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
Columbia Falls Planning Commission gives Teakettle Heights positive recommendation
The Columbia Falls Planning Commission on Wednesday sent a positive recommendation for the Teakettle Heights subdivision onto the city council.
Glacier Park transportation plan calls for more parking, more shuttles
Glacier National Park officials revealed preliminary plans for a permanent transportation plan for the Going-to-the-Sun Road moving forward.
Columbia Falls Planning Commission to take up Teakettle Heights development
Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis’s Teakettle Heights project on former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. lands will now go before the Columbia Falls planning commission at 6 p.m. May 6.
Neighbors file appeal of West Glacier work camp
A group of neighbors opposed to a Pursuit “work camp” in West Glacier have filed an appeal on the project to the Flathead County Board of Adjustment.
Ninth Circuit rules state has no jurisdiction to order private home removed in Glacier National Park
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling in the case of a private home that was built on the bank of lower McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park, ruling the Flathead Conservation District has no jurisdiction in the matter.
Columbia Falls teen on a remarkable recovery after a fateful collision
For Hazel Alexander, some days she takes baby steps. Others she takes big steps. But make no mistake, they’re all steps forward and illustrate her remarkable recovery and drive to succeed in life.
State suggests raising speed limit on U.S. 2 through Columbia Falls
A recent speed study for U.S. Highway 2 through Columbia Falls to Columbia Heights actually calls for increasing the speed limit in some sections, rather than lowering it as city leaders had hoped.
State fines construction firm for sending muddy water into creek near Columbia Falls
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality fined Schellinger Construction $11,750 for accidentally discharging muddied waters into a tributary of Garnier Creek last summer.
Rivers plan draws more than 1,000 comments, often with pointed criticism
The Flathead National Forest received 1,088 comments on the draft Comprehensive River management Plan for the three forks of the Flathead River in the National Wild and Scenic River System.
Hungry Horse woman featured at Teakettle Quilt Guild show
If Linda Crandall needs to take a break while she’s quilting, she doesn’t have to look far. Her Hungry Horse home looks down directly at the Flathead River, which slides past her backyard as birds flit amongst the trees from feeder to feeder.