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
The Making Place looks to set up shop at Uptown Hearth in Columbia Falls
The Making Place, a nonprofit collective of artists, craftsmen and designers is expanding its presence in Columbia Falls with plans to lease the entire third floor of the Uptown Hearth building.
Appeal filed in Glacier Park home case
The Flathead Conservation District and Friends of Montana Rivers and Streams have filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of a home built on private land along the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park.
Probationary federal employees in Montana given temporary reprieve, Zinke says
Republican Congressman Ryan Zinke said Friday that Forest Service and National Park Service probationary workers fired earlier this year by the Trump administration will get their jobs back — at least for the time being.
The park's poet: Glacier's 'Ranger Doug' dies at age 98
He was a poet, a storyteller and an educator, entertaining everyone from young tourists to the future president of the United States.
Explosion at Weyerhaeuser plant rocks Columbia Falls
Columbia Falls firefighters and several other Flathead Valley fire departments responded Wednesday morning to a report of an explosion and fire at the Weyerhaeuser MDF plant in Columbia Falls.
Government hiring freeze hits National Park Service
As part of the Trump administration's government hiring freeze, hundreds of workers expecting to fill seasonal roles at the National Park Service saw their job offers rescinded earlier this month.
Pursuit buys iconic Montana House in Glacier Park
Pursuit continues to acquire properties in Apgar Village in Glacier National Park.
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.