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
Construction will limit access to Many Glacier in Glacier National Park this summer
Access into the Many Glacier Valley in Glacier National Park will be restricted this summer to about 120 groups a day, as the Park Service upgrades the infrastructure in the Swiftcurrent Valley.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 DAY, 11 HOURS AGO
Developer moves to purchase CFAC site following EPA's cleanup decision
The Environmental Protection Agency Friday released its record of decision for cleaning up the defunct Columbia Falls Aluminum Co plant, which paves the way for Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis to buy most of the property, save for the landfills themselves.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 DAYS AGO
Cats drop Hamilton in first home game
The nice thing about the Columbia Falls boys basketball team is this: Any player with the ball in his hands can score.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
Museum showcases timber history
Did you know that in 1884 that John Foy’s mill between Foys Lakes was considered the first water-powered sawmill in the valley? Or that in 1914, the first of 147 permanent fire lookouts on the Flathead National Forest was built on Spotted Bear Mountain?
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
City could send DOR after resort tax scofflaws
The city of Columbia Falls could soon sic the Montana Department of Revenue’s Collection Bureau on a few businesses that are not paying the city’s 3% resort tax.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
Rivers plan calls for free, unlimited, mandatory use permits
User permits could be coming to the Wild and Scenic portions of the Flathead River system.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 16 HOURS AGO
Rivers plan calls for free, unlimited, mandatory use permits
User permits could be coming to the Wild and Scenic portions of the Flathead River system.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 16 HOURS AGO
With CFAC decision, Ruis poised to buy property
The Environmental Protection Agency Friday released its record of decision for cleaning up the defunct Columbia Falls Aluminum Co plant, which paves the way for Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis to buy most of the property, save for the landfills themselves.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 17 HOURS AGO
Pursuit buys iconic Montana House in Glacier Park
Pursuit continues to acquire properties in Apgar Village in Glacier National Park.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 18 HOURS AGO
Pursuit buys iconic Montana House in Glacier Park
Pursuit continues to acquire properties in Apgar Village in Glacier National Park.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 13 HOURS AGO
For Columbia Falls man, every day, a quick swim, mostly in the Flathead River
Like a few hardy folks on New Year’s Day, Dan Long donned a bathing suit and jumped into the Flathead River.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO
Some main roads in Columbia Falls to see improvements in next year
If you’ve seen a rig drilling in the middle of the street in the past few weeks, don’t be alarmed, it’s all part of a project to renovate and rebuild main roads that serve the Columbia Falls High School and Glacier Gateway Elementary School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO
Columbia Falls mourns for teens killed in icy crash at Evaro
A former standout Columbia Falls athlete and his girlfriend were killed in a two-vehicle accident on an icy Evaro Hill on U.S. 93 on Friday, Jan. 3.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO
For Columbia Falls man, every day, a quick swim, mostly in the Flathead River
Like a few hardy folks on New Year’s Day, Dan Long donned a bathing suit and jumped into the Flathead River.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO