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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
Polson to consider $50M in school bonds
Citing a need to accommodate school enrollment, address student safety and enhance educational options through facility improvements, the Polson School Board will seek a pair of school bonds totaling nearly $50 mil…
Law roundup: Welfare check requested for squirrely woman
Someone asked Kalispell Police Department officers to check on a woman’s welfare after seeing her sitting in front of her house and repeatedly “digging her face into the ground.”
Board considers Lower Valley event venue
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment will consider tonight a request to operate a recreation facility south of Kalispell, and separately an appeal from neighbors regarding a previously approved short-term rental…
Volunteer instructors rekindle lost connections with school
Fair-Mont-Egan School is hoping its volunteer instructor electives program will revive connections lost with community and family members during the pandemic w…
Spring opening burning season begins Tuesday
Spring open burning season begins March 1 and concludes April 30.
Avalanche warning issued; rivers expected to rise
Heavy, blowing snow and rain prompted a backcountry avalanche warning Monday for mountain ranges across Northwest Montana.
Extension agent focuses on agricultural education
After 13 years sowing the seeds of knowledge to Flathead County growers, gardeners, farmers, property owners and students — a bountiful harvest awaits Montana …
Early start to budget talks at work session
Budget talks begin Monday at a Kalispell City Council work session.
Law roundup: Suspicious tracking device found in car
Someone called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office from Bigfork for advice after allegedly finding a tracker on their car and didn’t know where it came from.
Smithsonian researcher finds new midge species, rare mosquito larvae from the Flathead
Known for his blood-engorged mosquito finds, a Smithsonian researcher has helped discover several new ancient midge species and a rare fossil of a mosquito lar…
Growth in store for Kalispell boutique
Growth in store for Kalispell boutique
Sportsman & Ski Haus opens in Coeur d'Alene
Sportsman & Ski Haus opens in Coeur d'Alene
At-home mushroom cultivation workshop part of Free the Seeds event
The seventh annual Free the Seeds event runs Saturday, March 5 through Monday, March 7 with several virtual workshops and two seed giveaway locations.
Whitefish to study high school expansion options
The Whitefish School District is moving forward with planning for a possible high school expansion in order to address the enrollment increases that are occurr…
Library trustees draft letter to address staff concerns
Amid ongoing public scrutiny, the ImagineIF Libraries board of trustees has issued a letter aimed at repairing its relationship with library staff.