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Logan Health to require vaccination for all employees
Logan Health is requiring its entire staff to have received at least once dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by Dec. 6...
Forest Service says rivers plan will see delays, again
The Forest Service last week said it will release a draft plan of a Comprehensive River Management plan for the three forks of the Flathead River next spring.
Can Glacier Country achieve ‘Destination Stewardship?’
The Flathead Valley has become a tourist destination sought by travelers near and far. Roads are clogged with traffic, there is increasing litter on the tra...
The Blotter: Harley stolen, recovered
A woman was concerned that a 6-year-old was in a bar late on a Friday night with its mother. But mom wasn’t drinking.
Hunter success rate way up over 2019
Montana’s general hunting season is hitting the midway point and the overall harvest is expected to increase with the onset of the deer breeding season in the coming weeks.
Families look forward to Canada border reopening
It’s been more than 19 months since Brandy Carvey last spent a holiday with her fiancé. While it’s only a short drive from where Carvey lives with her son i...
Community events: Craft sale coming up
On Saturday, Nov. 13, stop by the Pearce Center at St. Richard’s Church in Columbia Falls from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. for a wonderful variety of art, craft items, baked goods, and even frozen meals-to-go.
Speech and debate competes at Kalispell Kickoff
The Wildcat Speech and Debate team opened its season at the Kalispell Kickoff AA Tournament on Saturday at Glacier High School. The Wildcats took second among class A schools.
The Blotter: Missing bunny found
A bunny that had been missing about a month was found by the owner, but she didn’t know how to approach the neighbors to get it, so she called police for help.
Yesterdays: Elk saved, then shot next day
Five men from Hungry Horse helped rescue a five-point bull elk that was mired in mud in Ashley Creek near Kalispell. The elk didn’t live long, however. The n...
City residents can now give, take from ‘Blessing Box’
Columbia Falls now has its own blessing box.
Covid-19 was third leading cause of death last year
The state Department of Health and Human Service Monday released a report saying that Covid-19 was likely the third highest cause of death in Montana in 2020...
Ample snow at Sperry Chalet
Last Wednesday, I set out on my own for a hike to the Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park, with hopes of reaching the summit of Lincoln Peak, and the hike...
Winter could be colder, snowier than normal
The region should see another La Nina winter, the National Weather Service is predicting. La Nina is the cooling of ocean currents near the equator, which ty...
Yesterdays: Glacier Park was considering tent camps for backcountry hikers
A search was on for James Wishart, a 21-year-old hunter who had gone missing in the Doris Creek drainage near the Hungry Horse Reservoir.
Man charged with rape at assisted living center
A Flathead Valley man faces a charge of sexual intercourse without consent for allegedly raping a woman at a Columbia Falls assisted living facility.