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Home Instead provides comfort and security for seniors needing at-home care
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises that started in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Under the Big Sky brings three days of music to Flathead Valley
Under the Big Sky is turning up the volume for a sixth year, bringing an array of country, folk, bluegrass and rock acts to center stage just outside Whitefish…
Lakeside district tables decision to raise sewer rates until August
Amid pressure from ratepayers, the Lakeside County Water and Sewer District board tabled a decision Tuesday to raise sewer rates until its August meeting.
21-year-old blamed for causing $1,500 in damages to Whitefish parking garage
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Feds suggest removing Libby, Troy from national list of most contaminated places
Libby and Troy may soon hit what federal officials described as a milestone in asbestos cleanup efforts, despite reservations from some community members.
Kalispell man accused of arson, vandalism in overnight bender
A man arrested after allegedly lighting his ex-girlfriend's belongings on fire in the middle of a Kalispell street in early July is also suspected of badly vandalizing a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van.
Walking the plank into writing: Whitefish student pens swashbuckling adventure in first book
Last July, 11-year-old Linnea Cameron set sail in her imagination and began writing about the swashbuckling adventures of a ship crewed by a family of pirates.…
Man facing felony charge after allegedly scratching vehicles in downtown Whitefish
A man recently released from custody in Oregon allegedly wandered through downtown Whitefish in late June, scratching parked vehicles with a coin.
Woman who allegedly fled drunken Kalispell wreck faces felony charge
A woman accused of trying to give her 4-year-old child away after fleeing a drunken motor vehicle wreck in downtown Kalispell last month is now facing a felony…
Typical Montana home value up 66% in four years
Montana’s typical home value has increased by two-thirds in four years, according to new valuations published this month by the Montana Department of Revenue.
Budget airline Avelo ends service out of Glacier Park International Airport
Avelo Airlines is pulling out of Glacier Park International Airport, along with a slew of other airports across the West.
Hunt for suspected thief leads deputies to drugs, stolen guns in Bigfork
Executing arrest warrants on a woman in Bigfork earlier this month led authorities to a suspected drug dealer and a cache of drugs and stolen guns and ATVs.
Woman killed in rollover crash in Lake County
A woman from Saltese died in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday on U.S. 93 in Lake County.
Road work to delay traffic in Evergreen for two days
The intersection at Rose Crossing and U.S. 2 in Evergreen will be closed to traffic July 18 and July 19 for road work.
Flathead Valley nonprofits participate in Great Fish Community Challenge
Eighty-six Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations will raise funds in Whitefish Community Foundation’s Great Fish Community Challenge Aug. 12 to Sept. 12, the highest number of nonprofits to participate in the 11-…
Lawsuit challenges proposed Teakettle Mountain resort
A group of Blankenship neighbors have filed a lawsuit in Flathead County District Court claiming a planned resort is in violation of a prescriptive easement on…