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School board election: Keri Hill

I am a lifetime Columbia Falls resident. I have vested interest in this district. My children are fourth generation graduates of CFHS.

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School board election: Russell Silas

He said his mother was 4-feet 2 inches and weighed 95 pounds when he was born. Silas weighed 13 pounds, …

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School Board election: Megan Upton

I was a stay-at-home mom while raising our kids and I am now a business owner. I previously owned Columbia …

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School Board election: Barb Riley

Born in Whitefish, raised in and graduated from Eureka, I’ve lived in the Columbia Falls area since 1988.

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Study: CFAC cleanup will have no lasting impact on Endangered Species

A supplemental biological assessment on the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site cleanup found the effort is not expected to …

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Yesterdays: Tunneling under Elk Mountain

Columbia Falls had a new library. It used to be the Foley Construction office at the Anaconda Aluminum Co. plant …

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Peterson to show film at quencher

Local voices of science and conservation will speak on northwest Montana’s flora, fauna, and environment at Whitefish Lake Institute’s Science …

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High school remodel estimate: $75.9 million

A pared-down Columbia Falls High School remodeling proposal is estimated to cost $75.9 million and take about four years to …

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Students get a taste of school life in 1895

The students stood in rows, hands over their hearts, “My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, for this …

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Saw review: The Silky Saw Big Boy has become a pack staple

So the boy, the dog and I were hiking on Sunday and there was a tree over the trail and …

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Community events you may have missed

The Columbia Falls Lions Club 74th annual Easter Egg hunt is at 1 p.m. sharp April 5, Easter Sunday at …

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Co-op meeting April 16

Flathead Electric Cooperative is hosting its signature event on Thursday, April 16 at the Wachholz College Center at Flathead Valley …

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Glacier National Park starts spring plowing Wednesday

The spring plowing of Glacier National Park’s roads will start March 25 with the Two Medicine Road, while the Camas, …

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Hungry Horse man charged for allegedly driving drunk with child in rig

A Hungry Horse man accused of driving drunk with a 3-year-old child in the backseat earlier this month is now …

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Opinion: Salamander in the snow illustrates marvels of natural world

The boy, the dog and I go for a hike just about everyday in the Flathead Forest. It’s a nice …

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Fish woes in the Northwest could mean higher electric rates here

A preliminary injunction by a federal judge that would modify the way dams of the lower Federal Columbia River system …

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Sewage sludge dewatering could cost cities

A growing concern at the Flathead County landfill is the amount of water entering the site through biosolids.

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Greater Valley Health has services to navigate new Medicaid rules

Greater Valley Health is the go-to health provider in the Flathead Valley to get answers and for help to steer …

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Izaak Walton Inn for sale, again

Essex’s Izaak Walton Inn, a beloved old railroad lodge on the southern edge of Glacier National Park, has been listed …

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Gear review: Dog gets used to new tent on a nasty night in the woods

So Saturday afternoon it was raining pretty steadily and I said to myself, “self, let’s go camping!”

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