CHRIS PETERSON
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.
Recent Stories
Freight train derails on border of Glacier Park
Several BNSF Railway train cars carrying what appeared to be corn derailed along the border of Glacier National Park about 2 miles east of the Goat Lick area Saturday.
Man killed in Columbia Falls shop explosion
One man is dead and another injured after a shop exploded and burned on Kokanee Bend in Columbia Falls on Tuesday evening.
Glacier Drive project in Polebridge nearly complete
The drive to Polebridge is a little easier this summer and should get even better by the end of the month. The Glacier Drive project should be done by the end of July, a representative from the federal Highway Administration said during the North Fork Interlocal meeting lasty week.
‘Proud public landowner’ Walt Dabney to give talk celebrating public lands
Walt Dabney is making a swing through Montana this month and will give the talk entitled "Our Public Lands - Their History and Future" on Tuesday, July 9 from 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. at Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish.
River Plan is back on track with new leadership
The Comprehensive River Management Plan still has a pulse.
Yeats family places acreage east of Flathead River under easement
A key parcel of farmland just east of the Flathead River has been placed under a conservation easement with the Flathead Land Trust.
The origin of the Sapa-Johnsrud baseball tournament
The Sapa-Johnsrud tournament marks the end of the regular season for Columbia Falls and Whitefish baseball, but many folks don't know the origin of the tournament or what it means to the communities.
Columbia Falls teen is dead in Kentucky; man arrested on murder charge
An 18-year-old Columbia Falls man is dead and a 21-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with murder.
Powers, Mitchell, announce candidacies, but in different districts
Democrat Debo Powers has announced her candidacy for House District 3 this coming election, but the district, which once included the city of Columbia Falls and all of the Canyon to Essex, has vastly changed under redistricting.
Couple behind McDonald Creek home takes fight to federal court
A California couple is taking a two-pronged legal approach to fight the ordered removal of their house along the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park.