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Flathead Valley Rotary Clubs rally for EPIC Day of Service
While Rotary is perhaps best known in the Flathead Valley for youth football and volleyball programs, the internat…
Man accused of raping girl in Kalispell park given 10-year prison sentence
Prosecutors initially brought Michael Lee Storfa Jr., 30, up on one count of felony sexual assault in 2020, but it would be another three years before he lande…
Law roundup: Dylan the great Dane goes exploring
Dylan, the friendly great Dane, allegedly escaped from a man's room and went on a run.
Man accused of barroom brawl given suspended jail sentence
Dakota Douglas Laverdure, 26, initially pleaded not guilty to a felony count of aggravated assault in Flathead County District Court following the April 22, 2025 beating.
Forest Service headquarters to move from D.C. to Salt Lake City
The U.S. Forest Service will move its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City as part of an agency-wide reorganization, federal officials announce…
Montana Supreme Court denies governor’s request to take up property tax case
The Montana Supreme Court dismissed Tuesday a petition from Gov. Greg Gianforte that it take control of a property tax lawsuit over Senate Bill 542.
Camas Road, Quarter Circle Bridge Road now open for the season
With virtually no snow at lower elevations, Glacier National Park announced Wednesday that the Camas Road and the Quarter Circle Bridge Road are open for the s…
Good Friday unites Bigfork area churches for more than six decades
The Bigfork Community Good Friday service hasn’t changed much since 1965, according to Ron Pierce.
FVCC holds open house for Honors Program
The Honors Program application deadline for first consideration is April 15 for the Fall 2026 cohort.
Cherry Growers meeting set for April 11
Attendees will also be able to network with experienced Flathead cherry growers to learn how others have developed successful orchard practices unique to this …
Students get a taste of school life in 1895
The students stood in rows, hands over their hearts, “My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty ...” they sang as teacher Melissa Barker pointed at the wor…
Westslope cutthroat trout project planned for creek in the North Fork
State officials plan to eradicate fish in a tributary of the North Fork of the Flathead River this summer in a bid to expand the range of native westslope cutt…
Conservation easement secures wildlife habitat near Jewel Basin
A recently implemented 60-acre conservation easement north of Echo Lake will offer “a serene refuge” for local wildlife, according to the Flathead Land Trust.
Fraud summit provides education for seniors
This free educational event will feature expert speakers from the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance.
Motorist who struck a schoolgirl in 2019 back in court
Patricia Ann Berliner, 73, of Eureka, is serving a deferred six-year sentence for felony criminal endangerment after failing to stop for a school bus and strik…
Bigfork man accused of shooting gun in parking lot hit with felony charge
An 81-year-old man is facing a felony charge in Flathead County District Court for allegedly firing a gun in the Bigfork Harvest Foods parking lot in March.