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Kalispell Council reviews $189M budget proposal, weighs public safety and infrastructure spending
Kalispell City Council took its first look at the municipality’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget last week.
Glacier reservations available starting Feb. 1
The first block of reservations to access Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork during the 2023 summer season will become available …
Glacier visitation declines in 2022
Glacier National Park saw its lowest number of visitors since 2015 last year, not counting the pandemic year of 2020.
Kalispell weighs new rules for public parks prompted by homeless presence
It was standing-room only at a four-hour Kalispell City Council work session Monday evening as the body debated ordinances that would place limits on access to…
Brothers return to ranching roots to teach next generation
Mark Casazza is launching a post-secondary trade school, with the intention of training the next generation of construction and agriculture teachers for Montan…
Bill allowing for death certificates for miscarriages passes committee after tweaks
Legislation allowing families to request a death certificate for miscarriages met with approval in the House Judiciary Committee on Monday after a week of disc…
Essex residents wary of CenturyLink's solution for poor phone service
CenturyLink customers in Essex may soon see a stop-gap solution to outages and poor phone service there, but the plan proposed by the telecommunications giant …
Experts say schools, students and parents need to join forces on bullying
Annmarie Edwards’ family links her struggles to bullying, and Julie Hertzog, director of the PACER National Bullying Prevention Center, said it also exacerbate…
Columbia Falls speech team wins Class A Western Divisional
Columbia Falls High School is the Western Class A divisional speech and debate champion, racking up 256 overall points.
Amid concerns about bullying, Bigfork administrators explain their process
This is the second article in a three-part series examining the effects of bullying through the lens of students, parents and faculty at Bigfork High School. B…
Kalispell City Council to discuss ordinances tightening rules at public parks
Responding to complaints about the presence of homeless people, Kalispell City Council will consider ordinances limiting access and use of public parks at its …
Retired insurance agent becomes novelist
A retired insurance agent, Randy Keel was living in Friendship, Tennessee, with his wife Donna when the idea for his first novel, “An Unintended Consequence,” …
Restoration transforms rusted ax heads into functional art
Today, Paul Flannigan’s Whitefish-based Stumptown Axes with their vintage heads and well-crafted handles can sell for hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of…
Bullying left students hurt, demoralized and looking for a way out
This is the first in a three-part series examining the effects of bullying through the lens of students, parents and faculty at Bigfork High School. Bullying i…
Anti-abortion movement sees plenty of work ahead at Kalispell rally
There remains work left to do in the anti-abortion movement. That was the message repeated by speakers and organizers of the annual March for Life rally in Kal…
County commissioners blame shelters, homeless network for rise in homelessness
Flathead County commissioners issued a letter Thursday criticizing homeless services organizations and calling upon residents to deny homeless people help or s…