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Kavanagh named most outstanding 8th grader
As school ended for the year last week, the Columbia Falls Junior High gave out its year-end awards. Here are the …
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Taco Bell could be coming to Columbia Falls next year
Columbia Falls residents can look forward to more Mexican food in their neighborhood next year. Taco Bell plans to open a new location in Columbia Falls, altho…
Nonprofit won't ask city for monument funding
Columbia Falls Community Foundation President Mark Johnson said the nonprofit organization isn’t going to ask the city for help in completing the financing of …
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Camper destroyed in fire, house damaged
A camper was destroyed and a home was damaged in a fire Sunday night in Columbia Falls, but no one was injured.
Fatal wreck on Highway 2
Law enforcement and emergency personnel were on the scene of a fatal accident near Wishart Road and Highway 2 Friday afternoon. An eastbound logging truck stru…
Incumbents retain seats on Columbia Falls city council
Incumbents all held their seats in the Columbia Falls City Council elections. Darin Fisher received 504 votes, Doug Karper 472 votes and John Piper 525 votes.
A rare piece of music highlights upcoming Community Band concert
Columbia Falls residents will get the opportunity to hear music with local roots next week as the Flathead Valley Community Band presents its fall concert.
City will continue to push for light at 3rd Ave
Columbia Falls would like to see a street light at Third Avenue East and U.S. Highway 2 sooner rather than later, but getting any help from the state could prove challenging.
Monuments need a fix, but who should foot the bill?
There’s a problem with the new monuments at the corner of Highway 2 and Nucleus Avenue. When the sun shines, they’re almost impossible to read.
South Fork Bridge dedicated to KIAs Monday
The U.S. Highway 2 bridge over the South Fork of the Flathead River will be dedicated to Flathead County veterans who have been killed in action.
From employee housing to resort, Izaak Walton Inn turns 80
In the 1920s and ‘30s, men who worked on the Great Northern Railroad near Essex had a tough life in the winter. Their jobs were to keep the railroad line over …
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Speech and debate earns win at Kalispell Kickoff meet
The Columbia Falls speech and debate team won its second meet in two weeks in Kalispell over the weekend, bringing home the Class ABC trophy from the Kalispell Kickoff Saturday.