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Fern looking forward to Legislative session after long campaign
Incoming state Sen. Dave Fern is looking forward to the upcoming session. Fern represents Senate District 2, which…
Free the Seeds returns to FVCC
Free the Seeds returns to Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday, March 4 for an eighth year of interactive workshops, activities, seed sharing and more.
Yesterdays: 2,000 cattle shipped to Wyoming
The Hoerner brothers had offered to donate a full block of land for a new hospital in Columbia Falls near the Little Bemidji section of Columbia Falls and the …
Senate Bill would front load planning process in Montana
Montana lawmakers got an initial look last week at a major land planning bill that aims to overhaul how development decisions are made in and around Montana’s …
City resort tax tops $1.1 million; properties will see rebate
Columbia Falls property owners should see a significant property tax reduction in upcoming bills as a windfall from the 3% resort tax.
Opinions differ, but folks cordial at growth workshop
Columbia Falls has filled up. Where and how it will grow in the future — and still be a place where a blue collar worker can have a home and raise a family — r…
Injured trooper says there's a long and difficult road ahead
When Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Kate Johnson wheeled her husband and fellow Trooper Lewis Johnson into a conference room Sunday afternoon at Logan Health i…
County attorney will not pursue charges in Snowslip Motel shooting
The Flathead County Attorney’s office will not pursue charges in an April 2022 fatal shooting outside the Snowslip Motel near Essex.
Lawmaker looks to expand e-bike use
A bill that would explicitly open much of Montana’s trail network to e-bikes is positioned to clear the House of Representatives following lawmakers’ 54-46 vote to advance the measure.
State Auditor will investigate Bitcoin company
State Auditor Troy Downing has demanded answers from a cryptocurrency company with a bitcoin mining center in Columbia Falls accused of operating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Columbia Falls man held on rape charge in Silver Bow County
The founder of a Flathead Valley youth hockey academy is behind bars and awaiting transport to Silver Bow County to face allegations he raped a child there in 2019.
New life for Ol’ River Bridge Inn
The Ol’ River Bridge Inn located on Highway 2 heading into Bad Rock Canyon has been long forgotten.
Free dinner
Everyone is welcome to the free Canyon Community breakfast for supper served Thursday February 23 between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Canyon Elementary School in Hungry Horse.
Fishing derby
The annual Lion Lake fishing derby is this week in Hungry Horse.
The Blotter: Grand theft refrigerator
Police responded to a suicide threat, officers found narcotics at the location on 12th Avenue.
Yesterdays: 1953 Hollywood visits Glacier
Hollywood was coming to Glacier as RKP Pictures had plans to shoot “The Glacier Park Story” in the park, chronicling the life of a ranger.