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Free coronavirus testing coming to Columbia Falls
Flathead Community Health Center will set up a free coronavirus testing location in Columbia Falls near the Cham...
Amtrak to trim service
Amtrak will cut its passenger train service on the Empire Builder to just three days a week starting in October, due to ridership declines from the COVID-19 ...
Meadow Lake Grille reminds folks it’s open to the public
The Meadow Lake Grille at Meadow Lake Resort would like to remind folks that the eating and drinking establishment is open to everyone.
Sky Eco Rentals expands to new location in Coram
Sky Eco Rentals has greatly expanded and now has a new location in Coram at the former general store adjacent to the North American RV Park off Highway 2 in ...
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Daines said he supports increasing fine for illegal wilderness landings
Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines said he will introduce a bill that would increase the maximum fine for landing any unauthorized aerial vehicle in design...
Bullock encourages Montanans to remain vigilant against coronavirus
Gov. Steve Bullock Wednesday urged Montanans to wear face masks where socially distancing wasn’t possible, as the state’s number of positive coronavirus case...
Windauer recognized by Kalispell Regional Healthcare
Columbia Falls senior Josie Windauer was recently named a “Today’s Achievers, Tomorrow’s Leaders,” selection by Kalispell Regional Healthcare.
Armed robber gets jail time
A Columbia Falls teenager with a criminal history recently was sentenced earlier this spring to serve time in a Montana Department of Corrections facility for an armed robbery he committed last year.
School projects underway
Construction projects on School District 6 schools will ramp up in the coming weeks and months. Last week the school board OK’d about $3.77 million in funds ...
Columbia Falls Rotary helps with ‘Tippy Taps’ in Guatemala
Have you heard the one about a pandemic, a friendship, and an international service organization? It’s neither a punch line nor a joke, but a story about qui...
Polebridge Merc will be open on July 4, but still doesn’t look like there will be an organized parade
The Polebridge Mercantile will be open for the July 4 weekend, owner Will Hammerquist said.
Community Market sees leadership change
The Columbia Falls Community Market has seen a change in leadership. President O’Brien Byrd has stepped down and will no longer be involved in the market.
East Glacier man sentenced in DUI death case
An East Glacier Park man convicted after a drunken driving crash killed one passenger and seriously injured a second passenger in Glacier National Park last year was sentenced earlier this month to 18 months in p...
Covid-19 returns to Flathead
Exactly two months after Flathead County had its last reported positive case of COVID-19, the virus has returned to the county, with the Flathead City-County Health Department on Saturday receiving notice from th...
Mayor, councilman, recognize resort tax support
Councilman Darin Fisher and Mayor Don Barnhart both thanked the community for its support of the city’s 3 percent resort tax.