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Fern looking forward to Legislative session after long campaign
Incoming state Sen. Dave Fern is looking forward to the upcoming session. Fern represents Senate District 2, which…
The Blotter: Pill popping woman cussing at staff
Man was worried about a sweaty youth’s health who was sitting outside a store.
Glacier seeing high number of no-shows in North Fork
Glacier National Park’s reservation system for the North Fork is working, but not the way the park wanted it to, Deputy Superintendent Pete Webster told North …
Firefighters pounce on fire at Columbia Falls High School
Firefighters quickly quelled a blaze at the Columbia Falls High School Monday night about 7 p.m.
Glacier Park "weed blitz' on tap
The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center and Glacier National Park invite volunteers for a day of hands-on learning during the Annual Noxious Weed B…
Men identified in Glacier Park drowning incidents
The two individuals who drowned in Glacier National Park on July 6, 2024, have been identified as 26-year-old Siddhant Vitthal Patil from India and 28-year-old Raju Jha of Nepal.
County preliminary budget looks to keep taxes flat
Flathead County commissioners last week approved a preliminary budget for fiscal year 2025 that keeps county taxes even.
Glacier Park’s annual bat field trip is coming up next week
Glacier National Park’s “Going Batty” field trip will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in West Glacier from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The event is free and open …
Judge orders Flathead Forest to revamp road management
A federal judge late in June ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service to fix portions of road regulations that are in violation of the…
A bear in camp and other tales: Three days in the Bob Marshall Wilderness included a nightmare hike
The July 4 weekend in the Flathead Valley can get a little busy to my liking, so I figured the appropriate response would be to get out of Dodge entirely and h…
Yesterdays: Hugh Foley of Martin City runs in Seattle with Olympic torch
As temperatures climbed into the 80s, the Lions Club was working to raise funds to fix the town swimming pool, which hadn’t been operational since 1948. The po…
The Blotter: Man claims he was hit in head by a dog bone
Woman was trespassing at a place on Fourth Avenue; in laundry room smoking cigarettes.
Community events
he Columbia Falls Lions Club summer concert series kicks off July 18 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Marantette Park with the Don Lawrence Orchestra. Come out and hear the big band sounds of the orchestra. No entry fee, but do…
County will see about $3.77 million in PILT payments
Flathead County will take in $3.77 million in federal payments this year under a program that compensates local governments for nontaxable federal land.
Woman lucky to be alive after tree harpoons her car
Kaitlin Hagadone is counting her lucky stars. On July 1 the Columbia Falls woman was driving home alone from work down Half Moon Road when lightning struck a b…
Two drown in separate incidents in Glacier National Park; man's body trapped in Avalanche Gorge
Two people drowned in separate incidents Saturday in Glacier National Park. One victim drowned in Avalanche Gorge and the other in Lake McDonald.