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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's new Fire Chief brings two decades of experience to the job
The Whitefish Fire Department’s new chief comes from a long line of firefighters and brings two decades of experience to the top job.
FEC accepting applications for trustee position
The Flathead Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees is now accepting applications for District #3 representative to fill a vacancy.
Co-op's Ribeye Raffle facilitates food bank donations
Flathead Electric Cooperative’s 2023 Ribeye Raffle raised $18,194 in cash and resulted in approximately 1,000 pounds of meat for donation to the food banks.
Glacier Park moves into fall operations schedule
As the autumn season approaches, operations in Glacier National Park will start winding down.
Montana schools may struggle to remove lead from drinking water even after funding
But even with those two new pools of money intended to last two years, the state’s schools may struggle to remove all but the most dangerous sources of lead, considering that about half the schools that tested thei…
Montana abortion clinics challenge law regulating facilities
The lawsuit claims the bill goes into effect Oct. 1 with no guidelines from the state health department on how to obtain a license, making compliance by that date “impossible,” and it argues abortion care in the st…
Whitefish Community Foundation’s Great Fish Fun Run Saturday
This family-friendly event features 5K and 1-mile races, lunch from Piggyback BBQ, a nonprofit fair, incentive grants, prizes and more.
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association
After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to youngsters…
Congress returns to try to prevent a government shutdown while the GOP weighs an impeachment inquiry
Congress is returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, while House Republicans consider whether to pursue an impeachment inquiry into Pre…
Long-distance group hike coming to Kalispell
Highlander, an international long-distance hiking initiative, is coming to Kalispell at the end of September for its first ever event in Montana.
Kalispell City Council poised to adopt downtown banner policy
Kalispell City Council on Tuesday is expected to vote on a resolution adopting a banner policy affecting the downtown core and its multi-use Parkline Trail.
Kalispell interim superintendent looks to move district forward
Kalispell Public Schools Interim Superintendent Randy Cline may only be at the helm for 2023-24 school year, but he’s planning to make it one that has a lastin…
Whitefish examines change in food truck regulations
City Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E Second St.
Logan Health and Billings Clinic make integration official
The integration of Logan Health and Billings Clinic was made official on Friday with Dr. Craig Lambrecht leading the new health care system as chief executive …
Glacier Park visitor spending boon to economy of gateway communities
The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis conducted by economists at the National Park Service said that spending supported nearly 6,000 jobs in the local ar…