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Yesterdays: Mountain Lion Becomes Dinner
A mountain lion would be table fare for the Lions Club at Summer, Wash. The lion was shot by Ray Belston and Cha...
Speech takes third at Custer County meet
The Columbia Falls speech and debate team took third in the virtual Custer County meet Jan. 8. The team was without its top two speakers who won’t be back until the divisional tourney, said coach Blake Ladenburg.
Mitchell says tweets were Photoshopped, did not send them
House District 3 Legislator Braxton Mitchell said he did not send offensive tweets back in 2017 that used a slur to describe women and another to describe gay people.
The Blotter: Sister Tries Tasing Sister
A woman’s sister tried tasing her, after threatening her with a firearm in the past.
Man charged in alleged Glacier Park rape
A Big Sky man faces federal charges of aggravated sexual abuse and sexual abuse for allegedly raping a woman near Lake McDonald last July.
Flathead River snowpack is about average so far this winter
The Flathead River Basin snowpack is about average for this time of year, though December precipitation was below normal.
Windstorm knocks out power, blocks Sun Road. Avalanche danger is high
A windstorm Wednesday morning sent trees crashing down across the region and Glacier National Park had temporarily closed the Going-to-the-Sun Road down to t...
Columbia Falls man dies in fatal accident in Canyon
A Columbia Falls man is dead after a two-vehicle accident in the Bad Rock Canyon Sunday night.
Yesterdays: Elk hunt in Glacier Park
Glacier Park would have its annual elk harvest in St. Mary, with the meat going to the Blackfeet Tribe.
The Blotter: Lock Cut to Steal Snowblower
Someone cut a lock to steal a snowblower.
Ambulance looks to upgrade equipment
Three Rivers EMS in Columbia Falls is searching for funding to replace aging Zoll E-Series ambulance cardiac monitors.
Flathead Forest saw a lot of activity in 2020
The Flathead National Forest had a busy 2020, and expects a busy 2021 as several timber, trail, and other projects are expected to continue or start anew.
Forest now taking applications for RAC projects
The Flathead National Forest on behalf of the Flathead County Resource Advisory Committee, is now accepting new project proposals.
Opinion: 35 years of columns
Another year in the books. As usual all forms of the media are reviewing the top stories of 2020. Not me.
Brown reflects on tenure
December was a bittersweet month for me as an outgoing legislator.