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Updated 4 days, 17 hours ago

Glacier National Park plows at Logan Pass

Glacier National Park plows have made it to Logan Pass and are working near the Big Drift and the pass parking are…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
REAL Montana folks visit Washington, D.C.

Flathead Valley residents Shauna Dunn, Shelby George, Brian Hogue, and Cameron Wohlschlegel just returned from six days in Washington, D.C., as part of REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership).

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Forest Service says prescribed burns are planned this spring

The Flathead National Forest is planning to conduct spring prescribed fire projects when weather, fuel conditions, and air quality become favorable.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Train derailment spills cases of beer into the Clark Fork

Sunday’s Montana Rail Link derailment along the Clark Fork River near Paradise brought back memories for some Sanders County locals who recalled a similar inci…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Last Call for Dam Town Tavern

The Dam Town Tavern in Hungry Horse is seeing its final days, so last Friday I decided to give it a visit and talk to some of the patrons.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Her quilts are on point

Jane Packer has been sewing since she was a youngster growing up in Hungry Horse.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Demand for kids meals is still strong, Food Bank serving about 130 families

Folks who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s benefits will have less buying power this summer at the Columbia Falls Community Market.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Yesterdays: 1963 chinchilla farm in Martin City

Crews from General Shea Morrison were finishing up work on the Hungry Horse Dam, drilling and filling voids with grout under the dam, which, at the time, was t…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Forest Service seeks comments on Northwest Scenic Trail

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input regarding a management plan for a 1,200-mile hiking trail that stretches from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Columbia Falls grad loving life covering the Broncos every move

There are few people on the planet that know more about the ins and outs of the Denver Broncos than Columbia Falls native Henry Chisholm.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
The Blotter: Pregnant mother stuck in elevator

Report of a man with mental issues beating his girlfriend with a mallet on Frontage Road.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Planning Board to take up zone change for horse ranch

The Columbia Falls City-County planning board will take up a zone change application that it is relatively uncommon — a landowner is seeking a zone change from Suburban Agricultural 5 (minimum 5 acre lot) to Suburb…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Accolades for Schaeffer

Columbia Falls High School wrestling coach Jessie Schaeffer was named the class A wrestling coach of the year.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Glacier bridge replacement has provisions for bird protections

Glacier National Park will start construction on a new North Lake McDonald Road bridge over McDonald Creek this month.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Coach accused of raping boys pleads not guilty to charges

The youth coach accused of raping multiple boys participating in his private hockey program pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual intercourse without consent in Flathead County District Court on Thursday.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Zinke asks Park Service to roll back reservations to 1 p.m.

Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke on Wednesday asked the Park Service to back up the non-reservation entry to Glacier National Park to 1 p.m.