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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…
Hearing set Tuesday on proposed 911 center levy
The Flathead County commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 21, before voting on a proposal to place the creation of a special district for the Flathead Emergency Communications Center on the Nov.…
Teen with heart condition has ride of his life
Fifteen-year-old Orion Davis-Lower was on cloud nine last month — literally. The local teenager was thrilled to fly on a small private plane from Bigfork to De…
Man’s road rage is a swing and a miss
A man was tailgating someone who decided to pull over. The man purportedly took this as a cue to also pull over and get out his bat. Not wanting to find out what bat man had in mind, the person took off, but they w…
Roundabouts, resurfacing on state’s road to-do list
Summertime is sure to bring two things to the Flathead Valley: tourists and road construction. Despite some different circumstances these days, that’s still the case this summer.
Whitefish mulls 20-year resort tax extension
Whitefish officials are planning for the future of the city’s resort tax.
Glacier Park waiting on Washington for reservation decision
Glacier National Park is now awaiting a decision from the Park Service’s Washington, D.C. offices on whether it can implement a ticketed reservation system for…
Law enforcement officials weigh in on mask mandate
The jail roster listing inmates in the Flathead County Detention Center typically includes people accused or convicted of murder, drug offenses, driving under …
California man won’t wear a mask
A California man told the Kalispell Police Department he was discriminated against by a restaurant since “he is allowed to access businesses without a mask in his home state.” He said this had not been an issue at …
Whitefish townhouse project includes 3 affordable units
The Whitefish City Council last week approved a 20-townhouse residential subdivision for West Second Street that plans to include three deed-restricted affordable units.
Collaboration provides produce to those in need
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused local farmers to lose business from some of their markets, especially through school and restaurant closures, and many familie…
Federal grant enhances rural residency program
Kalispell Regional Healthcare is one of three hospital systems in western Montana to sponsor a residency program that recently received a $2.5 million federal grant that will go toward enhancing training for reside…
Jury trial postponed for Polson woman accused of murder
The trial of a Polson woman accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend in Thompson Falls in 2018 has been postponed.
Records: Montana governor feared backlash over mask mandate
Records show Montana Gov. Steve Bullock issued a statewide mandate to wear masks after hundreds of Montana residents, business owners and health care leaders d…
Funeral home identifies 2 of 3 victims of Montana arson fire
A funeral home in western Montana has released the names of two of the three victims of a July 6 arson fire in Corvallis
Motorcyclist dies in collision with deer
A North Dakota man died in a motorcycle crash Thursday night when he collided with a deer near Woods Bay south of Bigfork.