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EPA: Enough is enough on coal regulations

The Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency has launched a war against the coal industry, releasing a plan to implement New Source Performance Standards that would force coal-fired power plants to reduce carbon emissions by unattainable amounts with currently commercially available technology. This plan would create far-reaching regulations and would cripple the coal industry.

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Twins camp

Community news

Chamber meets

Outdoor news

Bike path meeting

Woman re-sentenced for Canyon shooting incident

A 30-year-old former Hungry Horse woman was given a five-year suspended sentence for failing to register as a violent offender.

Keith Mitton

Keith V. Mitton, 58, passed away from heart and respiratory failure at his home in Evergreen on March 21, 2014.

Susan Smith

Susan Lynn Smith, 60, of Columbia Falls, died March 27, 2014.

Kudos for musical

Recently I attended Columbia Falls High School’s production of the renowned play “Bye Bye Birdie.” I was struck by the superior effort put forth by the student actors and actresses, not to mention the live orchestral accompaniment.

Stop trapping

I urge people to sign the petition to end trapping on our public lands. I was hiking in a Montana national forest allowing my dog Dude a much deserved run when he was drawn to and then stepped into a steel leg trap.

Obama is correct: Russia is a 'regional power'

President Obama seriously rattled at least one cage with his recent reference to Russia as a “regional power.”

Dog team searches C-Falls school for bomb

A bomb threat last week at the Columbia Falls Junior High School turned out to be a hoax, but some parents weren’t happy about the notification process.

Supports Mitchell for commissioner

I am a conservative who served with Phil Mitchell on the Whitefish City Council. I know Phil well, which is why I am enthusiastic that he is running for Flathead County Commissioner.

Supports Pierson for Clerk & Recorder

I am writing this letter in support of Debbie Pierson, a Republican candidate for Flathead County Clerk & Recorder on the June 3 primary ballot.

Newlywed sentenced to 30 years for Park murder

U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy sentenced Jordan Graham to 30 years in prison for killing her newlywed husband last summer in Glacier National Park. She was also ordered to pay $17,000 in restitution for the death of Cody Johnson, 25.

Judge denies newlywed's request to withdraw guilty plea

U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy has denied Jordan Graham’s request to withdraw her guilty plea to killing her newlywed husband last summer in Glacier National Park.

The Iranian threat that never was

If you take politicians and the mainstream media seriously, you believe that Iran wants a nuclear weapon and has relentlessly engaged in covert efforts to build one.

Obamacare success

My wife and I have signed up for our health insurance since December through the Affordable Healthcare Act / Obamacare.

Plows ready to hit Glacier Park roads

The surest sign of spring in Glacier National Park isn’t the long sweet note of the varied thrush or the call of swans sweeping over the Continental Divide — it’s the rumble of diesels and the screech of steel digging into a winter’s worth of snow.

C-Falls wins $2,000 in Les Schwab Shootout

Dead-eye shooting from the foul line and three-point range gave four Columbia Falls basketball players the edge in this year’s Les Schwab Shootout held at Whitefish High School on March 25.

Katherine Pierce

Katherine Marie Pierce, 77, of Columbia Falls, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

Zinke campaign linked to Whitefish billionaire

According to a recent analysis of campaign-finance reports through Dec. 31, Republican U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke, of Whitefish, has raised more money from donations than his competitors, but he collected the lowest percentage from in-state residents.

Flathead murderer on trial for murder in Alaska

The same man who pleaded guilty in the shooting death of Lorraine Kay Morin in 2008 is currently on trial in Alaska for a similar crime that occurred there in 1996.

Newlywed asks to withdraw guilty plea in Park murder case

Attorneys for the 22-year old Kalispell newlywed accused of murdering her husband in Glacier National Park last year now want to withdraw her guilty plea.

Kats scheduled to open softball season Saturday

Christensen named to Forensics Hall of Fame

Sports news

Advocates herald the wilderness

Pete Darling recalls C-Falls' early days

C-Falls graduation rate fell last year

Chung tops in regional math competition

Student brain power study wins state science fair

Hospital conference focuses on bear maulings

A former Glacier National Park ranger, a plastic surgeon and a bear attack survivor will be among the speakers at a conference called “Bear Maulings: Before and After.”

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Harlequin talk

Community news

Chamber meets

School and military news

Dean’s list

Made in Montana ideas ensure ACA will work for families

One of my favorite Montana entrepreneurs is Wheat Montana’s Dean Folkvord. I’m not sure whether Dean voted for Barack Obama, but I doubt it. The thing about Dean, though, is he has a sharp pencil and he does what’s best for his business and his customers. That’s how Wheat Montana blazed the trail for value-added business here in the Treasure State.

Harold Lockhart

Harold Best Lockhart, of Whitefish and Oro Valley, Ariz., died March 15, 2014. He was 84 years old.

John Broers

John Andrew Broers, 69, passed away March 14, 2014.

Bike trail

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to support Gateway to Glacier’s Story Slam night at The Belton Chalet.

Senior thanks

The North Valley Senior Center wishes to take this opportunity to thank those who helped and supported the center through the pancake supper fundraiser. It was a huge success.

Backpacks for kids

Twenty four percent of the children in Flathead County experience food insecurity on a regular basis. School food programs help to offset this problem, but they aren’t able to help these kids over weekends and holidays. That’s where the BackPack food program steps in.

March 31 is deadline for Obamacare

The following statement on the fourth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act was made by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2014.

Obamacare's unhappy four-year anniversary

It’s been four years since President Obama’s signature health care overhaul, Obamacare, was signed into law. And for many Montana families, reflecting on the consequences of this law is not a happy trip down memory lane.

Bigfork coach Josh Downey is a refreshing style of coach

Josh Downey stands at the three-point line, his players positioned around the court waiting for coach to put the ball into play. Downey shoots, the players tense, ready for action.The shot sinks.

Kevin Dixon receives seven year sentence

A Bigfork man has been sentenced to seven years in the Montana State Prison after showing a girl pornographic videos.

Bigfork Promotion Group expanding efforts

It’s onward and upward for the Bigfork Promotion Group.

Community Happenings

Kindergarten Round Up

Mack Days spring tourney starts

By Cynthia Bras

Community Players perform "The Nerd" in Bigfork

“I’ve seen The Nerd twice,” she told me, “and both times, I laughed until my face was streaming with tears.  The second time, there was a woman with an oxygen tank sitting near me.  As I said later, only half joking, when I was laughing so hard that I was gasping for breath, I considered swiping her oxygen!”

Idaho couple helps Flathead Search and Rescue in search for missing man

Sandy Ralston waited patiently on shore while they searched for the body.

Bigfork schools studying new special-education plan

Every day is a juggling act for Karly Wisher, the special education teacher at Bigfork Elementary.

Bigfork finally gets a state title banner

Dr. Doug Smith knew the Bigfork Vikings were going to win.

C-Falls man heads to prison for child abuse

A 38-year-old Columbia Falls man accused of sexually abusing two young girls in Columbia Falls is heading to prison.

What about charity?

Driving around the valley, occasionally I see some poor soul sitting on the median hunkered down with their dog in the cold, with their sign asking for help or money. They seem to be invisible; they go unnoticed; car after car passing by.

About Lincoln's 'People's Department'

As Secretary of Agriculture, I take USDA’s nickname of the “People’s Department” — first coined by President Abraham Lincoln — to heart. Over the past five years, we have worked hard to build upon our tradition of service to the American people, supporting both the farmers and ranchers who grow our food and giving American families confidence that the food they buy at the grocery store is safe, healthy and affordable.

Smokejumper story was more mythmaking

The details in George Ostrom’s “Trailwatcher” column in the March 19, 2014 Hungry Horse News are inaccurate and this is how myths start.

Look out it's spring

Some things in life we can delay, stop, even ignore without consequence. The changing seasons are not in that category.

Did Team Obama blunder or conspire in Ukraine?

While no one ever lost money overestimating the capacity of the U.S. government to blunder, we cannot rule out that American officials knew exactly what they were doing when they helped provoke the crisis in Ukraine.

Celebrating 50 Years of Wilderness

Wilderness always reminds me of the saying “less is more.” It’s true, in the wild, less of everything — people, buildings, lights, noise — is more meaningful to us, especially when things like cars, motors and pavement are completely absent in the wilderness.

Life sentence sought in newlywed murder case

Federal prosecutors have recommended a life sentence for the 22-year old Kalispell newlywed who pleaded guilty to murdering her husband in Glacier National Park.

Bigfork schools superintendent search down to four

The list of candidates for Bigfork superintendent of schools has been narrowed to four, and those four candidates will meet with the community and school board next week.

Clifford Martinka

Well renowned wildlife research scientist Clifford Johnson Martinka, 75, passed away at his home in Nokomis, Fla., on March 18, 2014.

Flathead water compact talks might reopen

The chairman of the Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission says discussions have been held on reopening negotiations for a water-rights compact with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to include protections for irrigators living on or near the Flathead reservation.

Xanterra update

If it seems like there’s been new activity at the long vacant Pamida & Clark Buildings on U.S. 2, it’s because Xanterra Parks and Resorts has officially closed escrow and begun construction on what will soon be their administrative offices, warehouse and laundry facility.

Dorothy Lewis

Dorothy Marie Allen Lewis, 78, passed away March 15, 2014, in Springdale, Ark.

Kats battle back to take third at state

Tester claims North Fork bill being held up

Northwest wolf take up 21.6 percent over last year

Hungry Horse subdivision plans continue

Anodizing business growing quickly

School board wants levy

Learning boat building from a master

Turiano speaks about passion and politics

We must always seek to understand. Far too often we jump to extreme conclusions without taking the time to gain an understanding. Of course this is the easy way to negate someone and brand them unfairly. Or if you’re not liked for whatever reason, it is also the politically correct way to diffuse the legitimacy of someone trying to come into a race and have a meaningful impact for the voters.

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Academic all-state

Outdoor news

Wilderness films

Community news

School calendar

Doesn't like pitbulls

I want all the pitbulls shot dead, and all the wolves shot, too.

Oil trains a boon

Orrin B. Webber is at it again with his NIMBY (not in my back yard) scare tactic about trains and oil.

The promise of the equinox

On about Dec. 21, the occasion of the winter solstice, the sun takes a brief respite on the tropic of Capricorn at 23 1/2 degrees south latitude. Then it begins its six month odyssey north for a rendezvous with the tropic of Cancer at 23 1/2 degrees north latitude.

Fifth DUI charge could've been man's sixth

Stoltze land ranked No. 1 for conservation

Glacier Park Conservancy announces grants

Embezzler gets deferred sentence

Hungry Horse woman pleads not guilty to homicide

Vikings cap perfect season with state title

BOZEMAN — It wasn’t easy, but they’re perfect.

I-169: Oppression versus sound science

We are at a very perilous crossroads with regard to the future of proven and sustained wildlife management, our rural Montana heritage, and multiple public land-use traditions.

FWP commissioners adopt wolf-kill regulations

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted new regulations on March 13 to implement a law allowing landowners to shoot a threatening wolf on sight without possessing a hunting license.

Kats top Laurel in consolation game

Haley Belgrade scored 20 points for Columbia Falls on Saturday night, as the Wildkats slipped past the Laurel Locomotives with a 54-52 overtime victory at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls.

Margaret Stanley

Margaret Anne (Platt) Stanley’s room in Heaven became available to her on March 12, 2014, at the age of 76. She passed away from the effects of scleroderma surrounded by the love of family and friends.

Final numbers: Tourism increased by 2.3%

Additional moose captured for study

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reports that seven cow moose were darted and captured in the East Cabinet study area south of Libby this week and fitted with radio collars.

Guiding association writes to Washington, D.C.

The following two letters were sent by Mac Minard, executive director of the Montana Outfitters and Guide Association, to Sen. John Walsh and Rep. Steve Daines regarding wilderness and forestry issues.

Avalanche danger remains high in Montana

(Helena, MT) - Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) is reminding the public to take special precautions when recreating outdoors this Spring to remain safe from avalanche danger.

About clinic vandalism

In light of the recent news stories surrounding the break-in and vandalism of All Families Healthcare, in Kalispell, the subsequent arrest of Zachary Klundt and the news story on television where Mr. and Mrs. Klundt and Ms. Trierweiler were mentioned as the organizers of the “peaceful” pray to end abortion protests, I would like to say a few things:

Good leadership

Lasting protection of the North Fork of the Flathead River drainage is one step closer to reality thanks to the leadership of Congressman Steve Daines. 

Obama calls for change to overtime pay rules

The following remarks about overtime pay for workers were made by President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House on March 13. 2014.

Kats pluck Panthers in first round of state tourney

So much the state tournament jitters.

Bigfork wins opening round game in state basketball tournament

Daines makes Montana a role model

Montana has been made a role model for the rest of the nation to follow thanks to the work Republican Congressman Steve Daines has done with the North Fork protection bill.

Homeless survey conducted in Northwest Montana

A total of 362 individuals in Northwest Montana completed surveys during the annual Montana Housing Status Survey, which seeks to count people who consider themselves homeless or at risk of being homeless.

Events celebrate Flathead Valley's ski history

Whitefish Mountain Resort will host the inaugural HellRoaring Ski Heritage Days on March 22-23 to celebrate the Flathead Valley’s rich and colorful skiing history.

Abortion clinic vandalism was a hate crime

Editor’s note: Author Susan Cahill is the owner and operator of the All Families Healthcare, which was the recent target of  vandalism. In this letter, she states her opinion that the attack should be treated as a hate crime.

Homeless survey reveals statistics about Northwest Montana

 362 individuals in Northwest Montana completed surveys during the annual Montana Housing Status Survey that seeks to count people who consider themselves homeless or at risk of being homeless.

Book by Bigfork writer receive accolades

Mack W. Borgen’s Book,  The Relevance of Reason has been named runnerup as

Artists showcased at Flathead Valley Community College

The Flathead Valley Community College Art Department’s spring Faculty Art Show will open March 13.   An opening reception sponsored by FVCC Alumni & Ambassadors will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Student Art Gallery inside the Arts and Technology Building on the FVCC campus.

Timber exhibit opens at Bigfork Museum

Timber! Opening Reception

Hollywood heavyweight throws effort into Salvation Army gala

David Mirisch’s event planning comes to fruition on Saturday, March 22, with “We Can Swing It,” a 1940s and ’50s gala featuring live music by Swingin’ On High, silent and live auctions, dinner and dance, vintage car show and dance competition from 5:30 to 10 p.m. in the Expo Building at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.

Jerry Stevens

Jerry Stevens passed away in Los Gatos, Calif. on Feb. 10, 2014, at the age of 76 years.

Montana tradition at risk

Montanans’ most fundamental right is at risk — the right to choose who we want to represent us in free and open primary elections.

Keep North Fork skies and water clear

My home is the North Fork of the Flathead. I have spent many nights staring up at the stars and northern lights, far from the lights of town.

CSKT files suit to claim reservation water rights

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Missoula on Feb. 27  claiming tribal ownership of water and water rights on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

For Mitchell

I’d like to take this opportunity to express my support for Phil Mitchell, Republican candidate for Flathead County Commissioner.

Gary Westphal

Gary Neal Westphal, 69, passed away March 7, 2014, in Kalispell, after a long illness.

Where are Walsh and Tester on the 'middle path' for coal?

With lemming-like precision, most Democrats have fell in line with the environmentalist narrative about global warming and have joined with them in attacking all things related to coal.

Beth Thornton

Beth “Arline” Thornton left her body and turned back into the expansive light of love she is on March 9, 2014, in Whitefish.

Mattole wins Junior National Championship

A new way to pay for large wildfires

North Fork Act doesn't dissolve existing leases

'GPI has been a gracious employer'

Slides halt traffic in the canyon

Government review could cost $12,000

Tons of garbage tallied at county landfill

He has a bond with the community

Habitat to hold dedication ceremony in Columbia Falls

Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley will hold a home dedication ceremony to commemorate the completion of the first two of eight total Habitat homes in Columbia Falls constructed in part with funding from a $360,000 federal grant.

Sex offender's sentence revoked for third time

Responds to 'facts' about oil trains

I want to respond to the letter to the editor about oil trains by John Donoghue that appeared in the Hungry Horse News online.

Thanks for the work

I would like to put out a great big thanks to all the Columbia Falls city workers who have been working long hours on the many water problems that are out there.

Audit shows universities are not following the law

Many Montanans don’t know that nonresident students subsidize the cost of our own children going to college. Legislators recognized this and wrote laws allowing the university system to waive nonresident tuition up to 2 percent of the previous year’s full-time enrollment numbers. University officials call this “tuition discounting” and know that more students from out of state mean lower costs for everyone.

CSKT water compact questions need answering

Sen. Bruce Tutvedt’s most recent letter to the editor brings nothing new to the table and, as usual, ignores the vast majority of the real questions relevant to the issue of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact.

Park is overcrowded

I am writing in response to a recent editorial titled, “Visit Glacier, 2.2 million others did.”

Outdoor news

Wilderness films

Man found guilty in Blackfeet fraud case

Po’ka Project was intended to help troubled Blackfeet children

More rain is in the forecast

The National Weather Service in Missoula is forecasting that a wet Pacific system will continue to impact the Northern Rockies through Monday night, March 10, bringing widespread precipitation in the form of valley rain and mountain snow.

Cats win Class A state championship

Fourth-ranked Columbia Falls capped off the 2013-14 boys basketball season Saturday night by downing top-ranked Dillon 56-47 in the Class A state championship game at Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls.

C-Falls stops Locomotives in semifinal victory

Accurate shooting by Columbia Falls at the free-throw line carried the fourth-ranked Wildcats to a 57-48 semifinal victory over Laurel on March 7 at the Class A state boys basketball tournament at Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls.

Visitors aren't welcome?

I wish that Glacier National Park officials would be honest instead of demonstrating the duplicity that has become their religion.

Marilyn Wilson

Marilyn Kay Wilson, 75, of Columbia Falls, was ushered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on March 4, 2014, at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish.

Gary Bocksnick

Gary Lee Bocksnick, 71, passed away March 6, 2014, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center from pulmonary fibrosis.

Crunch time begins for deer and elk

Ladies and gentlemen, we are entering crunch time — that time of the year when spring and winter play a tug of war, and depending on how it goes, deer and elk could be the losers.

How national parks impact local economies

Commissioner clarifies position on water compact

Please understand, water is the singularly most elemental and critical need to all life, including yours, your children and all your future generations. Given the importance, we must ask ourselves: Do we have even a minimal understanding of why this impending Confederate Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact thingy is so important? Surprisingly, the majority of our citizens, after survey, seemingly do not have an understanding.

American hawks risk escalating the Ukrainian crisis

With Russia and the United States confronting each other over Ukraine, the world is at a dangerous juncture. While the chances of war between the two behemoths seem small — these are, after all, nuclear powers that have avoided war for over 60 years — nothing can be taken for granted.

C-Falls woman wounded in Spokane shoot-out

A Columbia Falls woman awaiting sentencing for drugs and deceptive practices was wounded in a shoot-out near Spokane on March 4.

Cats tame Blue Ponies in round one of state tourney

They had a slow start, but the Columbia Falls boys basketball team handled Havre at the state Class A playoffs, defeating the Blue Ponies 50-36 on Thursday in Great Falls.

John Driscoll announcement to run for U.S. House

       I love Montana and care for the future of our nation’s representative government.  So, while not accepting campaign contributions, I will again explore the possibility of serving in the United States House of Representatives. If you nominate me, I’ll accept general election campaign contributions to communicate positively about the challenges of our time.

Helicopter avalanche control work planned for Glacier National Park

WEST GLACIER, MT. –Burlington Northern Railway has requested and received a special-use permit from Glacier National Park to conduct emergency avalanche hazard mitigation activities in an area along the southern boundary of the park.  Avalanche mitigation activities will take place in the John F. Stevens Canyon area along the US Highway 2 Corridor.  Recent avalanche activity in this area prompted the railroad to request the permit due to the safety of BNSF Railway employees and passengers aboard trains.

Twins gearing up for baseball season

The Glacier Twins will hold their annual meeting in the Grouse Mountain Lodge conference center in Whitefish on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m.

Groups allege illegal coordination by House candidate

Two Washington, D.C.-based advocacy groups filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on March 4 accusing U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke, R-Whitefish, of illegally coordinating with a political action committee he previously created.

Valkyries finish season with third place at divisionals

The Bigfork girls basketball team finished its regular season with a solid 19-5 record and the District 7B district championship.

Bigfork Vikings win divisional basketball title

A winter storm wasn’t the only thing that roared into Hamilton last week. The Bigfork Vikings basketball team rolled into Dale Berry Gymnasium ready to capture their first Western B title in 30 years. With consistent defense and offense Bigfork dominated all three of their tournament games. Quick starts and early leads led to resounding wins over Mission and Loyola in the opening two games. The Vikings went on to close out the tournament with a determined win over Florence for the divisional title.

North shore land deal completed

Bigfork Eagle

C-Falls man charged in abortion clinic vandalism

A 24-year-old Columbia Falls man has been charged with breaking into and vandalizing the All Families Healthcare clinic, Kalispell’s only abortion provider.

Jordan Country offers prairie magnificence

Late 1800s photographer L. A. Huffman called it “The Big Open,” National Geographic termed it “Jordan Country,” and others dubbed the sparsely populated landscape south of Fort Peck Lake “The Big Dry.” The heart of this scenic territory is the small town of Jordan.

Biotechnology and coexistence

The American Farm Bureau Federation supports the Agriculture Department’s decision to move forward with an important recommendation about biotechnology and coexistence. That recommendation, from the final report of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology & 21st Century Agriculture (AC21), is to foster communication and collaboration to strengthen coexistence among farmers.

Canyon trail

Thanks to everyone who made the Gateway to Glacier Trails “Fall in Love with Soup” night a success. Montana Coffee Traders generously donated their Columbia Falls facility to host the event.

Kats claw their way back to win divisional tourney

Cats cruise over Dogs to take divisional crown

Little Guy wrestlers take second

Keeping the North Fork district rustic

Sun Road may not get needed funding

Back Country Horsemen have big year in the Bob

A dearth of candidates so far this year

Death rates and risky behavior in the Flathead

House passes North Fork bill with bipartisan support

In an historic vote that marked first time either chamber of Congress passed legislation protecting the North Fork of the Flathead River watershed, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 on March 4.

Vilsack addresses FY2015 agriculture budget

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following remarks on the proposed FY 2015 budget on March 4, 2014.

Canyon man dies in accidental shooting

A 37-year-old Martin City man accidentally shot and killed himself on Sunday, March 1.

Thomas Abel

Thomas Edward Abel, 66, died March 1, 2014, in Essex.

End the war on jobs

We must end the Democrats’ war on jobs. What war on jobs, you ask? It’s a subtle war, but one with devastating impacts.

Guns are dangerous

There was a recent article circulated which included a photo of a beautiful young girl from Darby who had killed a mountain lion.

Co-op recognized for efficiency

Sustainable forest management and climate change

What would the 1980s have been without big hair, wine coolers and the discovery that the earth’s atmosphere had a hole in it over Antarctica. This blanket of ozone blocks most of the sun’s high-frequency ultraviolet rays. This discovery set the stage for the Montreal Protocol in 1987.

Dream Team

It was a beautiful ending to a wonderful adventure. I just spent the last six weeks watching a very dedicated man who volunteers with the Dream Team — Mr. Clay Colby, work with Joey, a great young man who attends Columbia Falls Junior High School.

Avalanche covers railroad tracks near Essex

An avalanche blocked the BNSF Railway tracks about 10 miles east of Essex on Sunday night, March 2.

Conservation project completed on north shore of Flathead Lake

An important conservation project protecting 189 acres along the north shore of Flathead Lake was completed Feb. 28.

The water compact scam

Recently I learned about a money-making scheme that surely Al Gore and his “global warming” scam would envy. You wouldn’t give con artists from Nigeria your hard-earned savings, so why do you sit idly by while the federal government and their slick team of lawyers attempt to steal valuable natural resources from Montana citizens?  

Obamacare lies

I wondered how long it would be before someone started screaming about the lies that the Republicans and specifically Steve Daines are saying about Obamacare (the “Unaffordable Health-care Fiasco”). Didn’t take very long, as Larry Norstedt’s recent letter in the Daily Inter Lake proves.  

A dearth of candidates so far this year

With the March 10 filing date quickly approaching, there’s a noticeable lack of candidates for elected positions in Flathead County.

Coal train derails near Olney

Forty-five empty coal cars went off the BNSF Railway tracks just north of Olney around 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 1.