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Uphill skiers must mind new lift
The winter season gets closer every day with more snow last week and colder temperatures in the single digits, m...
Subdivision planned near Meadow Lake Resort
Schellinger Construction has plans for a 103-lot subdivision near Meadow Lake Resort.
Highway 206 construction done for the winter; paving next year
The Montana Department of Transportation and Riverside Contracting have paused construction on Secondary Highway 206 near Columbia Falls for the winter season.
Columbia Falls man sentenced for drug charge in Lincoln County
A Columbia Falls man facing drug charges in Lincoln County after a traffic stop in June near Fortine pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 7.
Essex worried that phone ‘solution’ won’t work
Essex residents are wondering why the rule has not already been enforced, as the members of the community have gone weeks without service at times.
Community events: Free meals, Thrift store
Columbia Falls Community Kitchen will be serving free, hot meals on Nov. 29 and 30 at 6 p.m. in the basement of St. Richard’s Catholic Church.
Plot thickens in Holland Lake Lodge expansion debate
“Without a liquor license, the Lodge — a destination resort that touts fine dining as one of its attractions — can’t legally sell alcohol, which would likely be a death blow,” the memo said.
Glacier says it hasn't made a final decision on Two Medicine, Many Glacier reservations
Glacier National Park said Friday it has not made a final decision on whether to implement a reservation system for the Two Medicine and Many Glacier valleys.
Glacier Park will require reservations for Two Medicine, Many Glacier valleys next summer
Glacier National Park will require reservations for Many Glacier and the Two Medicine valleys in the summer of 2023. That’s in addition to the reservation re...
PHOTOS: Veteran's Day Assemby
Moments from the Veteran's Day Assembly at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.
Bighorn Adventures
The rut is officially on and wildlife in Glacier are still out and about as winter temperatures begin to set in.
Opinion: Cool School
“C’mon, sit on it,” I said the to the fellas.
West Glacier Vision Plan goes in front of commissioners next week
A few years in the making, the West Glacier Vision Plan will go before Flathead County Commissioners on Nov. 22 for final approval.
City looks to put teeth into resort tax collections
The City of Columbia Falls will look to put some teeth into its resort tax after several businesses apparently did not pay the tax, almost a year later.
Court resets wolf quotas, for now
On Tuesday a state District Court in Lewis and Clark County issued a temporary restraining order impacting some of Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping regula...
Yesterdays: Worry about future of aluminum plant
They were floating about 80,000 board feet of logs down the Hungry Horse Reservoir that were logged from Graves and Wheeler Creeks by L.P. Tonner, a Martin C...