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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.
Flathead Valley’s Mady Rigg finds her voice as Miss Montana
Mady Rigg is awaiting details on the upcoming Miss USA pageant, where she will represent Montana after earning the crown.
Whitefish Council takes up Second Street housing subdivision
City Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E Second St.
Kalispell City Council to consider emergency water restriction ordinance
Kalispell City Council on Monday will consider re-establishing temporary water conservation restrictions in the lead up to the peak summer irrigation season.
Teen dies in crash near Marion
A 17-year-old girl from Honoraville, Alabama, died in a crash near Marion Saturday.
Idaho's Schweitzer Mountain ski area sold to Alterra
SANDPOINT — It was the right opportunity at the right time, Schweitzer Mountain officials said in announcing the sale of MKM Trust's Sandpoint, Idaho resort op…
Rocket project aims to launch students’ interest in science
Alison Godfrey in 2016 hosted the first rocket rally for eighth grade students to showcase their science and engineering skills.
Security company buys space in former Kalispell mall
Evergreen-based company Integrated Security Solutions closed a deal to purchase a 66,000-square-foot section of Gateway West Community Center in Kalispell late…
Court likely to declare birth certificate rule unconstitutional and hold state agency in contempt
In a court case dealing with how to change a birth certificate in Montana, previous hearings have been so contentious that the state’s Supreme Court had to step in to clarify to the state how a preliminary injuncti…
More states OK postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond two months
At least eight states this year have decided to seek federal approval to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage, leaving just a handful that have opted not to guarantee at least a year of health care for women during …
Portion of Second Street in downtown Kalispell to see intermittent closures
A portion of Second Street West in Kalispell will see intermittent closures for work on Glacier Bank’s downtown branch this month.
Library cancels trans speaker after Montana bans drag readings
Montana's new law banning drag reading events at public libraries has led to the cancellation of a Native American transgender speaker in a southwestern Montan…
U.S. 93 road work north of Kalispell begins June 5
Road construction work is set to begin Monday, June 5 on a stretch of U.S. 93 north of Kalispell.
Kalispell courthouse area to get new crosswalks
Pedestrian crossings near the Flathead County Courthouse will be upgraded to meet federal disabilities standards and improve visibility, said officials with th…
Flathead Electric introduces automatic power outage text messaging
It’s a service the co-op is implementing and members with a current cell phone number on file will soon receive a text message opting them in to automatic outage text messages.
A quilting project of generational proportions
Years ago, Madison Ypma’s great-great grandmother Ida Brock Sterling sewed together blocks for a quilt.