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Hot Springs superintendent quits without warning amid wave of turnover at school district
The month of May brought tumultuous turnover within the Hot Springs School District, including the abrupt departur…
Felon with long rap sheet may be released from prison
A former Whitefish area resident with a lengthy criminal record in Flathead County could be released from state prison before the end of the year.
Republicans big winners in FHS mock election
When the polls closed Wednesday afternoon for Flathead High School’s midterm mock election, Republican candidates came out on top across the board.
Prescribed burns underway at Blacktail Mountain
The Flathead National Forest advised Wednesday that the Swan Lake District is conducting prescribed burns on several units in the Blacktail Mountain area.
Election office picks up postage tab when necessary
Flathead County’s election office taps a “postage due account” to cover the difference whenever an absentee ballot shows up with insufficient postage.
Lead testing considered for Kalispell schools' drinking water
As the issue of lead in drinking water in schools has bubbled to the top of concerns in school districts around the nation, Kalispell Public Schools is now considering testing the water in its buildings following a…
MSU poll: Senate race in dead heat
BOZEMAN – A poll of Montana voters conducted jointly by Montana State University political scientists and the Montana Television Network indicates that the Sen…
Veteran shot by police sues city, county
A Kalispell war veteran who was shot by Kalispell Police Department officers inside his home more than two years ago recently sued the city of Kalispell and Flathead County, along with Kalispell Police Officers Cha…
Timber tour highlights local wood-products facilities
Tours of Weyerhaeuser and F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber’s facilities on Thursday, Oct. 25, will highlight Forest Products Week in the Flathead Valley.
Kalispell's urban forestry awards honor tree-planting efforts
Kalispell resident Patricia Johnson was inside her Fourth Avenue home enduring treatment for breast cancer four years ago when she had an idea on how to improv…
Concrete business asks county for tax break
The Flathead County commissioners will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, to consider a tax break for Glacier Precast Concrete.
Man killed in accident at rock quarry
A Columbia Falls man died in a vehicle crash at a rock quarry near McGregor Lake west of Kalispell Friday night, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.
'The Message' author Eugene Peterson dies
Longtime pastor and author Eugene Peterson of Lakeside, whose popular paraphrase of the Bible, “The Message,” brought him wide acclaim, died Monday at age 85.
Warm weather brings slow start to hunting season
Hunters took to the field Saturday and Sunday across Northwest Montana for the opening weekend of the general deer and elk season. Amid unseasonably warm tempe…
Kalispell council to discuss downtown plan, tricky intersection
The text of the Downtown Kalispell Urban Renewal Plan, described as a refined version of a downtown plan adopted last year, acknowledges that some people bristle when hearing the word “blight.”
Mounted patrol: upholsterer serves as a leader in Sheriff's Posse
A bronc-bustin’ Hawaiian leading the Flathead County Sheriff’s Posse?