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Flathead County Elections Administrator thrives on attention to detail
There’s never a dull moment in her world. From voter registration and candidate filings to mailing absentee ballot…
Judge issues injunction against two housing bills passed by Montana Legislature
A Gallatin County District Court judge has temporarily stopped several bills passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte …
Funding for mental health system revamp offers hope, but officials say solutions will take time
Barbara Hadley has shared her story at multiple community meetings on behavioral health in Northwest Montana, detailing her struggle to help a relative undergo…
Kalispell's December snowfall near all-time low
As Northwest Montana caps one of its driest Decembers on record, a return to winter weather is within sight.
Kalispell postal workers put a stamp on a long-lived career
The end of 2023 marked 40 years of marriage and 35 years of service for them with the United States Postal Service, a monumental anniversary, one that both Oxf…
Whitefish plans fee for properties that join city
Whitefish City Council on Tuesday will consider establishing a surcharge for properties to annex into the city.
Kalispell City Council poised to green-light Village Loop multi-family building
Kalispell City Council is expected Tuesday to vote on a conditional use permit for new multi-family residential units on Village Loop.
Home sales down while multi-family units continue to dominate Flathead Valley market
High interest rates coupled with shortages in skilled labor have influenced development projects in the Flathead Valley toward more concentrated multi-family u…
Plenty of concerns about CFAC cleanup plan raised by public, ARCO
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a slew of comments to the Proposed Action for cleanup of the Columbia Falls Superfund site that totals 715 pag…
Though down from 2022, public school enrollment is up over the past decade
Public schools in Flathead County overall saw a negligible -1% decrease in enrollment compared to 2022 with a total enrollment of 15,173 kindergarten through 1…
Councilor joins lawsuit over Kalispell election redo
A Kalispell city councilor will be allowed to participate in a case that seeks to nullify the November municipal election and hold it again.
Major Flathead Valley transportation upgrades will be underway in 2024
State and local officials expect to make inroads on several major transportation infrastructure projects in the Flathead Valley in 2024, including the widening…
Flathead favorite John Dunnigan never gets tired of playing his hometown
John Dunnigan was born and raised in northern California, where he started his first band after watching the Beatles perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
Conservation commission awarded grant for toxic pollution reduction
The Western Montana Conservation Commission recently received $9 million in mostly federal funds to tackle water quality issues throughout the western part of …
Couple behind McDonald Creek home takes fight to federal court
A California couple is taking a two-pronged legal approach to fight the ordered removal of their house along the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Pa…
Study reveals decline in mammal diversity with urbanization
An elk pauses to gaze into the valley; a red fox playfully pounces into the snow; a mountain lion carries a white-tailed deer in its clamped jaws.