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Kalispell Council reviews $189M budget proposal, weighs public safety and infrastructure spending
Kalispell City Council took its first look at the municipality’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget last week.
Local chambers facing economic stress
Chambers of Commerce, those nonprofit organizations on the front lines of promoting local business communities, are being challenged like never before amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For some chambers, their very livel…
Bigfork Fourth of July Parade relocates to Montana 209 under new organizer
Bigfork’s celebration of American independence will look a little different this year. Instead of coursing through downtown, the parade will progress along Mon…
U.S. transfers care for towns polluted with asbestos to state
Montana regulators are taking over maintenance of an environmental cleanup in two northwestern Montana towns where lung-damaging asbestos contamination has bee…
Governor, education head release separate school guidelines
The Montana Governor’s Office and the Office of Public Instruction have issued separate plans advising schools how to safely reopen in the fall
June was one of rainiest on record
Last month was the seventh wettest June on record in the Flathead Valley, according to statistics from the National Weather Service in Missoula.
GoFundMe campaign set up to help Mohler family
An online GoFundMe fundraising campaign to help the family of Emily Mohler, who was stabbed to death Tuesday morning at her home near Olney along with her 3-year-old daughter Piper and her boyfriend Cody Nevins, al…
Canada high court dismisses Indigenous appeal of pipeline
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an from British Columbia First Nations against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would nearly triple the flo…
Yellowstone park to reconsider controversial bison plan
Federal officials plan to reconsider how they manage Yellowstone National Park’s wild bison herds following longstanding complaints over the thousands of animals killed by hunters or captured and slaughtered as the…
US sets Aug. 31 deadline for wolverines protection decision
U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to decide by the end of August whether climate change and other threats are pushing the rare wolverine closer to extinction
2 Montana campgrounds with offensive names to be renamed
The Montana Bureau of Reclamation has announced it will rename two campgrounds on Canyon Ferry Reservoir that had racist origins
Montana gov. stops short of issuing mask order as cases rise
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says he won't issue an order requiring people to wear masks in public
Francis S. June II, 76
Francis S. June II, 76, of Kalispell, died June 21, 2020, in Kalispell.
Rock, not bullet, breaks windshield
A driver allegedly told Kalispell Police Department thought she was shot at when she heard a “loud bang” and her “window exploded,” so she pulled over. Turns out, it may have just been a rock that broke her windshi…
Whitefish limits fireworks use to July 3-4
Fourth of July holiday revelers are gearing up for weekend celebrations but when it comes to fireworks there are several restrictions which must be observed.
Despite some cancellations, plenty of July 4 activities still offered
This year’s Fourth of July in the Flathead Valley and beyond offers a variety of family-friendly events where you can still stay socially distanced. However yo…