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MDT to start Highway 2 road construction south of Columbia Falls next week
The Montana Department of Transportation and LHC Inc. will begin work to rehabilitate approximately 4 miles of U.S…
Columbia Heights couple files $36.7 million suit against DEQ, EPA
Lucas and Leslie Sterling of Columbia Heights are suing the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $36.7 …
Mixed results from city survey; as a third of respondents don't live in city limits
Columbia Falls has some work to do in some areas, but is adequate in others, according to a recent survey.
Yesterdays: Columbia Falls needed more homes ... in 1955
Columbia Falls planned a public meeting on housing, as the supply of homes apparently wasn’t keeping up with the industrial development at the time. A home bac…
Woman faces charges in Coram dog case
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office on March 13 seized 27 live dogs from a Coram home after reports of the animals being neglected and abused.
Veterans inspire youth to research critical code talkers
Once a week or so youngster Aspen Smith visits the Montana Veterans’ Home in Columbia Falls with his mother Lehnora and he plays cards with veteran Ed Day. …
The Making Place looks to set up shop at Uptown Hearth
The Making Place, a nonprofit collective of artists, craftsmen and designers is expanding its presence in Columbia Falls with plans to lease the entire third f…
Co-op meeting coming up
Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Annual Meeting and Energy Expo will be held Thursday, April 17 at Flathead Valley Community College’s Wachholz Center.
Hintze, noted Flathead Valley journalist, dies at 68
On more than one occasion, journalist Lynnette Hintze took notes by flashlight from a windowless newsroom at the Daily Inter Lake.
Happy 100th birthday: Marie Trodick still loves to play cards
Even at 100, Marie Trodick still loves to play cards.
Incumbents file for school board
All three incumbents are seeking re-election to the School District 6 Board. Heather Mumby and Justin Cheff have applied for re-election in elementary seats and Casey Heupel has applied for the high school position…
Youth track signups; free meals
Signups for Little Cat Tracks are underway.
The Blotter: Dog after chickens
A person had to jump out of the way after a person in a Tahoe drove up on the walkway and then kept going.
Barber happy to be in Columbia Falls
Lance Wright started cutting hair informally when he was in college, in the Craig Hall dorm on the University of Montana campus.
Appeal filed in Glacier Park home case
The Flathead Conservation District and Friends of Montana Rivers and Streams have filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of a home b…
Some favorite poems from the Doug Follett collection
Editor’s note: On the passing of renowned Glacier National Park Ranger-Naturalist Doug Follett, we thought it appropriate to publish two of his poems this week: This first is titled “The Spirits of Sperry,” the sec…