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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…
Council approves four-plex planned for sloped lot
The Columbia Falls City Council last week approved a planned unit development project that would bring four townhouses to Seventh Street East.
Yesterdays: Ski races held in Waterton ... in July
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Columbia Falls man pleads guilty in drive-by shooting
A second man involved in a drive-by shooting in Kalispell last year pleaded guilty to the offense last week in Flathead County District Court.
Forest Service releases Frozen Moose project assessment
The Flathead National Forest Hungry Horse-Glacier View District on Monday released an environmental assessment for a large-scale North Fork fuels reduction, ti…
Columbia Falls man pleads not guilty to Silver Bullet stabbing
A Columbia Falls man accused of stabbing another man outside a bar pleaded not guilty last week in Flathead District Court.
73-year-old C-Falls man sentenced in meth case
A 73-year-old Columbia Falls man who pleaded guilty to selling methamphetamine was sentenced last week in Flathead District Court.
Group looks at regs for employee housing
A committee of business leaders and residents in West Glacier will take another look at designing new regulations to allow for seasonal employee housing under the Canyon Land Use Regulatory system.
Yosemite has a reservation system. Here’s how it works
Yosemite National Park has also instituted a day use pass to enter its park with a vehicle this summer due to coronavirus. How does it work?
At home at Bob’s General Store
For 12 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year, Bob Johnson takes his place behind the counter of Bob’s General Store.
New book follows the life of bowhunter Paul Schafer
By any measure, Paul Schafer was a master bowhunter. He took water buffalo and lions in Africa, numerous trophy bighorn sheep, brown bears in Alaska, numerous …
The Blotter: Scorned lover turns to fire
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Veteran Glacier scientist retires after long career
For three decades, U.S. Geological Survey Scientist Dan Fagre has been willing to talk about climate change to anyone willing to listen. Over the years he’s be…
Glacier chalets opening to guests
Folks who want to stay in Glacier National Park’s Granite Park chalet may still have an opportunity to do so this summer. A check of the chalet’s website still…
Killer in Olney homicides made previous threats
The Whitefish man accused of brutally murdering his ex-wife, daughter and another man near Olney early Tuesday morning had told the woman he would kill her this summer, court filings state.
Yesterdays: Slowing down at the Goat Lick
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