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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Columbia Falls proposes to remove expired overlays
The city of Columbia Falls plans to remove the expired planned-unit development overlay plans for four proposed developments that would have added 435 housing units to the city, had the projects come to fruition.
Food bank gets record-setting donation from Applied Materials
Kalispell has long been generous to the Flathead Food Bank.
Passers-by save woman pinned beneath vehicle
A woman was able to walk away from a rollover crash on Monday evening thanks to the efforts of a few passers-by and emergency responders.
Local businessman gives $4M to FVCC project
Longtime Flathead Valley businessman and community philanthropist Paul Wachholz has donated $4 million to Flathead Valley Community College’s effort to build a…
Local woman killed in head-on crash
A Columbia Falls woman was killed in a head-on crash Monday evening in Evergreen, just east of the Flathead River bridge.
Judges needed for county science fair
About 30 volunteer judges are still needed for the Flathead County Science Fair scheduled Thursday.
Applications for property tax assistance program due March 1
Property owners have until March 1 to apply for the state’s Land Value Property Tax Assistance Program for Residential Property. Created last year by the Montana legislature, this program aims to provide tax relief…
Grant bolsters Bigfork music program
Bigfork High School band is playing a new tune.
Finalists to interview for Flathead principal job
Four finalists have been selected to interview for the Flathead High School principal position Wednesday followed by an invitation for the public to meet the candidates in the evening.
Flathead grad takes over, rebrands Great Falls brewery
A former Flathead High School student has taken the reins of the brewery formerly known as The Front in Great Falls, and plans sweeping changes that include an…
Seattle QB Wilson to speak at Stillwater banquet
Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson will be a guest speaker at Stillwater Christian School’s banquet in Kalispell later this spring.
Storm stymies search for missing skier
The search for a skier who has been missing in the backcountry near Whitefish Mountain Resort for 10 days will resume Tuesday after a winter storm stymied effo…
Rescue teams search near SKQ Dam for missing man
Lake County Search and Rescue teams on Monday were looking for a Polson man who went missing over the weekend near the SKQ Dam in Polson.
Outdoor recreation a big player in U.S. economy
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Kimberley Barreda loves when the trophy sitting behind her catches a bit of Montana’s afternoon light, casting a small rainbow across her living room. “It’s he…