-your-kids-when-its-smokey-in-missoula-and-the-bitterroot/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:59:38 +0000 Joy Larson http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=101613 Here's a list of fun things to do with the kiddos to help pass the time that we’re all stuck in the house when we should be outdoors.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/5-things-to-do-with-your-kids-when-its-smokey-in-missoula-and-the-bitterroot/feed/ 0 Sawtooth Stage 1 Evacuation Lifted at 4 p.m. Monday http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-stage-1-evacuation-is-lifted-at-4-p-m-monday/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-stage-1-evacuation-is-lifted-at-4-p-m-monday/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:57:49 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=56652 Sawtooth Fire is better - area smoke is worse.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-stage-1-evacuation-is-lifted-at-4-p-m-monday/feed/ 0 A look from space last week of the nearby forest fires...and their smoke. Photo from September 17. (NASA) Highschool Sports in Victor Forced to Delay or Move Because of Smoke http://newstalkkgvo.com/football-games-in-victor-forced-to-delay-or-move-because-of-smoke/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/football-games-in-victor-forced-to-delay-or-move-because-of-smoke/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:27:55 +0000 Jon King http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=100355 According to Dan Johnston, the principal of Victor high school, multiple sporting events in Victor have had to be relocated out of town due to the hazardous levels of smoke in the Bitterroot valley.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/football-games-in-victor-forced-to-delay-or-move-because-of-smoke/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Martin Gommel/Flickr Health Department Wildfire Smoke Guidelines on UM Athletic Events [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/health-department-wildfire-smoke-guidelines-on-um-athletic-events-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/health-department-wildfire-smoke-guidelines-on-um-athletic-events-audio/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:46:14 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=100067 Health department smoke guidelines on UM Athletic events.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/health-department-wildfire-smoke-guidelines-on-um-athletic-events-audio/feed/ 0 photo by Peter Christian Missoula Big Sky Varsity Football Game Cancelled [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoula-big-sky-varsity-football-game-cancelled-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoula-big-sky-varsity-football-game-cancelled-audio/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:57:09 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=99963 Big Sky High School-CM Russell sophomore and varsity football games cancelled due to smoke.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoula-big-sky-varsity-football-game-cancelled-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Facebook Sawtooth Fire – Thursday Morning September 20 Update http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-thursday-morning-september-20-update/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-thursday-morning-september-20-update/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:56:09 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=55756 The Sawtooth Fire is most active to the west.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-thursday-morning-september-20-update/feed/ 0 The burned area around the Downing Mountain cell towers last week. (John Lehrman Photo) How Schools Determine Smoke – Caused Cancellations [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/how-schools-determine-smoke-caused-cancellations-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/how-schools-determine-smoke-caused-cancellations-audio/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:31:00 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=99611 How Missoula schools determine smoke-caused cancellations.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/how-schools-determine-smoke-caused-cancellations-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of martha_chapa95/flickr.com Sawtooth Fire – Smoke Continues http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-smoke-continues/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-smoke-continues/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:49:37 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=55408 Sawtooth Fire has reached 5,000 acres.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-smoke-continues/feed/ 0 A helicopter drops water on fire along Sawtooth Creek southwest of Hamilton. (Poncin's NRIMT1 Photo) Sawtooth Fire – Monday September 17 Update http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-monday-september-17-update/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-monday-september-17-update/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:06:32 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=54964 The fire spread to the west Sunday.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-monday-september-17-update/feed/ 0 The Downing Mountain Lodge escaped the flames. (Bitterroot National Forest Photo) Air Quality Gets Worse – No Relief http://newstalkkgvo.com/air-quality-gets-worse-no-relief/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/air-quality-gets-worse-no-relief/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:13:03 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=54863 The hourly particulate count at the Ravalli County Courthouse monitor in Hamilton reached "Hazardous" during a short time early this morning. It has gone back "Very Unhealthy" in the hourly counts, and the cumulative 8-hour and 24-counts remain in the "Hazardous" levels

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/air-quality-gets-worse-no-relief/feed/ 0 Smoke fills the valleys around the Mustang Fire south of the Bitterroot Valley. (USFS Photo) Missoula Air Quality Unhealthy for Saturday [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoula-air-quality-unhealthy-for-saturday-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoula-air-quality-unhealthy-for-saturday-audio/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 11:28:22 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=98811 The Missoula City County Health Department's website says when visibility gets down to 1.3 miles because of wildfire smoke, the air quality rating moves to 'hazardous'. At 5 a.m., The National Weather Service rated visibility at 3 miles.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoula-air-quality-unhealthy-for-saturday-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Ed Bierman/flickr.com Smoke Causes Some Friday Game Cancellations [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/smoke-causes-some-friday-game-cancellations-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/smoke-causes-some-friday-game-cancellations-audio/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:26:05 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=98779 Due to the current poor air quality conditions in the Missoula valley, the following athletic games have been cancelled

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/smoke-causes-some-friday-game-cancellations-audio/feed/ 0 photo by Peter Christian Missoula Smoke From Sawtooth Fire [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoula-smoke-from-sawtooth-fire-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoula-smoke-from-sawtooth-fire-audio/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:36:18 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=98573 The Sawtooth Fire is responsible for the heavy pall of smoke hanging over the Missoula valley.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoula-smoke-from-sawtooth-fire-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of inciweb.org Red Flag Warning For All of Western Montana [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/red-flag-warning-for-all-of-western-montana-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/red-flag-warning-for-all-of-western-montana-audio/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:04:24 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=97596 Red Flag Warning for almost all of Western Montana.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/red-flag-warning-for-all-of-western-montana-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Jill Clardy/flickr.com Missoula's Air Unhealthy Again [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoulas-air-unhealthy-again-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoulas-air-unhealthy-again-audio/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:20:45 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=96981 Missoula's air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups...again.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/missoulas-air-unhealthy-again-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of the Missoula Health Department Sawtooth Fire Over 300 Acres [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-over-300-acres-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-over-300-acres-audio/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:10:39 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=96673 The Sawtooth Fire burning in the Bitterroot National Forest is 0% contained at 310 acres.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-over-300-acres-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Uncle Joe69/flickr.com