CHRIS PETERSON
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at editor@hungryhorsenews.com or 406-892-2151.
Recent Stories
Seized Weyerhaeuser MDF oil pump causes fire
Columbia Falls firefighters responded to a fire in the hot oil room of the Weyerhaeuser MDF plant early Thursday morning.
Glacier National Park plows to Big Bend
Glacier National Park plow crews are about three miles from Logan Pass on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Consultant: City still has opportunity to address housing needs
Columbia Falls is at a key point in its housing situation, consultant Wendy Sullivan told the city planning commission last week.
Columbia Falls skate park opens to great reviews
Otto Anderson had a bike helmet and a skateboard he picked up for 8 bucks at the thrift store. Still, he was loving the new skate park in Columbia Falls, which opened earlier this month.
Glacier withdraws plan to put bull trout in Gunsight Lake
Glacier National Park and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have withdrawn a plan to stock native bull trout into Gunsight Lake, an iconic high mountain lake in the park on the east side of the Continental Divide.
County OK’s high water gate at Blankenship
The Flathead County Commissioners Thursday approved an encroachment permit for the Forest Service to put a gate up on a county right-of-way on the southwest side of the Blankenship Bridge near the Middle Fork of the Flathead River.
Hikers and bikers can go as far as the Loop on Glacier Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road
The good news is hikers and bikers on the west side of Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road can now go as far as the Loop.
Steed named FWP Region 1 supervisor
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has a new Region 1 supervisor in Amber Steed, a longtime biologist with the agency.
Public invited to meetings on proposed high school remodel
The Columbia Falls School District 6 board is inviting the public to a series of meetings this month and next to look at the particulars of a remodeling of the high school.
Fern bill would offer $200 million in tax relief
State Sen. Dave Fern said Friday he expects the state Legislature to get some sort of property tax relief bill passed by the end of the session. He also said a bill he sponsored that gives middle class taxpayers a significant income tax break has passed the Senate and is on to the House.