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Kavanagh named most outstanding 8th grader
As school ended for the year last week, the Columbia Falls Junior High gave out its year-end awards. Here are the …
Glacier National Park proposes increases in frontcountry campground fees
Glacier is proposing to increase many frontcountry camping fees beginning in 2024. In some cases, the fees would double what they are now.
At a Bigfork bakery they asked him to move his rig off their sprinklers. So he bear sprayed their kitchen
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the man who used bear spray to assault a family working at the Lake Baked bakery in downtown Bigfork earl…
Night moves
A waxing gibbous peeked above the treeline as nightfall darkened Glacier National Park on Saturday, July 29. Along Quarter Circle Bridge Road, mercury vapor li…
City settles Cahill lawsuit, will put up fence
The Columbia Falls City Council approved a settlement with Mark and Inge Cahill over Kreck Riverside Park Monday night.
Historic clock donated to Columbia Falls Museum
A piece of Columbia Falls history is now home at the Columbia Falls History Museum.
North Fork Road work comes with delays, closures
Folks trying to get into Glacier National Park’s Polebridge entrance can expect delays of up to a half hour, as crews are working on reconstructing Glacier Dri…
The Blotter: Neighbors engage in water fight
Police responded to a property line dispute on Second Avenue where one neighbor hit the fence and attempted to spray their counterpart with the hose.
No felony charges in DUI fatal at Blue Moon
The motorist accused of striking and killing a 21-year-old from Columbia Falls while drunk in March faces a trio of misdemeanor charges related to the fatal collision.
Northwest Montana Fair kicks off next week in Kalispell
The 2023 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo is scheduled for Aug. 16-20 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell and will feature a performance by country star Russell Dickerson, three nights of PRCA Rodeo actio…
Twenty years ago, wildfires raged across the region
The summer of 2003 was a lot like 2023 in Northwest Montana. A dry spring followed by a drier June and July.
Bone dry: Regional precipitation more than 5 inches below normal
The US. Department of Agricultural on Monday announced that Flathead and Lincoln counties had been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to drought.
Fires close Hungry Horse Reservoir
The Ridge Fire above Emery Bay on the Hungry Horse Reservoir grew substantially in the past week and is expected to get even bigger in the next few days.
Two people survive plunge off the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park
Two people survived a plunge of the Going-to-the-Sun Road Thursday afternoon.
Heritage Days in Photos
Heritage Days celebrations in Columbia Falls.
Hamilton announces engagement
Roo Marie Hamilton, daughter of Kelly King (née Hedstrom) of Columbia Falls, and Joshua Ryan Gratz, son of Mary (née Conrad) and Richard Gratz, of Springfield, Virginia, are pleased to announce their engagement.