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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…
The Blotter: Kids back to breaking fences
Male juveniles were reported jumping from an SUV to damage a picket fence on Hilltop Road.
PHOTOS & VIDEO: Grand March 2024
Columbia Falls High School hit the stage for Grand March at the Little Theater Saturday, March 16. Prom followed at Cedar Creek Lodge, theme was “Hollywood Nig…
PHOTOS: Third Annual Cloverfest
Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce held its Third Annual Cloverfest in the Super 1 parking lot Saturday, March 16. Events included a 5K, Fun Run, Kids Carnival…
Crew of USS Montana visits Montana Veterans Home
Crew members of the USS Montana, a nuclear submarine, paid a visit to the Flathead on Tuesday, including a stop at the Montana Veterans Home.
City will go ahead with affordable housing project
The Columbia Falls City Council last week decided to go ahead with an affordable housing project on Railroad Street on what is now a baseball field.
Montana rancher was trafficking, cross-breeding wild bighorn sheep, Justice Department says
A Montana man pleaded guilty March 12 to two felony wildlife crimes – a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and substantively violating the Lacey Act – as part…
Glacier National Park's glaciers are falling to pieces, study finds
A study by the U.S. Geological Survey last fall found that 11 glaciers in Glacier National Park have broken into pieces, as climate change continues to warm th…
Glacier Park awarded funding for Blackfeet bison, other projects
Glacier National Park announced last week it will receive $1.5 million in funding to support the Blackfeet Tribe’s initiative to restore free ranging bison her…
Columbia Falls Cloverfest this weekend
The annual Columbia Falls Cloverfest is March 16 in the parking lot of Super 1 Foods off Highway 2.
City OK’s changes to water billing
Ordinance 829 to amend Title 13 of the city’s water and sewer utility account provisions unanimously passed on first reading after public comment at the city council meeting March 4.
Yesterdays: Blackfeet Indian Writing Company
The Blackfeet Indian Writing Company was making an average of 600,000 pencils, markers and pens a day.
Foundation boosts food pantry at high school
The Whitefish Community Foundation donated $7,700 to support and expand the food pantry at the Columbia Falls High School.
In Brief March 13
Prom, Heritage Days, Meet ranger, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Little Cat Tracks
The Pie Lady: Jean Flynn’s pop-up pie stand pays vintage shops a visit
PIE HERE NOW announces a sandwich board on Nucleus Avenue, the boldness of the proclamation softened by a picture of a smiling blond girl holding a bushel of w…
All-State, All-Conference announced
The all-state and all-conference basketball selections have been announced.