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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…
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation seeks volunteers
The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation is looking for volunteers for a slate of trail maintenance projects within the 1.6-million-acre Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex this summer.
Experience a goat farm en route to Glacier Park
Folks can now get a farm experience in the Canyon, with the new “Goats of Glacier” facility in Coram.
Yesterdays: Glacier National Park bulldozer operator Charles Siderius survived rolling his dozer 350 feet off the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass
Flathead County Commissioners were lobbying Montana’s congressional delegation to finish attaching three bridges to cross the North Fork of the Flathead River …
Man reaches plea deal in heinous rape case
David Elven Kellogg, 55, on May 23 agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of sexual intercourse without consent and felony sexual abuse of children.
Snowpack holding up in higher terrain, data shows
High-elevation snowpack in the Swan Range has remained near or above historical averages for most of May thanks to a series of cold storms that dumped snow and…
A rare bookshop enters its twilight phase
Located off Lake Blaine Road, Parkland Books has been a treasure trove for bibliophiles seeking national park books and publications or rare and out-of-print b…
FWP plans trail improvements in Bad Rock WMA
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks last month issued a plan to construct new trails, improve existing trails, and install boundary fencing at Bad Rock Canyon Wi…
New book looks at the history of Glacier’s red buses
The role of two Montanans in saving the red buses of Glacier National Park is recounted in a new book, “Glacier’s Reds—The quest to save the park’s historic bu…
Junior High student projects look to do some good
Aiden Crosswhite brought speakers to the Columbia Falls Junior High to talk about misconceptions about Native Americans.
River Alliance offering free safety event
The Flathead Rivers Alliance announces a free May 29 Spring River Safety Workshop for the public to kick-off the 2024 float season — bringing in leading expert…
Columbia Falls singers, musicians do well at festival
Superior ensembles: Percussion ensemble; Columbians; Jazz Combo; flute quartet (Daylen Brunson, Kjasa Mohr, Eleanor Smiley and Merrell Cooley); clarinet trio (Claire Bates, Eric Miner and Tiptin Tourville); Greyson…
At Kiowa Junction, a new mercantile has opened
On Mother’s Day Kiowa Junction, the historic intersection of the Looking Glass Highway and Highway 89 on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was something it hasn…
Memorial Day, other events on tap
Columbia Falls Freedom Post 72 is holding its annual Veterans Day Walk to Honor our fallen heroes. They will walk from the Nite Owl parking lot to the Flathead River, to honor the buried at sea, and then back to ou…
Yesterdays: It’s a good pattern for a safe runoff ... a few weeks later, the Flood of '64
“It’s a good pattern for a safe runoff,” the story said. A few weeks later, the Flathead River would reach historic flood levels.
Should city review government structure?
On the June primary ballot, Columbia Falls voters are being asked to decide if they want a government review to examine the structure of city government.