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Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park
A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of …
Uvalde grieves, says goodbyes at visitations, funerals
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. Instead, the first two…
Stakeholders work to spread news about new voter registration deadline
Montanans must now register to vote for the June primaries by 12 p.m. on June 6, the day before the primary, following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down a challenge to a law ending Election-Day voter registra…
Stillwater senior designs her future in fashion
Anna Hudson graduates Friday with the Class of 2022 at Stillwater Christian School. She is looking optimistically toward the future as she prepares to leave in…
Whitefish city budget calls for decrease in property taxes
The total proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 is $50.9 million compared with last year’s approved budget of $49.8 million.
Flathead Valley’s high school students set to graduate
The high school Class of 2022 will be graduating from six high schools in the valley.
WHS senior sets sights on advocating for others
Part of a trio of Whitefish High School students who approached the Whitefish School Board in the summer of 2020 asking that the district boost the integration…
Law roundup: Wallet filled with $100 bills found at motel
A motel resident allegedly found a wallet full of $100 bills and was concerned that an employee was trying to keep it instead of handing it over to the proper authorities.
As it marks its first year, health center acquires Sykes Pharmacy
The acquisition, effective June 1, comes as the health center celebrates its first anniversary as an independent organization. Last year the Flathead Community Health Center, which was a division of the Flathead Ci…
Sisters share horsepacking knowledge with others
When Hannah Boll's her parents dragged her to a meeting of the Flathead Valley 4-H Trail and Packing program, she had no idea how much the experience would cha…
Who holds the keys to Montana’s Western congressional seat?
For the first time in decades, Montanans are considering a ballot with two new federal congressional districts — a division based on population gains documented by the 2020 census. Neither district comes with a pat…
Bigfork’s Elliot Sanford carries love of caves to college
Elliot Sanford is a member of the Bigfork High Cave Club, which allows students to get real life experience mapping and exploring caves. In fact, he’s proved h…
Man who led deputies on high speed chase pleads guilty
The man who led law enforcement on a lengthy high speed chase through the Canyon earlier this year pleaded guilty to criminal endangerment in Flathead County D…
Volunteers ensure local Memorial Day events receive an honor guard
The United Veterans of Flathead Valley will once again have a busy Memorial Day.
Lawmakers to DPHHS: birth certificate emergency rule is ‘anti-democratic and insulting to Montanans’
Democrats on a state Legislature interim committee sent a letter Thursday urging the Department of Public Health and Human Services to rescind an emergency rule it enacted this week that closed the door for transge…
Sheriff: Fire destroys Townsend lumber mill facing sale
TOWNSEND, Mont. (AP) — A fire destroyed a closed lumber mill in Townsend less than a month before its buildings and equipment were to be sold at auction, Broadwater County Sheriff Wynn Meehan said Friday.