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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…
Annual Brunch with Santa needs support
Members of the Columbia Falls Rotary Club are pounding away in Santa’s workshop to come up with gifts and toys for the silent auction at the club’s annual “Bru…
Hunting success up over last year
Montana’s general hunting season is down to the final week and half, and activity has picked up in northwest Montana.
Community events you may have missed
Kick off the holiday season by attending the “The Nutcracker” ballet.
Execs participate in training
Flathead Valley residents Marla Chappell, Tim McEntire, and Wes Gadwa recently returned from Bozeman as part of REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership).This was the first of 10 seminars in thei…
Speech, debate team wins home tournament
Columbia Falls won its home speech and debate tournament Saturday amongst Class A schools, downing Whitefish and Frenchtown, who took second and third respecti…
Election results, with all precincts reporting
Republicans ruled the roost with few exceptions in the November election, though two Flathead Democrats, Dave Fern and Debo Powers, won seats.
A closer look at how the vote went in Columbia Falls precincts
While most of Flathead County is solidly red, Democrats did make some inroads locally, as Dave Fern, a Democrat, won the new Senate District 2 over Republican …
Man allegedly threatened to ‘shoot up’ churches, had sniper nest on a property
A rural Columbia Falls man faces felony charges after he allegedly threatened to “shoot up” churches in the area and threatened a former partner with death as …
KOFI radio transmitter destroyed in fire
A fire engulfed local radio station KOFI’s AM transmitter building early Saturday morning.
FWP shortens South Fork bull trout fishing season
The Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks commission has curtailed the bull trout fishing season in the Hungry Horse/South Fork of the Flathead River drainage. Here are the changes to bull trout regulations:
Pursuit buys Eddie's Cafe in Apgar Village in Glacier National Park
Pursuit announced Friday it had purchased Eddie’s Café & Mercantile and the associated Apgar Lookout Retreat in Glacier National Park from businessman Brian Ke…
Community events you may have missed
Columbia Falls Women’s Connection will host a luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church located at 827 9th St West in Columbia Falls. Special feature is Melissa Sweeney, a local artis…
South Fork bull trout numbers plummet
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks will likely curtail the only legal bull trout river fishery in the state next season.
Opinion: Backcountry thoughts: Glacier's system could use some work
Daylight savings time kinda marks the end of backcountry camping for me, at least until February or early March, when the days are rounding back into 11 hours …
The Blotter: High speed chase ends in arrest
A person complained that a 7-year-old was being left alone. The mother said she checked on the child when he gets home from school and stops by the house during her lunch break. A person accidentally opened a pack…