Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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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 [email protected] or 406-892-2151.

ARTICLES BY CHRIS PETERSON

Boys dispatch ‘Dogs in the pound

The Columbia Falls boys basketball team picked up a couple of key conference wins last week, dropping Libby 72-29, Feb. 5 and Whitefish 59-44, Feb. 6, both on the road.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 HOURS, 42 MINUTES AGO

Wildkats thump Bulldogs on the road

The Columbia Falls girls basketball team got two key conference wins last week, dropping Libby 50-22 Feb. 5 at home and then they walloped the Bulldogs Friday night in the pound 60-31.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 HOURS, 47 MINUTES AGO

Pinewood Park trees killed by use of wrong herbicide

The City of Columbia Falls recently had 11 ponderosa pine trees removed from Pinewood Park.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 HOURS, 57 MINUTES AGO

Norton Luxury Homes looks to revive apartment project on Meadow Lake Boulevard

A Bigfork company is proposing a 40-unit apartment complex on Meadow Lake Boulevard at the intersection of Best Way Drive and is seeking a conditional use permit to build the structures.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 HOURS, 2 MINUTES AGO

Group urges city to pass resolution on ICE actions

Several people last week asked the Columbia Falls City Council to consider a resolution on standards for Immigration Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol actions in the city.
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Snow or not, Cabin Fever Days will go on

Snow or not, Cabin Fever Days will go on, Ben Shafer of the Cabin Fever Days committee said Thursday.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 1 DAY, 3 HOURS AGO

Big Columbia Falls streets project bid awarded

The Columbia Falls City Council earlier this week approved a contract with a local firm for the Gateway to Glacier Safety and Mobility Improvement Project. Nelcon Inc. of Columbia Falls was awarded a $9.4 million bid for the project, which was about $700,000 more than the engineer’s estimate and exceeds …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 5 HOURS AGO

Snow or not, Cabin Fever Days a go

Snow or not, Cabin Fever Days will go on, Ben Shafer of the Cabin Fever Days committee said Thursday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 11 HOURS AGO

Opinion: Now is the time to consider wildlife corridor along Teakettle

As the city continues its goal of creating a new land use plan, there are some real conservation opportunities at hand. One of them is creating a wildlife corridor along the west flank of Teakettle Mountain so elk, deer and bears can migrate from the mountain to the Bad Rock …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

Columbia Falls, Hungry Horse mourns loss of bus driver, Hungry Horse Fire Dept. board member

The Hungry Horse and Columbia Falls communities are mourning the loss of Sarah Lacoursiere, a Hungry Horse Fire department board member and school bus driver who died after a courageous battle with a rare form of cancer last week.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

Easement protects key habitat on Teakettle Mountain

A key piece of important wildlife habitat on the east side of Teakettle Mountain has been preserved through a conservation easement with a private landowner, the Flathead Land Trust announced.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

Community Survey: Single family homes, affordability favored

Preserving the natural environment, recreation and housing affordability all ranked high in a community survey on Columbia Falls’ new land use plan.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

Pursuit plans 24-acre 'work camp' in West Glacier

Pursuit Glacier Park Collection has submitted a plan for workforce housing on about 24 acres of land in West Glacier.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

Pursuit plans 24-acre 'work camp' in West Glacier

Pursuit Glacier Park Collection has submitted a plan for workforce housing on about 24 acres of land in West Glacier.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

Glacier National Park podcast, displays axed under Trump directive

A host of interpretative and educational roadside and other displays are set to come down or have already been purged in Glacier National Park under a Trump Administration directive.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

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