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Coram woman faces weapon charge after stand off with SWAT team
A Coram woman faces a charge of assault with a weapon after allegedly shooting at family members at a home on Plat…
Community Market finds new home
The Columbia Falls Community Market will have a new home this summer adjacent to St. Richard Catholic Church on Highway 2.
Happenings: March 6
Firefighters head to Seattle, Northwest Montana Photographers, American Legion scholarships, Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, Knights of Columbus Friday Lenten meals
PHOTOS: Bye Bye Birdie
Columbia Falls High School's opening night production of "Bye Bye Birdie" raised money for the choir's upcoming New York City Trip and the theater program.
Glacier National Park seeks public comment on fire management plan
Glacier National Park is seeking initial public scoping as it looks to update its fire management plan crafted 20 years ago.
Landowners have until March 15 to apply for PALA and UPL programs
Landowners have until March 15 to apply for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Unlocking Public Lands (UPL) Program or the Public Access Land Agreement (PALA) Program.
Yesterdays: Composting toilets for GNP chalets
In the past, Park workers would periodically drain septic tanks onto the ground at the chalets — a practice that attracted grizzly bears to the area — and wast…
Blotter: Dog gets into chickens
A white dog with spots jumped a fence and killed two chickens on Diane Road.
Review process for fishing regulations to begin soon
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host public meetings in each region to gather input for the 2025-26 fishing regulations.
Don Lawrence, founder of Don Lawrence Orchestra, Columbians Jazz Band, dies
Don Lawrence, the musical soul of Columbia Falls and founder of the Don Lawrence Orchestra, died on Friday.
Sun Road, North Fork reservations selling out in a couple of minutes; Many Glacier reservations available now
Glacier National Park’s advanced reservations for the Going-to-the-Sun Road from the west side as well as the North Fork sold out in about two minutes, the Hun…
City debates changes to landlord-tenant utility billing
The City of Columbia Falls is reviewing its utility billing for the first time in ten years, with a proposition requiring bills be in the property owner’s name.
Columbia Falls Fire Department team headed to Seattle Stairclimb
Three members of the Columbia Falls Fire Department are set to climb the second-tallest building west of the Mississippi in full gear on March 10 to benefit th…
Great Brain Project leads eight-year-old to investigate local law enforcement
Costin Banning invited cops to his eighth birthday last April.
Wastewater treatment plans delayed
“You’ll notice on your agenda that we’re not calling for bids on the wastewater treatment plant project as planned,” city manager Susan Nicosia said to Columbia Falls City Council at their Feb. 20 meeting.
C-Falls Junior High student wins Flathead County Spelling Bee
Columbia Falls Junior High seventh-grader Lily Aveson is the 2024 Flathead County Spelling Bee champion. The winning word was “bereavement.”