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Nineteen years ago, Downing earned nickname "Cocaine Fairy"
In August 2006 Downing, then 27, earned the nickname “Cocaine Fairy” after he was busted by the Northwest Montana …
Ruis work on park Merc begins
A crew for developer Mick Ruis has begun working on the facade of the former Park Mercantile building on Nucleus Avenue, but whether it will be a pie factory, …
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Dakin sells real estate office to Whitefish partners
Longtime Columbia Falls real estate broker Bill Dakin has sold his Re/Max Mountain View office building and business to Bob Foley and Brian Murphy, who own Re/…
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A Columbia Falls woman has been charged with six felonies for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme worth more than $1.5 million.
Anello and her horses rack up the ribbons
Cortnee Anello of Columbia Falls had an impressive showing at the Northwest Montana Fair this year.
CFAC will get Superfund designation, EPA announces
The Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday announced it is adding the defunct Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. smelter to the Superfund program’s National Priori…
Columbia Falls student numbers up
School District 6 enrollment at the elementary level is holding steady with 440 at Ruder Elementary and 495 at Glacier Gateway. Superintendent Steve Bradshaw s…
Xanterra turning food scraps to flowers in Glacier
Picture this: You’re eating dinner at the Lake McDonald Lodge. You leave a slice of lettuce on your plate, maybe a bit of tomato, or carrot, all of which were …
Glacier Park documentary to air later this month
Seven years in the making, a Glacier Park filmmaker has finished a documentary on Glacier National Park history and the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
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Indiana man dies after fall on Mount Jackson in Glacier National Park
A mountain climber died Tuesday while descending Mount Jackson in Glacier National Park. The Park Service reported that two men, a father and son, were descend…
Ed DeReu recalls the '50s and beyond, in Columbia Falls
Ed DeReu remembers a much different Columbia Falls.
Grinnell's distant cousin keeps his memory alive
George Bird Grinnell, the “Father of Glacier National Park,” left a legacy across much of the American West. For the last several years, that legacy has lived …
Glacier Glow Run coming to Columbia Falls
Columbia Falls will trip the light fantastic Sept. 16 as it hosts its first ever Glacier Glow Run. Glow runs are gaining popularity across the country as runne…
Cops kill persistent lion in Whitefish
Whitefish Police shot and killed a mountain lion outside a home on 6th Street Sunday night.