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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…
Yesterdays: Many Glacier twister
A twister (tornado) in Many Glacier flattened the 60-by-120-foot transport garage near the Many Glacier Hotel.
After all of that, Holland Lake Lodge up for sale
Holland Lake Lodge is back on the market — for $3.5 million.
Glacier hopes to have Sun Road paved by end of the month
Glacier National Park officials are saying that paving the Going-to-the-Sun Road from the foot of Lake McDonald to the North McDonald Road should be done by the end of October, weather permitting.
Many kindergartners don’t know letters, tests results show
Recent tests of Columbia Falls students who have just started kindergarten show that teachers will have their work cut out for them when it comes to getting the youngsters reading and writing.
The Blotter: Bus driver investigated
A school bus driver may be investigated after being reported driving recklessly while taking students home from school.
Yesterdays: Middle Fork grizzly encounter
The sow was none too happy and got within 15 feet, so he started backing up and went into the river, floating downstream until he was safely away from the bear.
City Council: Kathryn Price
Kathryn Price is a lifelong resident of Columbia Falls. Price, 52, graduated from Columbia Falls in 1989 and then went on to study business and accounting at F…
City Council: Darin Fisher
Incumbent Darin Fisher is seeking a fourth term on the city council.
City Council: Kelly (Hamilton) King
Kelly (Hamilton) King is seeking her first election to the Columbia Falls City Council.
City Council: John Piper
Incumbent John Piper, 62, has served three terms on city council.
Upcoming events
Halloween on Nucleus Avenue, Museum talks, free meals, craft sale and more
Hawk watchers keep an eye on the sky
“Birds,” Jake Bramante yells out, binoculars to his eyes. “I’’ll stay on the high ones.”
Glacier Park researcher suggests bison could help native grasslands
Between 1999 and 2001, surveyors recorded the plant species in 155 plots on the east side meadows of Glacier National Park.
Fence aside, Riverside Park maintains access to prime fishing hole
A settlement over a city park doesn’t impact access to a good fishing hole on the Flathead River, provided anglers stay in the Red Bridge right-of-way.
Opinion: Rolling under the stars
So on Saturday we didn’t have much time, so the boy and I went out into the Badger Two Medicine area south of Glacier National Park.