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Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to Avalanche Creek Saturday
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to Avalanche Creek to motor vehicles thi…
Voters OK high school and school roof levies, but vote down elementary request
Columbia Falls School District 6 voters approved a high school building reserve levy 2,031-1,576 to fund a new roof on the classroom wing of the high school. T…
Feds say River Plan is back on track with new leadership
The Comprehensive River Management Plan still has a pulse.
Yesterdays: Couples sought to man fire lookouts
Glacier National Park was looking for two couples to run the backcountry chalets at Sperry and Granite Park. One couple would be at each chalet and the story s…
Day will share story at meeting
Columbia Falls Women’s Connection will host a luncheon on Wednesday, May 22 at 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church located at 827 9th St West in Columbia Falls.
The Blotter: Kids climb amphitheater
A group of teenagers was counseled about unsafe behavior after reportedly climbing the amphitheater roof.
Quist, Powers will square off in primary
Two Democrats will square off in the June primary to represent House District 3.
Logan Health surgeon has roots in Columbia Falls
Former breast cancer patient Carol Church had almost given up hope on getting reconstructive surgery following her second battle with the disease. But it was b…
Lions, Weyerhaeuser support reading programs
The Columbia Falls Lions Club has partnered with the Weyerhaeuser Foundation to support Columbia Falls school programs.
Learn the ways of the woods at Family Forestry Expo
The Family Forestry Expo is ongoing this week, with a host of students learning about the woods through the innovative program.
EPA says it would be tough to remove all of the waste at CFAC
The Environmental Protection Agency made its strongest case yet for a “waste in place” solution for the cleanup of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund si…
Yeats family places acreage east of river under easement
A key parcel of farmland just east of the Flathead River has been placed under a conservation easement with the Flathead Land Trust.
Vandals cause thousands in damage to club, academy
Vandals struck the Boys and Girls Club and the Ruis Wrestling Academy over the weekend, doing thousands of dollars in damage.
The Blotter: Woman using cemetery outhouse for storage
A woman was trespassed from the cemetery after the groundskeeper found her to be storing miscellaneous tools, suitcases, clothing and rocks in an old outhouse on the northwest corner of the property.
Art show May 1
Persimmon Gallery on Nucleus Avenue is holding a reception and art show of student art from Columbia Falls High School and Junior High artists on May 1 from 5-7 p.m. They’re taking canned food donations for the Co…