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A new chapter: Byrds sell liquor license to local investors, planning future restaurant
Melanie and O’Brien Byrd have sold the liquor and wine business they’ve owned for 21 years to a Flathead Valley gr…
City, nonprofit working on housing issue, but it will take time
“Who is going to run the place?” she said at a hearing in front of Columbia Falls City council recently.
The insane patrol continues
Last week Big Prairie District Ranger Henry Thol and fellow ranger Jim Diehl were looking for poachers in what is now the Bob Marshall Wilderness. This weren’t…
Garry Lookout a quick winter excursion
Garry Lookout is an old fire lookout just off Highway 2 about 15 miles east of West Glacier and just after Rescue Creek along the border of the Great Bear Wild…
Covid-19 cases drop dramatically; but flu kills two
The number of Covid-19 cases across the state and the Flathead Valley has taken a sharp turn downward, but the Flathead City-County Health Department last week was warning people about the normal influenza, where t…
Whitefish man who defrauded Goguen gets six years in federal prison
A Whitefish man who admitted to defrauding wealthy Whitefish businessman Michael Goguen out of millions of dollars was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday.
The Blotter:Junior High bullying
A person called to report their hand was run over by a fleeing car after they fell when trying to take pictures of the suspects trying to escape; no ambulance was called. Police could not confirm the report.
Lyle Mitchell State Farm has a new home in uptown
Lyle Mitchell State Farm Agency has a new home off Nucleus Avenue at 31 8th Street West.
Biologists will be on the lookout for nonnative snappers, bullfrogs
State invasive species specialists will take a second official look-see this summer for nonnative snapping turtles and other herptiles in the Flathead.
Students do well at county science fair
Glacier Gateway Elementary and Ruder Elementary students recently did well at the Flathead County science fair, winning several awards. They included:
Community events on tap
The North Valley Senior Center is looking for volunteers to deliver Meals on Wheels. The meals are delivered to housebound seniors. Call the North Valley Senior Center at 892-4087 to apply. Application, background …
Hunting, fishing licenses now can be stored on phone
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently announced a new mobile app that will allow Montanans to access their hunting and fishing licenses with their phone, r…
UM filmmakers look at the ‘Unabomber’
MISSOULA – The remote wilderness near Lincoln where Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber, lived still has signs of his presence.
The Blotter:A property manager tried to have their adult daughter removed for trespassing since she refused to pay rent.
A young German Shepherd was seen wandering near 3rd Avenue, was taken to FCAS, no owner info found in microchip.
The insane patrols of Henry Thol
Old-time U.S. Forest Service Ranger Henry Thol often stunned his supervisors and others with the big miles he covered in the backcountry. One of the best exam…
RV park looks to add more sites
Columbia Falls could see more RV spaces.