Flathead Courier News Today

The following news tidbits were gleaned from the pages of the Flathead Courier.

Harbor Light Furniture and Flooring will celebrate a big anniversary this year: 75 years as a Main Street business and 50 years with the Fisher/Whisman family.

A Wyoming character named William “Missou” Hines, had a colorful career as a cowboy and once pulled a baby-switching prank that inspired Owen Wister to include it in his famous novel of Wyoming, “The Virginian.”

Cold spell, Prohibition, fish eggs and the oil crisis: News from the archives of the Flathead Courier

News items gleaned from the archives of the Flathead Courier, Ronan Pioneer and Mission Valley News -- the three weeklies that were combined to make the Lake County Leader.

It’s time for a good old gas war ... as in gasoline ... with dealer after dealer cutting prices to be the lowest in town ... even as a loss leader! Ah, the good old days. The last gas war I remember was 1969/1970, when the price per gallon dropped 11 cents.

Happy 100th birthday, Lake County, Montana! While the formal celebration won’t happen for another two months or so (Saturday, August 19), the groundwork was laid for the creation of the new county between 1911 and 1923.

From the archives of the Flathead Courier, the Ronan Pioneer and the Mission Valley News: the three weeklies that were combined to make the Lake County Leader:

Stroll through the archives of the Flathead Courier and Mission Valley News

Take a trip through the archives: Runaway team, Killed mountain lion, Polson Creamery, School bond, Courthouse annex, Retrocession falters