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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15

Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Airport receives $2M in grants for upgrades

Glacier Park International Airport has received two grants worth a total of $2.07 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to rehabilitate the runway and update the facility’s master plan.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
July saw just 3 days of rain

The Flathead Valley received just three days of measurable rain in July, finishing the month well below average in total precipitation.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Leadership change on tap at libraries

Kim Crowley, the longtime library director who led the Flathead County Library System’s rebranding to ImagineIF Libraries four years ago, is retiring Aug. 3 an…

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Frontier Hospice adopts dying pup

The diagnosis of a terminal illness would dampen most spirits, but for Seeley, his best days began with the news that he had just six months to live.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Crews tend to small wildfire in Glacier Park

Glacier National Park’s first wildfire of the season was sparked Monday evening along the southern border of the park.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Digital entrance pass now available at Glacier Park

Glacier National Park hopes to cut down on the wait times at park entrance gates with its new digital entrance passes available for purchase online.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Hospital recognized for 'baby friendly' practices

It took five years, a hospital-wide coalition, binders of data and surveys and one intensive assessment, for North Valley Hospital to achieve recognition for t…

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
New wildfires flare up in Yaak

A few new wildfires cropped up over the weekend in Northwest Montana where the fire danger is rated as “very high.”

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Two new companies offer brewery tours

This summer two separate businesses have sprung up, each hoping to ride the coattails of the burgeoning craft beverage industry in the Flathead Valley by shutt…

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Gianforte honors Kalispell 11-year-old

Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, recognized 11-year-old Emma Anderson of Kalispell with his Spirit of Montana commendation for her compassion, generosity, and willingness to reach out to those in need.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Many Glacier Road undergoing evaluation and rehabilitation

Visitors to Glacier National Park are asked to use care if visiting the Many Glacier Valley and to drive slowly to avoid dips and potholes.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
KRH seeing results from care coordination program

David Dixon is no stranger to Kalispell Regional Healthcare’s emergency room.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Spirited storyteller

It took Josiah Burdick just two days to drive the 1,600 miles from Chicago to Kalispell, leaving a thriving career as a corporate filmmaker in his wake when a …

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Authorities ID Kalispell man killed in fiery crash

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday released the name of the Kalispell man killed in a head-on crash July 26 on U.S. 2 north of the airport.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Local women find their niche in car-show arena

What do a trucker, an auto-parts clerk and a former chain-saw bear carving assistant have in common?