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Updated 9 hours, 29 minutes ago

Columbia Falls family offering llama tours

“You are not going to get spit on.”

Updated 4 weeks ago
County talks modest pay increases for staff

Seemingly striking a compromise, the Flathead County Compensation Board last week voted to recommend a 2.5% cost of living increase in county wages.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Land to Hand awarded $150,000 grant for programs to feed kids

The Whitefish Community Foundation recently awarded a $150,000 multi-year Kids Fund Grant to Land to Hand to support their Kids and Family Pantry project in Columbia Falls.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Community events you may have missed

The First Baptist Church of Columbia Falls will be having a rummage event June 27 and 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Plenty of household goods to choose from. Church is located on Highway 2 next to O’Reilly’s Auto Parts.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Weeds perennial concern here

Weeds. Speeding vehicles. City parks. It must be summer in Columbia Falls as those were the main topics of discussion at last week’s city council meeting.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Search for missing woman will continue this summer

More than a thousand hours of searching for missing West Glacier resident Emily Rea has yielded few clues to her whereabouts. Nearly a year after her disappear…

Updated 4 weeks ago
Former Hungry Horse News gossip columnist happy to be home

Years ago, Jeanne Meyer was well known in Columbia Falls and the Canyon. She was a hairdresser in Hungry Horse and then in Columbia Falls and even wrote a goss…

Updated 4 weeks ago
Nepal journey, Part II: An unacceptable risk, we turn back

Editor’s note: This is part II of Hungry Horse News photographer Seth Anderson’s journey this spring in Nepal.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Glacier Park puts down bear that broke into building, vehicle

Glacier National Park officials killed an aggressive 4-year-old female black bear on June 5 that broke into at least one car and a building in the park.

Updated 1 month ago
With warm, dry spring, Flathead Lake not expected to reach full pool

Citing unseasonably warm and dry weather this spring, Flathead Lake is not expected to reach full pool this summer, Energy Keepers said in a release Thursday.

Updated 1 month ago
Man charged after allegedly breaking officer's teeth during arrest

A 26-year-old man allegedly fought with Columbia Falls Police officers during a traffic stop in May, leaving one with broken teeth.

Updated 1 month ago
Community events: Free youth camps and a CFAC meeting coming up

Farming for the Future Academy at the Montana Veterans Home Garden will offer several free Science, Technology and Engineering camps for youths this summer.

Updated 1 month ago
Boys and Girls Club fishing event coming up

The Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country invites families across the community to celebrate Father’s Day Weekend in a special way at Teach Them to Fish — a free day of fishing education, outdoor fun, food, and fa…

Updated 1 month ago
File now for city council, mayoral seats

The deadline for filing for Columbia Falls city council is fast approaching. Two incumbents, Jenny Lovering and Mike Shepard announced Monday they are not seeking re-election, while incumbent Paula Robinson said sh…

Updated 1 month ago
Firefighters return to douse house fire, again

Firefighters from Bad Rock, Columbia Falls and Hungry Horse were back at the scene of a house fire on Memorial Day after rubble from the home reignited.

Updated 1 month ago
Property tax law will shift burden in 2026 to second homes, VRBOs

The major property tax relief package signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte in May is set to bring double-digit property tax cuts to many Montana homeowners a…