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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…
Opinion: Alphabet chicken in the dark
So I’m standing in the grocery store on Saturday with the boy and we’re looking for Alphabet chicken for the grandkid.
Community news you may have missed
The North Valley Senior Center will have a fundraiser dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 (Night of Lights) with soup, hot dogs, chili and baked goods for sale. Dinner is $5, drinks are $1.
The Blotter: Kids spit on cop car
Theft of items outside of Thrift Store. A person was looking into vehicles with a flashlight on Ninth Street.
FEC announces capital credits payments soon
Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Board of Trustees recently retired just over $3.5 million in capital credits, which is a percentage of the capital credits allocated to members in 2009.
Gilchrist subdivision on Meadow Lake Blvd. before board
The Columbia Falls Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 on a plan to build a 10 lot, 20-unit townhome subdivision on 2.27 acres on a vacant piece of land at 247 Meadow Lake Boulevard.
Coram woman faces weapon charge after stand off with SWAT team
A Coram woman faces a charge of assault with a weapon after allegedly shooting at family members at a home on Platte Road in Coram Nov. 21.
Multi-vehicle accident at River Road, Highway 2
There's a multi-vehicle accident at Highway 2 and River Road at this hour.
Slick roads lead to wrecks
Columbia Falls firefighters and Three Rivers EMS responded to two accidents within minutes of each other Wednesday morning.
The Blotter: Man was kicking and hitting a woman
A real estate agent called about feral cats that the previous owner used to feed. Wondered what could be done about them. A man was urinating in front of people on Nucleus Avenue. Bad wreck on Highway 2 at LaSalle,…
Forest Service announces more wildfire grants available
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is accepting applications for the Community Wildfire Defense Grants to help at-risk communities and Native American Tribes develop and revise community wildfire p…
As wildfire threats loom, funds available for Gateway homeowners
If you own a lot and it’s thick with trees but you don’t have the means or money to thin them and you’re worried about wildfire damaging your home and property…
Speech and debate wins A-B-C sweeps in Missoula
The Columbia Falls speech and debate team took first in the A-B-C sweeps at the Garden City AA Invitational tourney last weekend in Missoula.
Commission approves wolf trapping season, with caveats
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission last week approved the wolf trapping regulations for this upcoming season.
Yesterdays: Steam engine used to heat AAC plant
Aiding construction at the Anaconda Aluminum Co. Plant was a 17-ton Great Northern Railway oil-fired steam engine. Heat from the engine was used to allow worke…