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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Planning board considers shelter expansion
The board meets in the City Council chambers at 6 p.m. in City Hall, 201 First Avenue West.
Trial underway for accused killer Zackary Maas
Prosecutors laid out their case against accused murderer Zackary Matthew Maas in Flathead County District Court on Monday, alleging he waited months to take ve…
Gianforte signs $1B Republican tax rebate, tax-cut package into law
Flanked by dozens of Republican lawmakers on the steps of the state Capitol, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a tax cut, rebate and spending package totalling more t…
21-year-old pedestrian killed near Columbia Falls
A Columbia Falls pedestrian is dead after he was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of U.S. 2 and Montana 40 about 2:07 a.m. Saturday morning.
Tailor transforms youthful love for fashion into career
It was after a lonely four-month spell at sea that he realized nautical life wasn’t for him, so he came to San Francisco to get a master’s degree in fashion.
Kalispell City Council work session focuses on panhandling ordinance
Kalispell City Council is expected to debate a proposed ordinance aimed at further discouraging panhandling on public roadways and public parking lots at its Monday work session.
Voting open for sticker design scholarship contest
Two student-created sticker designs are in the running for a chance at scholarships.
Whitefish applies for grant to improve pedestrian safety downtown
City Council recently authorized a grant application with the U.S. Department of Transportation for work on the Whitefish Promenade concept designed to move non-motorized traffic through town.
Flathead Business Newsmakers
Happenings at Flathead businesses
Organizations partner to assist blind veterans in pushing to new limits on ski slope
The helpers are instructors with DREAM adaptive and the Whitefish Veterans Support Team, which partnered for the first time this winter to bring adaptive ski l…
Community briefs
Home buyer education classes; Rain garden workshop; Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon
Flathead Youth Conservation Corps taking applications
YCC is a program designed to accomplish needed conservation work on public lands, provide gainful employment for students from all segments of society while gaining an appreciation of natural resources and cultural…
Students show out science acuity at county fair
Science lovers of all ages packed into the Expo Center at the Flathead County Fairgrounds to take a look at projects from students in third grade and up.
Bill to open more walkup campsites in Montana sailing through
House Bill 440, which would limit the number of reserved campsites at 80% in order to allow more walkups, passed unanimously in committee, and then it passed unanimously in the House.
Bigfork man sentenced for attacking police officer
A jury found Paul Kermit Gysler guilty on a single count of felony assault on a peace officer in December following a trial in Flathead County District Court.