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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…
Red flag warning issued for next 36 hours; Doris Point puts up a plume
The next 36 hours promise to test fire lines as the National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning from this afternoon through noon Saturday.
Blotter: Extra patrols requested on Second Avenue
Extra patrols were requested on Second Avenue after a man reported his neighbor chased two men out of his yard at gunpoint a month ago, and saw flashlights going on and off while he was smoking that night.
Opinion: Brushville
For the past few years now, I’ve been hitting obscure trails in Glacier National Park in an effort to hike every trail in the park.
Columbia Falls has more than 600 vacation rentals
The number of vacation rentals available in the Columbia Falls area has risen sharply in the past few years, according to figures provided by AirDNA, a firm th…
City landowners will see significant property tax rebate
Columbia Falls city taxpayers will see a hefty tax break in their property taxes when they get their bills this fall.
Bull Bash
Photos from the Blue Moon Bull Bash in Columbia Falls on Friday, Aug. 11
Yesterdays: Burn-out operation at Apgar
Glacier National Park superintendent Mick Holm made the risky decision on July 28 to start a burnout operation on Apgar Mountain.
Plea deal reached in Parker Hill gun incident
Accused of drawing a gun during a noise dispute with a neighbor last year, a Columbia Falls man earned a suspended jail sentence in Flathead County District Court in June.
Veterans reunion
On Sept. 2, the Cusicks will be hosting the 5th reunion for shipmates that served on the USS Coral Sea during the evacuation of Vietnam as well as supporting the recovery of the SS MAYAGUEZ.
Firefighters in full-on attack of Ridge Fire
Firefighters are in the midst of a ground and aerial assault of the Ridge Fire south of Martin City. On Monday sortie after sortie of “super scooper” aircraft,…
Rains help with firefighting efforts
Rains fell on the Ridge Fire near Martin City yesterday and firefighters are planning to directly attack the blaze today where possible, fire information offic…
Bad Rock firefighters douse Columbia Heights trailer fire, save dog
Bad Rock firefighters pounced on a trailer fire Tuesday night, saving the life of a dog that was found in the burning structure.
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…