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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…
Even with city tax reduction, property taxes go up for many
While Columbia Falls city property taxes will go down for residential properties this budget cycle, folks could still see increases in their overall property taxes when bills are sent out in the next few weeks, cit…
Chamber’s Harvestfest in Hungry Horse October 21
The Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its first annual Harvestfest celebration on Saturday, Oct. 21 in Hungry Horse at Canyon Elementary School.
City will chip in for railroad crossing at 12th Ave. West
Columbia Falls will chip in for a railroad crossing at Twelfth Avenue West, but not nearly to the extent that was first thought.
Money doesn’t grow on trees, elementary kids learn
About a dozen Columbia Falls High Schoolers made a visit to Glacier Gateway and Ruder Elementary on Thursday, Oct. 5 to share an important lesson:
Lee Downes, North Fork community leader, dies
Lee Downes, a longtime North Forker and community leader, died Oct. 3. He was 95.
Yesterdays: Folk line up to get X-rays
In two separate incidents, hikers in Glacier National Park used pepper spray to deter charging grizzly bears.
Deer Park one of top schools in nation
It’s the little school that could. Deer Park was recently named a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School.
Plenty of variables if EV buses come to Glacier
As Glacier National Park examines ways to manage crowds into the future, one suggestion by Congressman Ryan Zinke has been a more robust shuttle system, possib…
Dollar General store here first in Montana
Columbia Falls is home to the first Dollar General Store in Montana.
Study examines bighorn interactions, disease implications
A study of bighorn sheep herds in the St. Mary and Waterton Lakes drainages draws some fascinating insight into the animals’ movements and interactions through…
The Blotter: Chased by dogs
Two dogs were reported chasing down a man and attempting to bite him on Eighth Street.
Partnership helps with Glacier whitebark pine restoration
An influx of federal dollars through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act is expected to bolster Glacier National Park officials’ whit…
Local timber managers in REAL Montana class
Flathead Valley residents Shauna Dunn, Shelby George, Brian Hogue, and Cameron Wohlschlegel recently completed three days of local training as part of REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership).
Welcome To America
On a gorgeous afternoon, 15 people from 10 different countries were naturalized as U.S. Citizens during a ceremony Friday in Glacier National Park.
Hiker on the mend after nearly freezing to death in Glacier
Told to expect a double amputation below the knees owing to frostbite, the 19-year-old from Michigan who spent several harrowing days lost in Glacier National …