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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…
Whitefish eatery focuses on health-conscious food
From smoothies and acai bowls to sandwiches and burritos, Huck’s Place offers a wide array of health-conscious food centered around boosting wellness.
Board votes to dissolve Troy Dispatch Center
After discussion at a Sept. 22 meeting, Troy Area Dispatch Board members John Righter, Heather McDougall and Hank LaSalla voted unanimously to dissolve the Troy Area Dispatch District and permanently transfer dispa…
Kalispell City Council work session focuses on educational campaign for levy request
Kalispell City Council on Monday began debating launching a campaign to educate residents on the municipality’s public safety needs ahead of a potential levy r…
Knudsen petitions Supreme Court to reverse rulings in homelessness cases
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined his colleagues on Monday in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decisions that place restri…
Kalispell businessman donates $4M for FVCC entrepreneurship center
Flathead Valley Community College received a $4 million donation from local businessman Paul Wachholz to support the college’s future entrepreneurship center o…
Property tax rebate deadline extended
The last day to claim the Montana Property Tax Rebate is Monday, October 2.
Glacier officials will lead other parks in whitebark pine restoration with new federal funding
An influx of federal dollars through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act is expected to bolster Glacier National Park officials’ whit…
Montana's marijuana testing process questioned
One of Montana’s few in-state laboratories that had participated in the roll-out of the recreational and medical marijuana programs said that it has closed its doors, largely based on concerns the owners have with …
Stockman Bank marks 70 years with open house events
All bank locations are holding a 70th Anniversary Open House on National Good Neighbor Day on Thursday, Sept. 28.
Knife-wielding suspect sentenced for criminal endangerment
Prosecutors initially charged Corey Scott Smith, 37, with felony assault with a weapon after his July 6, 2022 arrest near Seventh Avenue East North.
19-year-old rescued from Huckleberry Mountain in May avoids double amputation
Told to expect a double amputation below the knees owing to frostbite, the 19-year-old from Michigan who spent several harrowing days lost in Glacier National …
UM fall enrollment tops 10,000 students
MISSOULA – The University of Montana’s enrollment ascent continues, driven by a 3.7% increase in total student headcount – the largest annual growth rate in 14…
Kalispell Police arrest man following barricade situation
Trevor Berggren is being held in the county jail following his arrest and expected to make an initial court appearance on Monday morning.
Kalispell City Council to review plans for public safety levy educational campaign
Kalispell City Council on Monday is expected to consider undertaking an informational campaign aimed at educating voters on the municipality’s public safety ne…
ImagineIF children’s librarian Becca Johnson and the power of play
“My background in early childhood really made me passionate about play — how kids learn through play and how they learn by doing and participating and getting …