XL Country 100.7 KXLB Radio » update http://xlcountry.com Thu, 23 May 2013 20:59:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Pine Creek Fire Update http://xlcountry.com/pine-creek-fire-update/ http://xlcountry.com/pine-creek-fire-update/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:08:32 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=138004 Today is another critical fire weather day, with breezy and dry conditions predicted. The wind will be less than yesterday, but still breezy at times.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/pine-creek-fire-update/feed/ 0 Courtesy: Jean Modesette Millie Firefighters Battle Wind http://xlcountry.com/millie-firefighters-battle-wind/ http://xlcountry.com/millie-firefighters-battle-wind/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:50:56 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=137914 The Millie Fire is now 45 percent contained and remains at 10,205 acres.

Firefighters continued their efforts today securing existing containment lines and doing so during today’s strong winds.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/millie-firefighters-battle-wind/feed/ 0 Millie Fire Update – Community Meeting Tonight http://xlcountry.com/millie-fire-update-community-meeting-tonight/ http://xlcountry.com/millie-fire-update-community-meeting-tonight/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:35:17 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=135892 The Millie Fire, twenty miles south of Bozeman is 10,186 acres and remains 10 percent contained.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/millie-fire-update-community-meeting-tonight/feed/ 0 Pine Creek Fire Update And Fundraiser [Update] http://xlcountry.com/pine-creek-fire-update-and-fundraiser/ http://xlcountry.com/pine-creek-fire-update-and-fundraiser/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:06:19 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=135838 Some good news...residents on Deep Creek Road and Lower Deep Creek Bench Road to Return to Their Properties, effective today, September 4, 2012 8:00 a.m.

UPDATE:  There will be a Community Information Meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Center across from Town & Country Foods

]]> http://xlcountry.com/pine-creek-fire-update-and-fundraiser/feed/ 0 Courtesy: Jean Modesette Pine Creek Fire Update (Saturday) [Update 3pm] http://xlcountry.com/pine-creek-fire-update-saturday/ http://xlcountry.com/pine-creek-fire-update-saturday/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:06:25 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=134526 The Pine Creek fire is 9300 acres and 5% contained.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/pine-creek-fire-update-saturday/feed/ 0 Courtesy: Travis Sarisky Latest Update From The Millie Fire – Another Informational Meeting Tonight http://xlcountry.com/latest-update-from-the-millie-fire/ http://xlcountry.com/latest-update-from-the-millie-fire/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:00:27 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=134125 The Millie Fire, burning about 20 miles south of Bozeman on the Gallatin National Forest, is estimated to be 9,500 acres with 0 percent containment.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/latest-update-from-the-millie-fire/feed/ 0 Getty Images Millie Creek Fire Latest [11:30 a.m.] http://xlcountry.com/millie-creek-fire-latest-1130-a-m/ http://xlcountry.com/millie-creek-fire-latest-1130-a-m/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:34:19 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=133460 Still at 10,000 acres.

Cottonwood Canyon residents are being warned that they may need to evacuate, but no orders are in place yet.  This, according to the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/millie-creek-fire-latest-1130-a-m/feed/ 0 Millie Fire Community Meeting Tonight http://xlcountry.com/millie-fire-community-meeting-tonight/ http://xlcountry.com/millie-fire-community-meeting-tonight/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:10:23 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=132894 The lightning caused Mille Fire, burning 20 miles south/southwest of Bozeman, in the Storm Castle Creek drainage on the Gallatin National Forest, is about three miles east of Rat Lake near the Blanchard inholding.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/millie-fire-community-meeting-tonight/feed/ 0 Getty Images Dane Fletcher Still A Patriot! http://xlcountry.com/dane-fletcher-still-a-patriot/ http://xlcountry.com/dane-fletcher-still-a-patriot/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:36:58 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=125323 Bozeman native and Patriot's player, Dane Fletcher is staying put!

]]> http://xlcountry.com/dane-fletcher-still-a-patriot/feed/ 0 Getty Images Fire Near Livingston – 30 Homes On Evacuation Notice http://xlcountry.com/fire-near-livingston-30-homes-on-evacuation-notice/ http://xlcountry.com/fire-near-livingston-30-homes-on-evacuation-notice/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:54:37 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=110034 Reports from the Park County Commissioner, Randy Taylor, tell that the fire is visibly put out but monitoring and surveying will continue throughout the day. Nearly 30 homes were evacuated and the officials are requesting them to not yet return to their homes. More details inside.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/fire-near-livingston-30-homes-on-evacuation-notice/feed/ 0 Fire Near Livingston - Photo by Courtney Lehman Thursday Report On Bear Trap And Pony Fires [Update] http://xlcountry.com/thursday-report-on-bear-trap-and-pony-fires/ http://xlcountry.com/thursday-report-on-bear-trap-and-pony-fires/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:08:54 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=106987 The fireworks caused Bear Trap fire, burning in Madison Canyon, has grown to almost 15,000 acres. 

]]> http://xlcountry.com/thursday-report-on-bear-trap-and-pony-fires/feed/ 0 Bear Trap Fire Update – Most Comprehensive Update So Far – Update http://xlcountry.com/bear-trap-fire-update-most-comprehensive-update-so-far/ http://xlcountry.com/bear-trap-fire-update-most-comprehensive-update-so-far/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:30:22 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=106816 This is the latest from the Gallatin Media Center:

]]> http://xlcountry.com/bear-trap-fire-update-most-comprehensive-update-so-far/feed/ 0 Evacuations Ordered In Pony Fire http://xlcountry.com/evacuations-ordered-in-pony-fire/ http://xlcountry.com/evacuations-ordered-in-pony-fire/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:19:59 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=106306 An evacuation order has been issued from the vicinity of Pony down to the Judson Mead Indiana University Research Station at the junction of South Boulder Road and Carmichael Road.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/evacuations-ordered-in-pony-fire/feed/ 0 Getty Images Home Invasion In Bozeman: Update http://xlcountry.com/home-invasion-in-bozeman-update/ http://xlcountry.com/home-invasion-in-bozeman-update/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:07:08 +0000 Colleen O'Quinn http://xlcountry.com/?p=55757 Here's what we know:  An armed man forced his way into a home on Liberty Drive, which is about six miles southeast of Belgrade.

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