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Opinion: 16 miles for two fish
So last week we took a couple of days and hiked seven hours and over 16 miles to catch a couple of fish up the Nor…
Daines said he supports increasing fine for illegal wilderness landings
Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines said he will introduce a bill that would increase the maximum fine for landing any unauthorized aerial vehicle in designat…
Bullock encourages Montanans to remain vigilant against coronavirus
Gov. Steve Bullock Wednesday urged Montanans to wear face masks where socially distancing wasn’t possible, as the state’s number of positive coronavirus cases …
Windauer recognized by Kalispell Regional Healthcare
Columbia Falls senior Josie Windauer was recently named a “Today’s Achievers, Tomorrow’s Leaders,” selection by Kalispell Regional Healthcare.
Armed robber gets jail time
A Columbia Falls teenager with a criminal history recently was sentenced earlier this spring to serve time in a Montana Department of Corrections facility for an armed robbery he committed last year.
School projects underway
Construction projects on School District 6 schools will ramp up in the coming weeks and months. Last week the school board OK’d about $3.77 million in funds to…
Columbia Falls Rotary helps with ‘Tippy Taps’ in Guatemala
Have you heard the one about a pandemic, a friendship, and an international service organization? It’s neither a punch line nor a joke, but a story about quiet…
Polebridge Merc will be open on July 4, but still doesn’t look like there will be an organized parade
The Polebridge Mercantile will be open for the July 4 weekend, owner Will Hammerquist said.
Community Market sees leadership change
The Columbia Falls Community Market has seen a change in leadership. President O’Brien Byrd has stepped down and will no longer be involved in the market.
East Glacier man sentenced in DUI death case
An East Glacier Park man convicted after a drunken driving crash killed one passenger and seriously injured a second passenger in Glacier National Park last year was sentenced earlier this month to 18 months in pri…
Covid-19 returns to Flathead
Exactly two months after Flathead County had its last reported positive case of COVID-19, the virus has returned to the county, with the Flathead City-County Health Department on Saturday receiving notice from the …
Mayor, councilman, recognize resort tax support
Councilman Darin Fisher and Mayor Don Barnhart both thanked the community for its support of the city’s 3 percent resort tax.
Columbia Falls Junior High year-end awards
The Columbia Falls High School recently held its annual year-end junior high awards ceremony. Quinn Clark was named the most outstanding eighth grader. There w…
Harvard bound: Marissa Getts
Marissa Getts hopes to make the world better someday through urban planning. To that end, she will study at the Harvard Graduate School of Design beginning thi…
Harvard bound: Meredith Stolte
Columbia Falls native Meredith Stolte has been accepted to Harvard graduate school. Stolte will pursue a master’s degree in religious studies. She received her…
City will install a third water well this summer
The Columbia Falls City Council last week approved a contract for a new water well to bolster the city’s water supply.