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Senior Spotlight: Graduating senior cultivated spirit and community at Whitefish High School
Her natural charisma and tenacious optimism made Anna Shestak an easy choice for the student council’s first stude…
2024 Voter Guide: House District 2
Ahead of the Nov. 5 election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana. Candida…
2024 Voter Guide: House District 3
Ahead of the Nov. 5 election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana. Candida…
Samaritan House breaks ground on housing expansion
The project includes 16 apartments for veterans, 18 two-to-three-bedroom apartments for families (both income based) and an expansion of the administrative bui…
Kalispell family medicine doctor reflects on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Dr. Kelly Berkram encourages women to speak with their primary care physicians about setting up a breast …
New Montanans more red than blue
As Montana’s population more than doubled over the last 40 years, the number of registered voters increased 175% according to state election voter data.
Flathead Lake Biological Station analyst leverages technology in scientific study
The natural environment was familiar to Diane Whited, who grew up on a farm in northwest Iowa
Repairs to water-damaged wing at Columbia Falls High School on track
Construction to repair a water-damaged wing of Columbia Falls High School is on track to be completed with displaced staff and students moving in Oct. 25.
Men’s addiction treatment facility in Columbia Falls gets license reinstated
The company operates two addiction treatment facilities: a men’s only facility in Columbia Falls called The Ranch and a women’s only facility called The Lodge in Hungry Horse.
Molding experience: Art Escape Pottery Studio students play in the clay
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, I joined a pottery-throwing lesson with a mother and daughter from Maryland who were on vacation in Whitefish for a few weeks. I h…
Homeless individuals grapple with Warming Center shut down
The Warming Center expects Monday to be the last day it will provide services including showers, laundry and lunch, but Executive Director Tonya Horn said in a…
Adventure aplenty for Libby youth in outdoor program
More than 40 youth in Libby Middle School teacher Bill Moe’s program...
Mann Mortgage to merge with national lender
After 35 years of operating as a family-owned business, Kalispell-based Mann Mortgage is on the cusp of finalizing a deal to merge with a national lending comp…
Forecast shows healthy numbers for big game hunting season
Big game survival and recruitment in Northwest Montana showed positive trends this spring, according to a hunting forecast by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks,…
Libby hosting Veterans Stand Down Oct. 5-6
This event provides veterans an opportunity to obtain free services and to engage with other veterans, the Spokane VA, Montana VA and other community resources…
Lesar family donation funds new DREAM headquarters
DREAM Adaptive Recreation hosted an event last month at Whitefish Mountain Resort to kick off the initial phase of a capital campaign for a new building to hou…