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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Caribou Fire timber salvage OK'd
Another timber salvage project has been approved on the Kootenai National Forest.
Rule would maintain grizzly bear population in Northwest Montana
Montana wildlife officials are proposing to maintain the largest grizzly bear population in the Lower 48 states at its current level of about 1,000 animals eve…
500-acre fire 2 miles from Hot Springs
The Garden Creek Fire, burning on the Flathead Reservation about 2 miles north of the Hot Springs district, made a run Aug. 3, expanding to a total of 530 acre…
Man charged in Kalispell stabbing death
Kalispell Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with a stabbing death in west Kalispell on Sunday morning.
Whitefish still wrestling with U.S. 93 plan
A development plan for 70 acres along U.S. 93 South in Whitefish is back on the Whitefish City Council agenda for a third time on Monday, Aug. 6.
Physician brings alternative model of health care to valley
Dr. Lexi Tabor-Manaker’s office doesn’t look like the typical medical waiting room. It’s quiet — more like a business lounge than a hospital — with natural lig…
At 90, Ostrom pens new children's poetry book
“I don’t see well, I don’t hear well, I don’t smell well,” G. George Ostrom joked with a fan during a book signing last week.
Kalispell to discuss RV park proposal
Kalispell City Council on Monday will discuss a proposed 330-space recreational vehicle park on the south end of the city.
Heat wave to bring near-record high temps
The hottest temperatures of the summer are on tap for this week.
Detour at Grandview Drive begins
Due to construction activities on the Flathead Valley Community College campus, traffic on Grandview Drive will be temporarily rerouted onto Ponderosa Street Aug. 6 to 10.
U.S. settles lawsuit with BNSF Railway
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday that BNSF Railway has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of the Forest Service regarding damage to a paved road on the Kootenai National Forest in 2011.
New technology helps patients cope with tremors through smartphone app
You can barely see the grooves on Lynn Shaw’s scalp. But you can feel them, she says. With hands that once trembled too much to write, she traces them — two wi…
Polson-based Black Mountain Software celebrates 30 years
Black Mountain Software, a Polson-based company that creates accounting software for municipalities, counties and school districts in small to mid-sized towns,…
Local troopers take part in Lip Sync Challenge
On Tuesday, July 25, the Montana Highway Patrol Facebook page released their version of the Lip Sync Challenge video. In one week it has gained nearly two thou…
Ronan Sports and Western closes after 61 years
Ronan Sports and Western, the popular sporting goods store on U.S. 93 in Ronan, is closing its doors after 61 years in business.