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Updated 5 days, 11 hours ago

A new chapter: Byrds sell liquor license to local investors, planning future restaurant

Melanie and O’Brien Byrd have sold the liquor and wine business they’ve owned for 21 years to a Flathead Valley gr…

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Opinion: Concerns about judicial bills

The three of us have known each other dating back a half century when Dorothy Bradley and Bob Brown were young legislators and Marc Racicot was emerging as a top prosecuting attorney. Over the decades we have been…

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Public hearing on work camps coming up next week

lathead County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. March 25 on a proposed amendment to the Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory System that would all…

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Auction, tours, planned for proposed Bad Rock WMA

Fundraising continues for the proposed Bad Rock Canyon Wildlife management area just east of Columbia Falls along the Flathead River.

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
The Blotter: Rabbit traps missing

Someone’s unlocked vehicle was rummaged through in the middle of the night. A resident who had obtained traps from Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks to capture burgeoning numbers of rabbits on their property reported…

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Writing coaches sought for training

Writing Coaches of Montana is hosting its second online training this year for community members who want to work with students on their writing assignments. Specifically, coaches help students think critically abo…

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Opinion: Please don’t drop your bear off here

Over the course of a career I don’t know how many meetings I’ve sat through. Too many. Most meetings are quick and painless, but others can drag on for hours. The bulk are wholly forgettable, though I distinctly re…

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Glimm’s religious bill draws fire, support

Greg Gianforte has publicly endorsed a bill in the Montana Legislature that is receiving intense debate among proponents of religious expression and advocates for LGBTQ civil rights. Senate Bill 215, the Montana Re…

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Three Mitchell bills die in House committees

Three bills drafted by freshman legislator Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, are all but dead in the state Legislature this session.

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Lions Club Easter Egg hunt is on this year

The Columbia Falls Lions Club will hold its annual Easter egg hunt on Sunday, April 4 at 1 p.m. at Marantette Park. The event goes off promptly at 1 p.m.

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Tippy Taps put to quick use in Guatemala

Money raised earlier this year by Columbia Falls students to construct handwashing stations at rural schools in Guatemala has already been put to use.

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Governor says every adult eligible for vaccine April 1

After months of calculated and incremental expansions in vaccine eligibility, all Montanans 16 and older will be allowed to sign up to receive inoculations beg…

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Lion Lake Dam will see repairs

Flathead National Forest officials are seeking public input on a number of repairs that have been proposed for an aging dam on Lion Lake near Hungry Horse.

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Bigfork man accused of sexually assaulting Columbia Falls girls, others

A Bigfork man has been accused of sexually assaulting two young girls. Brian Christopher Emerson, 41, is lodged in the Flathead County Detention Center on felony charges of sexual assault of a minor and sexual int…

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Glacier seasonal employee admits to raping woman

A seasonal employee accused of raping another seasonal worker in Glacier National Park admitted to the charges Wednesday.

Updated 4 years, 4 months ago
Fire put out quickly at airport hangar

Emergency responders with the Glacier Park International Airport fire rescue crew, assisted by all units of Columbia Falls and Evergreen fire rescue, responded…