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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…
C-Falls man sentenced for shotgun incident
A Columbia Falls man with multiple felony convictions was sentenced July 20 to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a loaded shotgun.
Groups object to Gunsight Lake fish project
Several local environmental groups have raised objections to a Glacier National Park plan to establish native bull and westslope cutthroat trout in Gunsight La…
City OK’s Boys and Girls Club project, RAISE project
The Columbia Falls city council last week approved two key infrastructure projects in the city.
Glacier National Park Conservancy receives grant for Wheeler Cabin
The Glacier National Park Conservancy has received a Montana Historic Preservation Grant for preservation of the Wheeler Cabin in Glacier National Park.
County seeks disaster declaration for Flathead Lake
Flathead County commissioners asked Gov. Greg Gianforte on Monday to issue a disaster declaration for Flathead and Lake counties owing to the economic fallout from Flathead Lake’s diminished water level.
Fire season underway
Evacuation orders are in place for some residences in the Seeley-Swan Valley due to a wildfire burning about 12 miles northwest of Seeley Lake.
Yesterdays: 20 years ago Wedge Canyon Fire rages up the North Fork
Hollywood film stars Victor Mature and Piper Laurie were in Glacier National Park to film “Glacier Story” which would later be released as “Dangerous Mission!”
Opinion: Scratching the Belly
So over the weekend we wandered around the Belly River of Glacier National Park.
Shed destroyed in fire
Columbia Falls firefighters responded to a shed fire on Dunwoody Lane Friday night about 11 p.m.
Kloset sale in August
The Klothes Kloset Thrift Store will have its back to school sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1.
Anglers asked to take it easy on Flathead River fish — voluntarily fish mornings only
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is asking anglers to take it easy on the Flathead River system's fish, so it hopefully doesn’t have to implement “hoot owl” re…
Lions Club announces two cool concerts
The Columbia Falls Lions Club will host two concerts this summer at Marantette Park.
Gavel passed to new Rotary Club leader
Leadership of the Rotary Club of Columbia Falls was handed off to President Cliff Seiler from former president and new Vice President Roger Hopkins at a recent…
Glacier seeks volunteers to count nighttime pollinators
The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center (CCRLC) and Glacier National Park invite volunteers to the first Nocturnal Pollinator BioBlitz and a celebration of National Moth Week.
Many Glacier Campground will likely be closed in 2025
Glacier National Park is proposing to close the Swiftcurrent developed area in Many Glacier from the fall of 2024 until the spring of 2026 in order to upgrade the parking area, rehabilitate the roadway and replace …