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Whitefish pursuing grant for railroad overpass on East Second Street
The Whitefish City Council gave Public Works Director Craig Workman the go ahead to apply for a grant to build a $…
Commitment to care: Aspiring nurse inspired to help others
Life can change in a flash. Just ask Dylan Baker.
Homeless shelters say outreach successful during winter storm
The Flathead Warming Center and the Samaritan House combined took in around 85 people off of the streets during the spell of snow and frigid temperatures.
Montana GOP forms election integrity committee
During the upcoming legislative session, Montana lawmakers will launch a six-person select committee dedicated to discussing election integrity.
Don ‘K’ makes donation to humane society
Don “K” Subaru and the Subaru Love Promise program donated $3,300 to the Humane Society of Northwest Montana, the hometown charity selected by the employees of…
DAR makes donation to warming center
The Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter in Kalispell, recently met for their annual holiday meeting and donation collection for a local …
Whitefish School District seeks input on expansion
Whitefish School District is seeking community feedback about the need for expansion at Whitefish High School and the activities complex.
Developer returns with new Columbia Falls subdivision plan
The River Highlands subdivision is back for a second go-around before the Columbia Falls City-County Planning Board in January.
Board OKs Tamarack Meadows subdivision in Columbia Falls
The Columbia Falls City-County planning board Dec. 13 approved a 103-lot subdivision on 47 acres called Tamarack Meadows at the north end of Meadow Lake Resort. It’s the last portion of the master plan that was app…
Company proposes tram up Columbia Mountain
Pursuit Glacier Park Collection is considering a tram that would run from Hungry Horse to about 1,000 feet below the summit of Columbia Mountain in the Swan Ra…
Power outage affects thousands as temperatures plummet
Thousands of homes in the Flathead Valley were without electricity Thursday after a regional power provider issued an emergency shutdown to one of its delivery…
Tester's bills targeting fentanyl trafficking sent to Biden
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester said this week that the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act includes key provisions to support law enforcement and combat illicit fent…
Proposal would expand Lake Five fishing access
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on a proposed donation that would add 4 acres to a public fishing access site on Lake Five near West…
Arctic front bears down on Northwest Montana
After a day of digging out, Northwest Montana residents are in for a frigid Thursday, with temperature readings that could plummet well below zero, and then so…
East Glacier man admits to murder charge
An East Glacier man accused of killing another man on the Blackfeet Reservation in 2020 admitted to the murder charge Dec. 19 in U.S. District Court.
Kalispell awarded $25M grant for West Reserve improvements
A $25 million federal grant has been awarded to the city of Kalispell to assist with major improvements along notoriously congested West Reserve Drive.