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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…
Krueger was a key community leader for decades
If there ever was a go-getter, it was Jenny Krueger.
Academic Foundation hosting outdoor film festival
The Columbia Falls Academic Foundation is hosting a nature and outdoor adventure film festival at the high school auditorium on Friday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.
Sworn in
Columbia Falls native Brandon Rice was officially sworn in as a Sergeant in the Columbia Falls Police Department last week.
North Forkers on alert for dog-eating grizzly
A grizzly bear that has a taste for dogs has the North Fork community on alert, though the bear may be dead now after a landowner shot and wounded it.
Blackfeet working toward climate resiliency
For Termaine Edmo, Climate Change Coordinator for the Blackfeet Nation, the very name of her tribe harkens back to the buffalo.
Cost of police rigs zooms as city eyes capital requests
Like the fire department, the Columbia Falls police department has also seen costs rise exponentially over the past few years. Just three years ago, the city budgeted about $52,000 to replace and outfit a patrol ca…
Forest Service looks to salvage East Fork Fire
The Flathead National Forest, Tally Lake District Ranger is inviting the public to make comments on the proposed East Fork Salvage Project.
El Nino portends a warmer, drier winter overall, NWS says
The National Weather Service in Missoula last week said the region will be under strong El Nino influence this winter, which generally means a warmer and drier…
Columbia Falls skatepark makes it through LWCF screening
The Columbia Falls Skatepark has made it through initial screening for a Land, Water and Conservation Fund grant, city manager Susan Nicosia told council last …
Community Calendar
Free meals, Halloween events and a craft sale
The Blotter: Bear hit by car
Just west of the bridge in Columbia Falls, a bear was reported hit by a white Mustang.
Yesterdays: Many Glacier twister
A twister (tornado) in Many Glacier flattened the 60-by-120-foot transport garage near the Many Glacier Hotel.
After all of that, Holland Lake Lodge up for sale
Holland Lake Lodge is back on the market — for $3.5 million.
Glacier hopes to have Sun Road paved by end of the month
Glacier National Park officials are saying that paving the Going-to-the-Sun Road from the foot of Lake McDonald to the North McDonald Road should be done by the end of October, weather permitting.
Many kindergartners don’t know letters, tests results show
Recent tests of Columbia Falls students who have just started kindergarten show that teachers will have their work cut out for them when it comes to getting the youngsters reading and writing.