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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…
Zooey Zephyr criticizes GOP governance at Flathead Dems spring banquet
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, whose removal from the statehouse in April brought national attention to Montana, accused state Republicans of adopting an ends justify the …
Retiring Kalispell Police Chief reflects on law enforcement career
Growing up in nearby Seeley Lake and going to college in Missoula, Doug Overman found his calling to public service during the summer of his college years.
Kalispell City Council to review proposed fiscal year 2024 budget
Kalispell City Council opens budget season on Monday with a first look at its proposed financial roadmap for the coming fiscal year.
Couple devotes time to assisting veterans
The Ericksons, the founders of the Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry, have been in the valley for 45 years. Married since 1977, the pair has worked for de…
Hooper’s founders prepare to hand over business to new owners
The couple has been searching for the perfect person to sell the business in order to ensure it goes to someone who wants to keep their hard work alive.
Glacier's Sun Road opens to Lake McDonald Lodge
A portion of Going-to-the-Sun Road opened to vehicles on the west side of Glacier Park on Friday morning. Visitors can now drive as far as Lake McDonald Lodge.
Daines, Tester spearhead legislation to ease banking restrictions on cannabis industry
Montana Sen. Steve Daines helped reintroduce the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act into the Senate this week in an effort to allow legal cannabis busines…
Community members take up zoning effort in Lakeside
Galvanized by a controversial development that is nearing completion despite deep community opposition — owing in part to a lack of regulations — Lakeside resi…
Flathead Warming Center concludes record season
The Flathead Warming Center closed its overnight shelter operations Sunday, wrapping up its busiest winter season ever, one where it served more than 350 peopl…
Lakeside elects new community council
Residents of the unincorporated town of Lakeside elected a group to represent them in planning and zoning decisions after all previous members resigned from th…
Montana's Congressional delegation celebrates lifting of border vaccine requirements
The U.S. will no longer require that Canadians heading south across the border be vaccinated against Covid-19, beginning at midnight May 12.
Rivers rise amid record spring heat wave
Area streams and rivers are expected to surge this week as record high spring temperatures bake the Northern Rockies for a few more days.
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes join in call for Canadian action against selenium
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, alongside 10 other tribal nations, has sent a letter to the Canadian government asking it to address mining in Bri…
Cold water plunge at center of veterans’ goal to assist others
Luke Opp and Craig Mayville, both Marine veterans, are now honoring the memory of that sacrifice with a nonprofit called The Frozen Chosen.
Whitefish looks to rezone gateway property
The approximately 11-acre property, recently annexed into the city, is located at the northwestern portion of the U.S. 93 and Montana 40 intersection.