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Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to Avalanche Creek Saturday
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to Avalanche Creek to motor vehicles thi…
Columbia Falls Police Chief announces retirement
Columbia Falls Police Chief Clint Peters has announced his retirement effective Aug. 1.
Photos: 4,000 eggs, scooped up in minutes
The Easter Egg Hunt at Marantette Park Sunday, March 31. Members of the Columbia Falls Lions Club put candy and prize tickets in 4,000 plastic eggs before the …
Boys and Girls Club moves into former Glacier Gateway School
The Boys and Girls Club in Columbia Falls has moved into a new location at the former Glacier Gateway Elementary School.
Yesterdays: GNP receives first bear spray
Glacier National Park was expected to receive a product called “Halt” which used red pepper to stop bears. The product had been used by Postal workers on dogs.…
Earth Day Expo at Flathead Valley Community College on April 20
The Flathead Valley Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) presents the Second Annual Earth Day Expo at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Banquet for wildland firefighters on tap
The public is invited to the fourth annual Flathead Wildland Firefighters Banquet to help support the many federal, state, local, contract, and volunteer firefighters that train and work to protect public and priva…
Three run for school board
Three candidates will vie for two seats on the Columbia falls School District 6 Board this spring.
FEC: January storm bent grid almost to breaking
While it may be a distant memory for many folks, the cold snap in January put a mighty strain on the power grid in Flathead County, Flathead Electric Co-op sai…
In Brief: April 3
Heritage days, quilt show
Who is Tim Sheehy? Taking a closer look
Before Tim Sheehy was the frontrunner in Montana’s 2024 Republican primary for U.S. Senate, the ex-Navy SEAL, aerial firefighter, millionaire business owner, p…
Neighbors protest Meadow Lake water well plans
A resident of Garnier Creek Estates and the Garnier Creek Estates Homeowners Association have protested the expansion of the water system by the Meadow Lake Co…
Temporary closures on some city streets
Knife River will be constructing new sidewalks, curb, landscaping, and drainage improvements in the city of Columbia Falls.
Columbia Falls outfitter testifies on impacts of climate change to business
Columbia Falls outfitter and guide Hilary Hutcheson testified before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee last week on the impacts of climate change to the outdoor…
Cost to remove CFAC waste could be more than $1 billion, EPA estimates
Responding to calls to remove toxic waste from the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant, the Environmental Protection Agency said it estimates it would cos…
Residents petition in opposition to losing field at Railroad Street
Several residents last week spoke out to the Columbia Falls City Council against a plan to convert a baseball field on Railroad Street to affordable housing, …