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Home Instead provides comfort and security for seniors needing at-home care
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises that started in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Kalispell City Council approves water system contract
Kalispell City Council on Monday unanimously approved a water services engineering contract with firm AE2S for a supervisory control and data acquisition project as part of its consent agenda.
Community raises funds for Foys Lake family after house fire
The house burned on Dec. 3, and the fundraiser has already received donations from nearly 300 people, raising over $43,000 for the family.
Law roundup: Man busts a move on the median
A passerby wanted the Kalispell Police Department to know that although a man wearing white shorts apparently was having a good time waving his hands, sliding in the median and running into traffic, they feared the…
Democratic Sen. Warnock wins Georgia runoff against Walker
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in…
County board of adjustment looks at vacation rental
The board of adjustment meets on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell.
Whitefish rallies around retired ski patroller
Just before Thanksgiving, Lauren Walker and her husband Glenn Gustafson stopped by their neighbor Gary Cabell’s cabin set back in the woods near Whitefish. The…
Commissioners set to approve health officer contract
Flathead County Commissioners on Tuesday are set to vote on a contract that would bring the county’s interim health officer onboard permanently.
Drunk driver sentenced for wreck that sent pedestrian to ICU
Despite calls for stiffer penalties, a Flathead County judge kept to the terms of a plea deal Dec. 1, handing down a partially suspended sentence to a motorist…
Architects, accountants worry that ‘red tape reduction’ initiative goes too far
As Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte campaigned for the top administrative position in the state, he did so largely on his business bonafides, a tech entrepreneur who grew a nearly $1 billion business out of his home and…
Law Roundup: Officers on the prowl for missing feline
It wasn’t a cat burglar, but a cat that officers with the Kalispell Police Department got tasked with nabbing at the behest of its owner, who requested help after getting into a tiff with his landlord.
Supreme Court taking up clash of religion and gay rights
The case is the latest clash of religion and gay rights to land at the highest court.
1205 restaurant inspection report
Flathead City-County Health Department inspection results from Nov. 24 to Nov. 30.
Whitefish Mountain Resort president starts day on the slopes
It was while skiing in his youth in Loveland, Colorado, where Nick Polumbus grew up, that he had the realization that he wanted to work in the ski industry.
Affordable housing project goes before Whitefish Council
City Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E Second St.
Kalispell City Council weighs hiring firm for water system engineering services
Kalispell City Council will consider contracting with engineering firm AE2S to provide the municipality with water system engineering services Monday.