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Senior Spotlight: Glacier High School student looks to use science to help others
Knowing she wanted to help others, there was a time when Anitha Ravipati considered pursuing a career as a medical…
Schubert knocks off Brockman while Sprunger tops conservative rival
Republican voters sent incumbent state Rep. Tony Brockman packing during Tuesday’s primary election, backing instead a teenage political neophyte for House Dis…
Flathead County primary election results
Flathead County primary election results as of 7 a.m., June 5. With 55 of 56 precincts reporting.
FVCC nursing grads join health care workforce
Out of 12 total graduates from the 2024 class, three Lincoln County graduates landed jobs at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby, while seven graduates from …
Cannabidiol oil firm execs accused of operating Ponzi scheme
Hopes were high in Lincoln County when a Texas hemp processing facility came to the state five years ago with big promises of new jobs and big money for invest…
New sculpture graces busy Polson street corner
With a storm blowing in from the north May 23, Cameron Decker unveiled “Still Life,” an outdoor sculpture that graces the southeast corner of Third Avenue and …
Ninth Circuit appears skeptical of Montana’s drag ban
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals wrestled on Tuesday with how Montana’s “drag ban law,” currently on hold from a federal judge, doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment,…
Former election administrator sues Lincoln County, alleging wrongful termination
Lincoln County’s former election administrator has filed a lawsuit against the county alleging wrongful termination.
County board of adjustment considers recreation facilities, retreat
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday will look at two requests for recreational facilities and a retreat center.
Committee puts $240K behind moderate Republicans in legislative primaries
A political action committee with a mix of national and state money has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on mailers intended to sway voters in a series o…
Whitefish Council looks at senior housing expansion, subdivion requests
Plans for the expansion of a senior housing development and a separate 73-lot housing subdivision both are before the Whitefish City Council on Monday.
Lake County's John Grant leaves a legacy defined by birds, land and water
At Leon Hall, just south of Ninepipe, friends, neighbors and colleagues gathered Saturday to celebrate the legacy of retired wildlife-area manager John Grant a…
Glacier National Park plow crews grapple with deepest snow in more than a decade
It’s feeling like spring in the valley, but at Logan Pass, Glacier National Park road crews are still in the thick of winter snowpack — the deepest seen in mor…
PHOTOS: Flathead and Glacier class of 2024 graduation ceremonies
Photos from Flathead and Glacier high schools' class of 2024 graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1.
Kalispell woman allegedly used ax to break into home
Sophia Maria Owen, 39, appeared before Judge Heidi Ulbricht for her arraignment in Flathead County District Court on May 23.
Supporters rally in Kalispell for embattled Flathead Warming Center
Penalizing one of the few sources of help for people living on the streets will do little to alleviate homelessness, argued supporters of the embattled Flathea…