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
Dave Leach, one of Anaconda shooting victims, was Columbia Falls graduate, standout athlete
One of the victims of a mass shooting at a bar in Anaconda was a Columbia Falls native. David Leach, 70, was one of the four victims of the shooting at the Owl Bar on Aug. 1.
FWP using hundreds of cameras to count deer, elk
Biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the University of Montana have put out hundreds of remote cameras in an attempt to get a better picture of ungulate populations across Northwest Montana’s Region 1.
FWP using hundreds of cameras to count deer, elk
Biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the University of Montana have put out hundreds of remote cameras in an attempt to get a better picture of ungulate populations across Northwest Montana’s Region 1.
EPA offers to clean up dioxin dirt around couple’s home
The Environmental Protection Agency has offered to remove soils around a Columbia Heights family’s home after they sued the agency for $36.7 million.
City OK’s raises for staff, eyes pier for pond
Columbia Falls city employees will see raises of 3% with a 2% step increase as approved by city council recently.
Ruis shares plans for Teakettle Heights development on former CFAC land
Developer Mick Ruis shared preliminary plans last week for his vision of the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. property called Teakettle Heights.
Concerns raised about subdivision ponds, developer says they’re not completed
Residents in Garnier Creek Estates have raised concerns about retaining ponds from an adjacent subdivision compromising the small stream, but the developer said the ponds are still under construction and it’s been too wet to finish them.
Expect more timber harvest on Flathead
Hungry Horse-Glacier View District Ranger Rob Davies said to expect the Forest Service to focus on timber sales in the coming years, as there’s a nationwide directive to increase harvest by 25%.
Ivan O’Neil, founder of WBC, consummate hiker, dies at 96
Noted Flathead Valley businessman Ivan O’Neil, who founded Western Building Centers, died July 15. He was 96.
North Fork Road partially treated for dust
The North Fork Road will have a bit of a split personality this summer.