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Senior Spotlight: Senior embodies Flathead High School motto to ‘Rise Up, Be Brave’
Under the upturned brim of her signature bucket hat, Flathead High School senior Madison Geiger’s smile and bright…
Flathead Valley contractor to pay $200K to customers he allegedly defrauded
Nathaniel Gevern Lewis, through his construction businesses NGL Construction and From the Ground Up Construction, took customers' payment and then failed to complete the work, said Montana Attorney General Austin K…
Montana Department of Labor and Industry responds to federal layoffs
Twenty current and former federal workers gathered at state Department of Labor and Industry officers across Montana at 9 a.m. on March 12 for a “Rapid Respons…
Glacier High School students question Zinke on upheaval in Washington, education funding
Republican Congressman Ryan Zinke defended efforts by the Trump administration to downsize and remake the federal government while taking questions from Glacie…
Probationary federal employees in Montana given temporary reprieve, Zinke says
Republican Congressman Ryan Zinke said Friday that Forest Service and National Park Service probationary workers fired earlier this year by the Trump administr…
Glacier Park superintendent to oversee Grant-Kohrs Ranch
The superintendent of Glacier National Park is adding another National Park Service site to his portfolio.
Kalispell Education Foundation honors Essential School Personnel of the Year
Three school office managers were recognized as Essential School Personnel of the Year by the Kalispell Education Foundation for their outstanding behind-the-s…
Flathead County Science Fair Awards
The Flathead County Science Fair was held on March 6 at Flathead County Fairgrounds.
Montana House passes another bill taking aim at asbestos claimants
On the final day before the mid-session break, the Montana House passed two measures affecting hundreds of wrongful death and personal injury claims lodged aga…
Lincoln County awards landfill expansion contract to Washington firm
An eastern Washington company recently won the bid to expand the Lincoln County Landfill.
St. Patrick's Day presentation features Montana's Irish general
The Northwest Montana Westerners, a local history group, celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a look at Montana's Territorial Governor and Civil War general Thoma…
Kalispell City Hall kicks off land use plan education campaign with open house
City planners and poster boards were staked out at Bias Brewery in downtown Kalispell on Wednesday evening for the municipality’s first open house in its effor…
The park's poet: Glacier's 'Ranger Doug' dies at age 98
He was a poet, a storyteller and an educator, entertaining everyone from young tourists to the future president of the United States.
Poll: 3 in 4 Montanans concerned about being able to afford housing in near future
Almost 3 in 4 Montanans were concerned about being able to afford housing in the state over the next five years, according to a Montana Free Press-Eagleton Pol…
Suspected drug dealer facing distribution charge
A man allegedly caught with nearly a pound of methamphetamine outside a Kalispell casino in February is facing a felony drug distribution charge in Flathead County District Court.
It's all uphill from here. How skimo improves physical and mental health
On any winter day at Whitefish Mountain Resort, it’s common to see a handful of people making the trek up the mountain.