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Kalispell City Council to vote on federal grant for pedestrian safety upgrades
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safet…
Top EPA official tours brownfield sites
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler got an up-close and personal look at the federal agency’s impact in Kalispell during a tour o…
Forest staff blaze trail for Bigfork schoolchildren
Bigfork school students will be following a new path when classes start up again this fall.
Carnival tickets on sale for Northwest Montana Fair
The Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo is scheduled for Aug. 19 to 23 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds and will feature a carnival produced by Montana-based North Star Amusements. New this year, fairgoers pay for r…
Search underway on Lake Koocanusa for man presumed to have drowned
Searchers continue to look for a man who presumably drowned in Lake Koocanusa on Friday.
SMART move — Support group facilitator draws on her own recovery
Self-empowerment is the reason Brett Rinebold became a SMART Recovery support group facilitator.
Woman has a bone to pick with neighbors
A woman reportedly gave dog bones to a neighbor and then another neighbor began spreading rumors about her, so the dog bones were returned with a “nasty letter” left on her car. The woman told Kalispell Police Depa…
Boys and Girls Club expands programs
Thanks to a generous grant from a local family, the Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country has brand new sewing machines and canning equipment and next year it plans to add a welding and music program.
Rails to Trails hopes to install tunnel art in Kalispell
The only agenda item for the Kalispell City Council’s work session tonight is a proposal from Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana to install artwork in the tunnel under U.S. 93, near Flathead Valley Community Coll…
Bigfork man dies after vehicle hits tree
A 51-year-old Bigfork man died after his car hit a tree near Ferndale on Saturday.
New weather stations enhance safety in the backcountry
The Flathead Avalanche Center recently finished installing weather stations on Tunnel Ridge near Essex — an undertaking that closed out a multi-year, multi-par…
When dad’s away, the kids will play
A man asked police to drive by his home while he was out of town, according to Columbia Falls Police dispatch logs. He suspected his child was going to try and throw a party.
Fair officials weigh options for rodeo, party pit
With a little more than three weeks to go until the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo, officials and staff with the Flathead County Fairgrounds and other stakeh…
Whitefish Trail Hootenanny canceled
After careful consideration with the city of Whitefish, Flathead City-County Health Department, and event sponsor Whitefish Legacy Partners (WLP) has decided to cancel the annual Whitefish Trail Hootenanny that had…
First guests enjoy Glacier’s rebuilt Sperry Chalet
Grace and Landon Gardner of Missoula got up bright and early last Saturday morning. They wanted to be the first guests at the new Sperry Chalet in Glacier Nati…
School board fine-tunes reopening plan
The Kalispell Public Schools Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a phased operational framework for reopening in August for the 2020-21 school year that, for now, strongly encourages and may require the use of ma…