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Flathead Valley cities feel financial strain of land use law
Representatives from each of the 10 cities required to comply with the law expressed support for its long-term goa…
Suspicious North Fork fires under investigation
Glacier National Park and Flathead Crimestoppers have asked the public to assist in providing information on multiple suspected arson fires that started in the…
Fashion police frown on lingerie
A customer who might believe they are part of the fashion police called Flathead County Sheriff’s Office from U.S. 2 in Columbia Falls to complain a woman at a pool table was wearing “just lingerie,” and you could …
Whitefish school district anticipates budget shortfall
The Whitefish School District is reviewing a preliminary general fund budget for the coming school year that is about $300,000 less than last year.
Top EPA official tours brownfield sites
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler got an up-close and personal look at the federal agency’s impact in Kalispell during a tour o…
Forest staff blaze trail for Bigfork schoolchildren
Bigfork school students will be following a new path when classes start up again this fall.
Carnival tickets on sale for Northwest Montana Fair
The Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo is scheduled for Aug. 19 to 23 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds and will feature a carnival produced by Montana-based North Star Amusements. New this year, fairgoers pay for r…
Search underway on Lake Koocanusa for man presumed to have drowned
Searchers continue to look for a man who presumably drowned in Lake Koocanusa on Friday.
SMART move — Support group facilitator draws on her own recovery
Self-empowerment is the reason Brett Rinebold became a SMART Recovery support group facilitator.
Woman has a bone to pick with neighbors
A woman reportedly gave dog bones to a neighbor and then another neighbor began spreading rumors about her, so the dog bones were returned with a “nasty letter” left on her car. The woman told Kalispell Police Depa…
Boys and Girls Club expands programs
Thanks to a generous grant from a local family, the Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country has brand new sewing machines and canning equipment and next year it plans to add a welding and music program.
Rails to Trails hopes to install tunnel art in Kalispell
The only agenda item for the Kalispell City Council’s work session tonight is a proposal from Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana to install artwork in the tunnel under U.S. 93, near Flathead Valley Community Coll…
Bigfork man dies after vehicle hits tree
A 51-year-old Bigfork man died after his car hit a tree near Ferndale on Saturday.
Bowman Orchards celebrating 100 years in the cherry business
For five generations, the Bowman name has been synonymous with cherries on Flathead Lake’s east shore.
New weather stations enhance safety in the backcountry
The Flathead Avalanche Center recently finished installing weather stations on Tunnel Ridge near Essex — an undertaking that closed out a multi-year, multi-par…
When dad’s away, the kids will play
A man asked police to drive by his home while he was out of town, according to Columbia Falls Police dispatch logs. He suspected his child was going to try and throw a party.