Deer Creek warming hut vandalized

The warming hut on Forest Service Road 465 near Deer Creek was vandalized on June 18 just after 3 p.m.

According to Jeannette Smith, public information officer with the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, someone shot the building a number of times — impacting the door, door frame, some walls and the wood shed roof — incurring at least $1,500 in damage.

There are no suspects or witnesses, and the sheriff’s office has gathered all applicable information so far. The case is considered inactive by the sheriff’s office, but an additional investigation will take place if further information is provid...