Art students canvas Plains to spread holiday cheer
Early on a recent December morning, around 30 art students from Kristen Coles’ class descended on 14 Plains businesses. Their canvases for the day were the windows along Railroad Avenue.
Edwina Rosaland Aker, 86
Edwina Aker, 86, of Polson, passed away peacefully in her sleep from natural causes on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.
Land Board approves 33,000-acre conservation easement in northwest Montana
A proposal to put nearly 33,000 acres of working forestland in northwest Montana into a conservation easement has cleared its last major hurdle.
Authorities rescue stranded driver near Verde Creek
Fire and law enforcement crews rescued a stranded delivery truck driver suffering from exposure and exhaustion near Superior on Friday.
Orange cranberry whiskey sour great libation for the holidays
A sharp and sweet cocktail perfect for the holidays: the Cranberry Orange Whiskey Sour hits all the notes for a great libation.
Kalispell mayor calls on county commissioners to consider affordable housing program
Kalispell Mayor Mark Johnson on Monday urged Flathead County commissioners to decide whether to adopt House Bill 819 before millions in funding for affordable housing is swept away.
Savage Lake residents hope to see speed limit on Montana 56 lowered
Some residents of the Savage Lake community in south Lincoln County want to see a decrease in the speed limit on Montana 56.
Law roundup: How the Grinch tried to steal Christmas in Kalispell
While he had no identifying information to pass along to the Kalispell Police Department, he told investigators that the small-hearted miscreant ripped the decorations out of his yard, tore and slashed them, and then dragged them up the street.
Car dealership donates van to veterans organization
The United Veterans of the Flathead Valley is a crucial all-volunteer organization of military veterans and veteran family members dedicated to providing military funeral honors to all area vets.
Holiday panettone bread makes great gift
Unlike the dense, chemically-leavened fruitcakes often enjoyed in America during the holidays, panettone is a lighter, yeasted bread.
FVCC Logger Sports athlete honored
Flathead Valley Community College’s Logger Sports athlete Abraham Chentnik received the Montana Athletes in Service Award from Montana Campus Compact at the recent 2024 Brawl of the Wild Cat-Griz football game in Bozeman.
Flathead Valley man allegedly drew weapon following argument with ex
Peter C. Grigg, 58, faces one count of assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court following the Dec. 5 confrontation at a home near U.S. 2 West in Batavia.
Thomas 'Tom' H. Krustangel, 81
Thomas H. Krustangel, 81, passed away peacefully on Dec. 11, 2024, at his home with his loving wife by his side.
Headlines: Columbia Falls pursuit, Flathead County's tuberculosis case and Kalispell's biosolids debate
Active TB case in Flathead County under control, suspect in armed vehicle chase given suspended sentence, and Kalispell moves away from compositing biosolids.
Damaging winds, snow, freezing rain expected Wednesday
Batten down the hatches, and the Christmas decorations, Kalispell.
Tamp down on government data collection overreach
The Office of Public Instruction currently collects nearly 200 points of information for school accreditation, funding and assessing the quality of programming and student well-being. This data, which includes student data, is protected by federal and state privacy laws and our state constitution.
Letters to the editor Dec. 17
Letters to the editor Dec. 17
Law roundup: Police asked to police the police
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Engineers give Montana a ‘C-‘ in new infrastructure analysis
A report released last week by the Montana Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Montana’s infrastructure a “C-,” lower than the “C” grade it got on the same report in 2018, based primarily on a host of aging infrastructure across the large state and being underfunded to perform the upgrades needed on a quick timeline.
Montana, Wyoming sue feds to repeal Powder River Basin Coal Leasing Ban
Montana and Wyoming filed suit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday seeking to overturn the agency’s rule to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — the nation’s most prolific coal-producing region. Coal mines on the Wyoming side of the basin, which also extends into Montana, directly employ about 5,000 workers, according to the state.
