By CHRIS PETERSONHungry Horse NewsA veteran law enforcement officer from Yakima, Washington is the new Columbia Falls Police Chief. Chad Stephens was recently appointed to the post by the Columbia Falls City Council.Stephens was formerly a lieutenant with the City of Yakima Police Department. He started his career there some 30 years ago, as a reserve officer at age 21, he said in an interview last week. He began working as a correction officer for Yakima County and then in 1995 joined the city’s police force as an officer, working his way up through the ranks in the department, holding...