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Home Instead provides comfort and security for seniors needing at-home care
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises that started in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Whitefish to move forward with $33.7M bond for high school expansion
Through an intensive process that started almost a year ago, the Whitefish School District is moving forward with plans to expand the high school and athletic …
Trout decline: State proposes new fishing regs in SW Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is making new investments to research and monitor trout population declines in southwest Montana. The department is also propo…
Raft guide injured in bear attack on Middle Fork
A rafting guide was injured in a bear attack early Wednesday morning while camping on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River.
U.S. 2 wreck claims two lives, injures four
A wreck on U.S. 2 near Coram on June 5 involving multiple vehicles killed two motorists and left four others injured, officials with Montana Highway Patrol sai…
EPA releases proposed Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. cleanup plan
The Environmental Protection Agency on June 1 released its proposed action for cleaning up the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site.
Backcountry travel between Glacier, Waterton reopens at Goat Haunt
Hikers and boaters will once again be allowed to travel between Glacier National Park and Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park in the Goat Haunt area.
Montana Supreme Court rejects state's attempt to stop youth climate trial
The Montana Supreme Court has rejected a last-minute attempt by the State Attorney General’s Office to stop a lawsuit waged by a group of youth plaintiffs who …
Big Shindig car show is June 17 in Kalispell
The Glacier Street Rod Association and the Desoto Grill host the Big Shindig car show in downtown Kalispell on Saturday, June 17, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., regar…
CASA volunteer advocates sworn-in
Eight community members were recently sworn in as CASA/GAL volunteers.
Poverty simulation workshop aims to create understanding
Using a simulation kit, participants role-play the lives of low-income families.
Man arrested for exposing himself to young girls to undergo evaluation
John Thomas Cohenour, 34, faces a single count of indecent exposure in Flathead County District Court.
Whitefish Community Foundation awards funds to Boys and Girls Club
Over the past two years, demand for the Boys and Girls Club’s services in Evergreen has dramatically increased, from 45 youth served during the 2021-2022 schoo…
More candidates file in city elections
Additional candidates have entered races for upcoming municipal elections in Flathead County.
Man sentenced for supplying high schoolers with marijuana
Flathead County District Court Judge Amy Eddy handed down the suspended sentence with the state Department of Corrections to Ryan Christopher Newby on May 25.
Whitefish Library begins summer reading program
All readers are encouraged to pick up a reading log from the library starting June 12, and log time spent reading.