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MDT to start Highway 2 road construction south of Columbia Falls next week
The Montana Department of Transportation and LHC Inc. will begin work to rehabilitate approximately 4 miles of U.S…
Residents weigh in on resort tax at lively hearing
City leaders heard the pros and cons from the public on a proposed 3% resort tax at a public hearing last week.
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SWAT team takes man into custody in Hungry Horse
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Department has taken a man into custody after a standoff in Hungry Horse Tuesday evening.
School project should have lighter tax burden
The school bond recently passed by voters isn’t expected to cost local taxpayers as much as originally thought.
Man charged in DUI death of C-Falls girl pleads guilty
The man who drove his pickup truck into an Evergreen home, killing a Columbia Falls High School student who was asleep inside, changed his plea to guilty to fe…
'It's the greatest job in the world,' Hagen reflects on career
After more than 34 years of fires, wrecks and just plain old helping folks out in need, Columbia Falls Fire Chief Rick Hagen is hanging up his turnout gear.
School fires PA announcer after comment at basketball game
Columbia Falls High School fired public address announcer Jerry Smalley after a comment he made while announcing the Browning girls’ basketball team in Columbia Falls Thursday (Jan. 16) .
High school grad rate 90.6 percent
Columbia Falls High School’s graduation rate is now 90.6 percent, the highest it’s ever been.
Cats speech, debate down rival Bulldogs in Polson
Columbia Falls Speech and Debate fought to a win over Whitefish and 11 other schools at the Polson Pirate Palooza Speech and Debate Tournament on Saturday. The meet was the last regular season match-up. The Wildcat…
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Census now hiring workers
The decennial 2020 United States Census will be underway in less than two months and the federal government is looking for Montanans who will hit the streets to secure an accurate count of the state’s population. T…
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Community members seek Medal of Honor for fallen soldier
Ten years ago, 19-year-old Pfc. Nicholas Cook arrived for his first tour with the Army in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.