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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…
Legals December 11, 2019
No. 1680 ADVERTISEMENT Columbia Falls School District is soliciting qualifications from individuals or firms interested in serving as a General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) in accordance with Title 18, C…
Night of Lights, in pictures
Groups file suit to stop electric bikes in national parks
Several groups want to put the brakes on e-bikes in national parks and have filed suit in federal court.
Timber sale means East Side Reservoir Road will be closed on weekdays during the winter
The East Side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir Road (Road #38) will be closed immediately to motorized traffic this winter on weekdays due to a timber sale.
City seeks public input on projects
The Columbia Falls city council wants to hear from the public on what they think the greatest needs are in the city.
Montana Wilderness Association holding annual photo contest
Montana Wilderness Association is holding its annual Picture Wild Montana photo contest, with prizes offered for the best photos taken on public lands across t…
Resort will open, but snow depths in doubt with temps in the 40s
It’s just a few days before Whitefish Mountain Resort is set to open, but powder hounds are going to have to wait until later in the week for any news on the c…
Tenant says construction hours at apartments are too long, but developer says noisiest part of job will be done soon
A woman who rents at the new Highline Apartments on Bills Lane said she was probably going to break her lease because of noise at the development.
Hunting season better than last year, hearings on biennial season changes coming up
The general big game hunting season concluded last weekend across Montana, and hunters took more deer than they did last year. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks…
A death in the family
There was a death in the family recently.
Forest Service finds no impacts for expansion of resort
The Flathead National Forest has released a draft decision and finding of no significant impact for the expansion of the Hellroaring Basin at Whitefish Mountai…
Timber harvesting operation planned north of Olney
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is proposing to harvest timber on several parcels in the Stillwater State Forest.
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Concerned about projects
Two Forest Service timber sales are getting a lot of publicity lately because they have trail construction associated with them. These projects are located in urban interface areas. It’s not sensible to increase pu…
Glacier visitation eclipses 3 million
October was a slow month in Glacier National Park, but it was still enough to push visitation over the 3 million mark for the year.