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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…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Quist, Powers will square off in primary

Two Democrats will square off in the June primary to represent House District 3.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Logan Health surgeon has roots in Columbia Falls

Former breast cancer patient Carol Church had almost given up hope on getting reconstructive surgery following her second battle with the disease. But it was b…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Lions, Weyerhaeuser support reading programs

The Columbia Falls Lions Club has partnered with the Weyerhaeuser Foundation to support Columbia Falls school programs.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Learn the ways of the woods at Family Forestry Expo

The Family Forestry Expo is ongoing this week, with a host of students learning about the woods through the innovative program.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
EPA says it would be tough to remove all of the waste at CFAC

The Environmental Protection Agency made its strongest case yet for a “waste in place” solution for the cleanup of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund si…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Yeats family places acreage east of river under easement

A key parcel of farmland just east of the Flathead River has been placed under a conservation easement with the Flathead Land Trust.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Vandals cause thousands in damage to club, academy

Vandals struck the Boys and Girls Club and the Ruis Wrestling Academy over the weekend, doing thousands of dollars in damage.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
The Blotter: Woman using cemetery outhouse for storage

A woman was trespassed from the cemetery after the groundskeeper found her to be storing miscellaneous tools, suitcases, clothing and rocks in an old outhouse on the northwest corner of the property.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Art show May 1

Persimmon Gallery on Nucleus Avenue is holding a reception and art show of student art from Columbia Falls High School and Junior High artists on May 1 from 5-7 p.m. They’re taking canned food donations for the Co…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Tourism meeting coming up in Columbia Falls

Western Montana’s Glacier Country, the official tourism marketing, management and stewardship organization for Western Montana, will be hosting a town hall meeting at Cedar Creek Lodge on Wednesday, May 8, from 5:3…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Coalition working with EPA on an independent advisor for CFAC cleanup

Mayre Flowers of the Coalition for a Clean CFAC said it was encouraging to have a dialogue with the company, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality during two open h…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Quality of life taking a hit, 62% of Montanans say

Drought, urban sprawl, low snowpack — those are all some of the things that are seen as “serious to very serious” problems by Montanans, according to a new bi…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Apgar Lookout: This early season jaunt a great way to get in shape, with views

The Apgar Mountain Lookout Trail is one of those trails to hike first thing in the season because it’s easy to get to and it’s a good conditioning trail, which…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Trout Unlimited banquet coming up

The public is invited to Flathead Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited’s annual banquet to support native trout and their habitat in Northwest Montana.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Council interviews manager candidate

The Columbia Falls City Council Wednesday voted 3-2 to offer Dennis Stark of Frederick, Colorado the city manager position. If hired, Stark would replace longt…