Editor

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.

ARTICLES BY CHRIS PETERSON

Columbia Heights couple files $36.7 million suit against state, federal environmental agencies

Lucas and Leslie Sterling of Columbia Heights are suing the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $36.7 million, claiming both agencies failed to inform them that their home off Berne Road was located on a contaminated state Superfund site.

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Baseball has a lot of young talent

Despite losing eight seniors, the Columbia Falls baseball team still has a solid core of athletes this year, looking to make their mark on the conference and with any luck, the postseason.

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Notes from Ranger Doug

I’ve had the pleasure over the years of getting correspondence from longtime Glacier National Park ranger/naturalist Doug Follett. He would either mail or drop by poems and notes to the office.

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A barking fox and other tales from Freezout Lake

Sounds. That’s the thing you leave the Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area within your head if you’ve spent the night there.

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Recent storms boost snowpack to 99% of median

A late winter storm has boosted the Flathead River Basin snowpack to normal. As of Monday, the snowpack was 99% of the median, though some sites remain well below normal and others higher than normal.

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The Making Place looks to set up shop at Uptown Hearth in Columbia Falls

The Making Place, a nonprofit collective of artists, craftsmen and designers is expanding its presence in Columbia Falls with plans to lease the entire third floor of the Uptown Hearth building.

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Appeal filed in Glacier Park home case

The Flathead Conservation District and Friends of Montana Rivers and Streams have filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of a home built on private land along the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park.

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Appeal filed in Glacier Park home case

The Flathead Conservation District and Friends of Montana Rivers and Streams have filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of a home built on private land along the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park.

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Still a competitor, even at 100

Even at 100, Marie Trodick still loves to play cards.

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Late riser? Glacier National Park's Sun Road advanced reservations easier to get than one might think

Advanced reservations to enter the west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road don’t appear to be going as fast as they have in previous years now that Glacier National Park has instituted a timed entry system, particularly for reservations that are later in the day.

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Veterans inspire youth to research critical code talkers

Once a week or so youngster Aspen Smith visits the Montana Veterans’ Home in Columbia Falls with his mother Lehnora and he plays cards with veteran Ed Day. “He cheats,” Day joked.

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Navy veteran selected as Columbia Falls' next city manager

Columbia Falls has a new city manager. City Council recently selected retired Capt. Eric Hanks, a distinguished Navy veteran, to lead the city.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

The Making Place looks to set up shop at Uptown Hearth

The Making Place, a nonprofit collective of artists, craftsmen and designers is expanding its presence in Columbia Falls with plans to lease the entire third floor of the Uptown Hearth building.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

Softball season starts this week in Polson

The Columbia Falls girls softball team has a new face at head coach this year, as longtime assistant Rick Lawrence takes the reins.

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City taps distinguished Navy veteran as new city manager

Columbia Falls has a new city manager. The city council recently selected retired Capt. Eric Hanks, a distinguished Navy veteran, to lead the city.

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