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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.
Public comment sought for Owen Sowerwine conservation easement
Residents have until Oct. 31 to weigh on a proposed conservation easement on stretches of the Flathead and Stillwater rivers in the Owen Sowerwine area just ea…
September jobs numbers released for Montana
The September labor and consumer statistics for Montana have been released, and the data shows that while more Montanans are looking for work, less than a third of those searching began jobs last month.
Law roundup: Officers close the door on an investigation
A caller reported barking dogs to dispatchers, saying the commotion had been going on for about an hour just north of where they lived. Responding officers located two of the dogs.
GHS choir director achieves career aspiration
Once Nathan Connell stood in the choir classroom risers as a Glacier High School student. Today, he stands at the podium conducting students as the choir direc…
Victim of allegedly drunken hit-and-run calls for tougher sentence
The local woman grievously injured after an allegedly drunk driver struck her and left her in a ditch in April fears the sentence prosecutors are recommending will end in another tragedy.
Law roundup: Boy allegedy kicks back with daiquiri
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department because they allegedly thought a little boy sitting in a parked pickup was drinking a daiquiri in a can. The truck left.
US Forest Service worker arrested over planned Oregon burn
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Forest Service employee in Oregon was arrested this week by a county sheriff after a planned burn in a national forest spread onto pr…
Wyoming hunter shoots self while fighting off grizzly attack
PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) — A hunter accidentally shot himself in the leg while trying to fight off a grizzly bear attack in west-central Wyoming — the second such attack in a week's time, officials said.
Meet the candidate: Braxton Mitchell, Republican for HD-3
Meet the candidate: Braxton Mitchell, Republican for HD-3
Meet the candidate: Andrea Getts, Democrat for HD-3
Meet the candidate: Angela Getts, Democrat for HD-3
Art exhibition seeks to spark conversation about homelessness
The popup art exhibit titled “The Home We Carry: A Visual Anthology of the Unhoused” is on display in Kalispell at the old Kalispell Malting and Brewing Compan…
Law roundup: Woman douses tantrum with water
A woman spotted allegedly pouring water on a screaming baby in the parking lot of a local grocery store earned a phone call to the Kalispell Police Department.
After frenzy local experts predict real estate price drop
The feeding frenzy has caused housing prices to skyrocket, but local realtors and mortgage brokers believe price drops are on the horizon.
Law roundup: Although unsightly, equipment not illegal
A man’s collection of lawnmowers, four-wheelers, golf carts and other equipment was allegedly clogging up an alleyway and a woman complained she was getting notices for garbage because he was throwing away “non-app…
Meet the candidate: Courtenay Sprunger, Republican for HD-7
Meet the candidate: Courtenay Sprunger, Republican for HD-7