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Updated 3 days, 6 hours ago

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…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Timber sale means East Side Reservoir Road will be closed on weekdays during the winter

The East Side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir Road (Road #38) will be closed immediately to motorized traffic this winter on weekdays due to a timber sale.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
City seeks public input on projects

The Columbia Falls city council wants to hear from the public on what they think the greatest needs are in the city.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Resort will open, but snow depths in doubt with temps in the 40s

It’s just a few days before Whitefish Mountain Resort is set to open, but powder hounds are going to have to wait until later in the week for any news on the c…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Tenant says construction hours at apartments are too long, but developer says noisiest part of job will be done soon

A woman who rents at the new Highline Apartments on Bills Lane said she was probably going to break her lease because of noise at the development.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Forest Service finds no impacts for expansion of resort

The Flathead National Forest has released a draft decision and finding of no significant impact for the expansion of the Hellroaring Basin at Whitefish Mountai…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Timber harvesting operation planned north of Olney

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is proposing to harvest timber on several parcels in the Stillwater State Forest.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Glacier visitation eclipses 3 million

October was a slow month in Glacier National Park, but it was still enough to push visitation over the 3 million mark for the year.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Rotary Club's Night of Lights, Brunch with Santa coming up

The 34th annual Night of Lights parade and Brunch with Santa is coming up this weekend in Columbia Falls. The parade is 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 down Nucleus A…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
A host of concerts are on tap this month

Area schools will be hosting a number of holiday concerts over the next few weeks. Here’s a look at what’s coming up:

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Columbia Falls students do well at Model UN

Every member of the Columbia Falls High School Model United Nations team picked up at least one award over the weekend as the team participated in the 55th ann…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Gordon leaves community kitchen board after 25 years

After 25 years serving the community, Tina Gordon is moving on from her position on the Columbia Falls Community Kitchen Board of Directors.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
A Thanksgiving all the way around as a dog is rescued from death on the Flathead River

Social media and the heroic efforts of a pair of local men helped lead to the rescue of a stranded dog along the Flathead River between Columbia Falls and Hung…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
School board opts to initially borrow $32 million for projects

The School District 6 Board Monday night decided to borrow $32 million immediately for its upcoming elementary school projects. Voters approved a little more t…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Tester town hall draws a crowd in Kalispell

As a bit of a counter rally, Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester held a town hall in Kalispell last week about that ended about an hour before Montana Sen. Stev…