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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…
PHOTOS: Cabin Fever Days 2023
Scenes from the Bar Stool Ski Races down Sugar Hill in Martin City on Feb. 11 as a part of Cabin Fever Days.
Mitchell sponsors bill that ban drag shows in libraries, schools and some businesses
A bill that would ban drag shows in public schools, libraries and some businesses unleashed a wave of testimony Thursday, pitting LGBTQ people, public employee…
You may be eligible for a tax break
The state of Montana reminds folks that deadlines are approaching for programs that could lower one’s property taxes.
Referee clinic for youth
On March 18 at Fairfield High School, the first ever Montana Junior Referee Clinic for basketball will be held. Boys and Girls in Grades 6-12 are encouraged to attend and learn to officiate.
Resort sees another chairlift breakdown this winter
After evacuating about 150 skiers and snowboarders from the newly built Snow Ghost Express chairlift Wednesday, Whitefish Mountain Resort President Nick Polumbus sought to assuage concerned passholders this week.
Yesterdays: Columbia Falls High School moves to Class A
Eva Gates of Bigfork in 1952 reported she had put up 20,784 jars of jam and preserves that she sold to he public.
FWP seeks public input on plan to conserve cutthroats
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public input on efforts to benefit native westslope cutthroat trout in tributaries in the Middle and North forks of…
Glacier looks to move wilderness camping reservations to Recreation.gov
Glacier National Park is looking at transitioning its advance wilderness (previously known as backcountry) camping permit system to the recreation.gov website …
Scout and Gather adds restaurant on Highway 40
As Montana 40 seems to be transforming into an ocean of mini-storage facilities, the Archer family decided to create a family-friendly destination for mini-gol…
Boosted by grant, Society interviewing historic figures
The Columbia Falls Historical Society is beginning to film folks with knowledge of local history thanks to a grant from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund.
Feds will examine grizzly delisting, again
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it will consider removing the grizzly bear from the Endangered Species list both in the Northern Co…
Lawsuits dog company with Bitcoin servers in Columbia Falls
A cryptocurrency company with a bitcoin mining center in Columbia Falls is facing multiple class-action lawsuits alleging that it defrauded millions of dollars from thousands of investors in a “massive Ponzi scheme…
Land Trust, others, cry foul over developer’s claims of ‘partnering’
A host of organizations say they are not working with a developer on a newly proposed subdivision east of the Flathead River, despite what developers claimed i…
Local industry leaders visit with state lawmakers, officials
Flathead Valley residents Shauna Dunn, Shelby George, Brian Hogue, and Cameron Wohlschlegel just returned from Helena as part of REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership). For REAL Montana Class …
Girl killed in car accident on Highway 2
A 10-year-old girl from Columbia Falls and Libby died in a two-vehicle car accident Saturday night at mile marker 106.1 on Highway 2 between Kalispell and Libby.