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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15
Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.
Cayuse Prairie administrator selected as superintendent of the year for Northwest Montana
Cayuse Prairie School Superintendent and Principal Amy Piazzola was chosen by her peers as the 2021-22 Superintendent of the Year for the Northwest Montana reg…
Q&A with U.S. House candidate Matt Jette
Editor’s Note: The Daily Inter Lake is republishing select answers from questionnaires completed by the candidates for U.S. House District 1 and submitted to t…
Flathead County Superintendent of Schools Election: Ketchum wants to do what’s best for kids
Two Republicans — Cal Ketchum and Erin Arneson — are running for the position of Flathead County Superintendent of Schools in the primary election on June 6. N…
Flathead County Superintendent of Schools Election: Arneson wants to bridge gaps caused by division
Two Republicans — Cal Ketchum and Erin Arneson — are running for the position of Flathead County Superintendent of Schools in the primary election on June 6. N…
Whitefish-raised UM grad succeeds with molecular biology, marching band
Hunter Grimes played an important role in Dr. Stephen Lodmell’s on-campus research lab for three years, working to identify interactions of the protein RIOK3 w…
Kalispell Council approves Evergreen sewer fee
The change is in response to the Evergreen Water and Sewer District instituting a new meter fee of $3 per account monthly for meter data from each of the sewer customers connected to water service.
FEC awards scholarships to local students
Flathead Electric Cooperative recently announced its 2022 Scholarship Program recipients. A total of $117,000 — funded by unclaimed capital credits — was awarded to local students this year.
Eco groups say timber sale threatens Yaak grizzlies
A collection of environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a forest project on the Kootenai Forest that they claim will negatively affect grizzly…
Law roundup: Obnoxious man not welcome in store
A Kalispell employee asked the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to remove a man from the store because he was acting erratically and being obnoxious.
Ronan man charged with arson for Boulder 2700 fire, two others
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that a Ronan man suspected of igniting the Boulder 2700 fire that burned homes and private property last sum…
Daily service on Amtrak's Empire Builder set to resume
Daily service on the Empire Builder, the only Amtrak line that traverses Montana, will resume May 23, the federally funded passenger rail service announced las…
Country star Lee Brice to headline fair concert
Country music singer and songwriter Lee Brice is slated to headline the 2022 Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo concert, fair officials announced Tuesday.
Kila man accused of using bear spray in attack
Randaell Charles Stilson, 18, was booked in the Flathead County Detention Center on May 10 and released on his own recognizance the same day.
Nonprofit spearheading creation of large youth center with development
The Flathead Valley Youth Center, a publicly accessible youth center, is planned to be constructed on Church Drive just south of Majestic Valley Arena on U.S. …
Robbery suspect back in jail after allegedly trying to buy a gun
A man facing state and federal charges for allegedly holding up an area pharmacy at gunpoint last month is back in the county jail after trying to to buy a fir…