Columbia Falls Council Approves Temporary Emergency Bear Ordinance
Enforcement under the 90-day measure will focus on garbage and food attractants, with education the city's first priority.
Enforcement under the 90-day measure will focus on garbage and food attractants, with education the city's first priority.
The council chose not to ban 60-foot downtown buildings outright ahead of the state law's Oct. 1 effective date, instead directing staff to look for ways to limit their impact through zoning.
The city removed one of its three city wells from service after recent regulatory laboratory testing detected perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) at nearly double the Environmental Protection Agency’s Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)
Gov. Greg Gianforte and U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin toured the superfund site on Thursday as Ruis Construction vehicles continued early work on the 421-unit residential development, Teakettle Heights
Tim Torgerson will perform alongside nine other finalists as part of the Whitefish Songwriter Festival’s first-ever “It’s All About the Song” Songwriting Contest on Sept. 18 at the O’Shaughnessy Center
The historic program will celebrate its legacy, which includes six state titles, with a reunion open to former players, coaches, managers and fans at the Bulldogs’ game against Ronan on Thursday, Sept. 17.
The city’s total taxable valuation has doubled since FY 21, jumping from $8.3 million to $16.6 million in Tax Year 2026.
City councilors in a work session Tuesday gave city staff the OK to continue work with the property owner of land west of Big Mountain Road to apply for a federal grant for a roundabout at its intersection with East Lakeshore Drive.
The Wolfpack will stay at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center this weekend and compete against the nation’s top teams at the inaugural MaxPreps Flag Football Showdown.
From harvest festivals to pumpkin patches and haunted hayrides, the Flathead Valley offers a full slate of events this fall
After a 2025 fall season filled with individual and state championships, several Flathead Valley athletes will be on the title defense over the coming months.
Gerda Reeb, who previously spent two decades at Flathead Valley Community College, was tapped to lead the nonprofit that combines life-skill development with physical activity for young girls across the Flathead Valley.
Firefighters continue to build fire line around the blaze, which is located 18 miles west of Marion and remained at 0% containment as of Monday morning.
The matter will now go to the city council next month for a final decision on how to best address an impending state law that will allow the construction of 60-foot buildings downtown.
One of the main requests from those looking to further protect the two Haskill Creek tributaries utilized by the city is the installation of a radio telemetry diversion management system to allow for real-time monitoring and adjustment of water withdrawals from Second and Third Creeks
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