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Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park
A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of …
Local investors back emerging tech companies
Frontier Angels, Montana’s early stage technology investor group, has invested $400,000 in emerging technology businesses, including companies in agriculture technology, financial solutions and medical devices, the…
Council to discuss Airport Road revamp
The Kalispell City Council will discuss several interesting proposals at its next meeting, including a request by the Kalispell Golf Association to transfer concessions operations to an independent contractor, sele…
Man sentenced for collision that killed Troy woman
Richard Gene Davidson of Libby was sentenced in 19th Judicial District Court Jan. 5 for his role in a March 2017 collision in which Laura Cooper of Troy was killed.
Donations boost adult education programs
Whitefish School District was the recipient of several donations totaling $105,500 to benefit music and adult education programs.
Small earthquakes felt around Flathead Lake
Two minor earthquakes shook communities bordering Flathead Lake at around 11:50 a.m. on Sunday.
Warm weather sinks pond hockey event
The Montana Pond Hockey Classic has been canceled due to unstable ice conditions caused by recent warm temperatures.
Decision expected on Whitefish resort housing project
The Whitefish City Council is expected to vote Tuesday, Jan. 16, on a 102-unit resort housing development planned on Wisconsin Avenue.
Glacier wins final speech meet before state tournament
In the final week before area speech and debate teams in the AA division head to state, Glacier High School won the Garden City Invitational in Missoula.
Special Olympics coach reflects rewards of leading a team
At birth, Robbie Hayes weighed just 4 pounds, 4 ounces. He came a little early, but to his mom, Carolyn Wallace, he was perfect.
Architect chosen for Muldown rebuild
Whitefish School District selected L’Heureux Page Werner as the architect and Dow’s Custom Construction as the owner’s representative of it’s $26.5 million elementary school project to build a new school to replace…
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When the annual Wings radiothon rolls into action this week to raise money for local cancer patients, Joel and Laura Stevenson of Whitefish will help man the p…
Businesses sought for electric vehicle charging stations
Flathead Electrical Cooperative is looking for local businesses interested in enter into a cost-sharing agreement to host vehicle charging stations for employe…
New courses offered at Glacier, Flathead
New courses are will be added to the 2018-19 rosters at Flathead and Glacier high schools.
Flathead Lake sales trending upward
A look back on Flathead Lake real estate sales in 2017 reveals a number of interesting trends that continued from the prior year, and some abrupt departures from the norm, according to a report from David Fetveit, …
Property assessments baffle Dickey Lake landowners
On a map, or from the frozen skin of Dickey Lake, David Guild’s and Bill Krywolt’s properties look similar.