Mining Explosives Found, Safely Destroyed by P.C. Sheriff, Malstrom EOD

An unplanned inconvenience was experienced by several of our south residents as a small portion of Content Road was temporarily closed yesterday and you folks deserve an explanation.

Old, unstable mining explosives were discovered at a residence just south of Malta on US 191.EOD personnel from Malmstrom Air Force Base were called in to destroy the explosives.

Because of the unstableness of the explosives in question, it was necessary to find a location as near to the location the explosives were found in order to not transport them farther than necessary and to safeguard the safety of the p...