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Multi-vehicle accident at River Road, Highway 2
There's a multi-vehicle accident at Highway 2 and River Road at this hour.
Sixty years ago, a massive flood struck Northwest Montana
Sixty years ago the waters rose and rose until they became the largest flood in Flathead County’s recorded history.
Community events: Concert series, summer camps, fire meeting all coming up
The Columbia Falls Lions Club Summer Concert Series will once again be at Marantette Park this summer. Here’s a lineup of the shows on tap:
Opinion: Ashby on ‘64 Flood at Many Glacier
I was wet, getting wetter by the minute, and would remain so for the next couple of weeks. It all started for me when I came down from my bunk at Swiftcurrent …
Opinion: Superintendent explains levy impacts
The past four months have been a whirlwind of communication efforts to ensure that everyone had the information they needed to make the best decision they could make for themselves during the May elections.
CFAC tours next Wednesday
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Company invites people to visit the proposed remediation area on tours from 1-3:30 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. June 12.
Court gives neighbors say in Glacier National Park inholder lawsuit
A group of West Glacier residents have been given intervenor status in a federal case involving a private home that many charge was built illegally on the bank…
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation seeks volunteers
The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation is looking for volunteers for a slate of trail maintenance projects within the 1.6-million-acre Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex this summer.
Experience a goat farm en route to Glacier Park
Folks can now get a farm experience in the Canyon, with the new “Goats of Glacier” facility in Coram.
Yesterdays: Glacier National Park bulldozer operator Charles Siderius survived rolling his dozer 350 feet off the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass
Flathead County Commissioners were lobbying Montana’s congressional delegation to finish attaching three bridges to cross the North Fork of the Flathead River …
Man reaches plea deal in heinous rape case
David Elven Kellogg, 55, on May 23 agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of sexual intercourse without consent and felony sexual abuse of children.
Snowpack holding up in higher terrain, data shows
High-elevation snowpack in the Swan Range has remained near or above historical averages for most of May thanks to a series of cold storms that dumped snow and…
A rare bookshop enters its twilight phase
Located off Lake Blaine Road, Parkland Books has been a treasure trove for bibliophiles seeking national park books and publications or rare and out-of-print b…
FWP plans trail improvements in Bad Rock WMA
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks last month issued a plan to construct new trails, improve existing trails, and install boundary fencing at Bad Rock Canyon Wi…
New book looks at the history of Glacier’s red buses
The role of two Montanans in saving the red buses of Glacier National Park is recounted in a new book, “Glacier’s Reds—The quest to save the park’s historic bu…
Junior High student projects look to do some good
Aiden Crosswhite brought speakers to the Columbia Falls Junior High to talk about misconceptions about Native Americans.