Columbia Falls News

The British journalist George Holbrook Jackson once said, "Your library is your portrait." If this is true, then the Flathead County Library System is currently the picture of unrest.

Wednesday 11/04 8:14 a.m. Someone found several kittens in a Lakeside dumpster. The reporting party took one into custody, and the rest were gone when authorities arrived.

Although Columbia Falls may have a had a quiet election this year , Barry Conger over at the First Best Place Task Force gives a look at other events going on in the Falls.

In a region hard-hit by job losses in the construction and timber industries, firearm manufacturing is holding steady.

Wednesday 10/28 7:14 a.m. A crossing arm got stuck in the "down" position at an Evergreen railroad crossing.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, Flathead County's Board of Commissioners voted to pass the 2009-2010 county budget , touting it as an effort that realistically reflects the current recession.

Wildlife officials say a Columbia Falls man has been cited for killing two wolves during a closed season in northwestern Montana .

The Glacier Park International Airport Authority Board, sticking by its decision to privatize its airport security force, met with local federal security workers who are worried about job security.

Wednesday 10/21 6:59 a.m. A home on Ponderosa Lane filled with smoke, much to the alarm of the homeowners.

Monday 10/19 12:23 a.m. Two hikers were reported as lost in the Great Bear Wilderness area.

A total of 1,833 lake trout have been turned in the first two weekends of the 2009 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.

Bill Dakin, great-great grandson of Great Falls founder Paris Gibson, got an extra treat while in Great Falls for the Montana History Conference.

Members of the Great Falls Centennial Committee buried a time capsule back in 1984 containing distinctive items from that period, and today, the historic box of memorabilia was unearthed.

Portions of highways near Kalispell have been dedicated to three Montana Highway Patrol troopers who were killed in crashes while on duty.

City elections in Flathead County are less than a month away, but absentee voting will start Wednesday.

Wednesday 10/7 9:39 a.m. Someone on Cottonwood Drive noticed that several kids were trespassing in a vacant rental home.

Last week we talked about my Columbia Falls talk about mobile technology and how it should affect internet strategy.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, a small rally in Kalispell Saturday by people who said they were concerned about the rights of white people was in line with what the Montana Human Rights Network has identified as "an upswing in white supremacist activity recently" in the state.

State wildlife officials are investigating the death of an adult female grizzly, whose carcass was found in the Flathead National Forest north of Columbia Falls.

The application period for the Columbia Falls fire chief closed on Oct. 5, and city officials say they had a solid turnout from regional applicants.