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Community Market in bigger, better location; starts Thursday
The Columbia Falls Community Market kicks off this Thursday (May 16) at its new larger and more specious location …
City manager candidate had ethics issue at previous job
Columbia Falls city manager candidate Dennis Stark was the subject of an ethics investigation when he was county manager for Lyon County, Nevada, and ultimately was sanctioned $1,000 by the Nevada Commission on Eth…
Two banks coming to Columbia Falls; Park Side building new home
Columbia Falls will gain two new banks in the next year or so and Park Side Credit Union is also moving to a new location on U.S. Highway 2 at the former site …
In Brief: April 24
Student art show, canyon meal, free meals
PHOTOS: Teakettle Quilt Show
The Teakettle Quilt Show at Glacier Gateway Elementary Saturday, April 20.
Sidewalk project raises neighbor’s ire when bushes destroyed
A gutter and sidewalk project on select city streets brought the ire of one resident after she found the 70-year-old lilac bushes that guarded her newly-bought…
Jury finds man guilty for running over trooper
A Lincoln County jury found the Eureka man accused of trying to kill Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson in 2023 guilty on all counts Friday afternoon.
Easement would preserve more timberland from development
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public input on a potential project that would place nearly 33,000 acres of private timberland in Northwest Montana under a conservation easement and protect working land…
Yesterdays: EPA considering CFAC site for Superfund
The Environmental Protection Agency outlined preliminary plans for investigating the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. site. The EPA suggested at the time that makin…
City holds off on awarding sewer bid
The City of Columbia Falls nixed a special meeting slated for Monday (April 22) to award a bid on its sewer treatment plant project.
Young entrepreneur offers Flathead Valley the bull riding experience
When Korbin Baldwin isn’t in class at the vo-ag center, or on the wrestling mats at Flathead High School, he is likely having a bull session with Whiskey, Tumb…
Glacier Park plows to Road Camp — a little more than 5 miles from Logan Pass
Glacier National Park plows are making significant progress on the west side of the Divide. Crews are now working around Road Camp, which is a little more than…
Commission takes up public input plan
The Columbia Falls Planning Commission took its first look at a public participation plan last week. The plan is part of the city coming into compliance with t…
Flathead National Forest eyes big snowmobile use swap
The Forest Service is proposing to close some areas to snowmobile and other over-the-snow vehicle use in the Spotted Bear Ranger District while opening more t…
If school roof levy fails, the alternatives are not pleasant
School District 6 will make a public push to inform voters about an upcoming building reserve levy request to fix the roof on the classroom wing of the Columbi…
Another round of CFAC meetings planned for next week
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, in partnership with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Environmental Protection Agency, will offer two pu…