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Kalispell City Council supports license plate reader technology, higher fees to free up on-street parking
City councilors in Kalispell appeared willing to increase fines for parking violations and buy license plate reade…
County board of adjustment looks at vacation rental
The board of adjustment meets on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell.
Whitefish rallies around retired ski patroller
Just before Thanksgiving, Lauren Walker and her husband Glenn Gustafson stopped by their neighbor Gary Cabell’s cabin set back in the woods near Whitefish. The…
Commissioners set to approve health officer contract
Flathead County Commissioners on Tuesday are set to vote on a contract that would bring the county’s interim health officer onboard permanently.
Drunk driver sentenced for wreck that sent pedestrian to ICU
Despite calls for stiffer penalties, a Flathead County judge kept to the terms of a plea deal Dec. 1, handing down a partially suspended sentence to a motorist…
Architects, accountants worry that ‘red tape reduction’ initiative goes too far
As Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte campaigned for the top administrative position in the state, he did so largely on his business bonafides, a tech entrepreneur who grew a nearly $1 billion business out of his home and…
Supreme Court taking up clash of religion and gay rights
The case is the latest clash of religion and gay rights to land at the highest court.
1205 restaurant inspection report
Flathead City-County Health Department inspection results from Nov. 24 to Nov. 30.
Whitefish Mountain Resort president starts day on the slopes
It was while skiing in his youth in Loveland, Colorado, where Nick Polumbus grew up, that he had the realization that he wanted to work in the ski industry.
Affordable housing project goes before Whitefish Council
City Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E Second St.
Kalispell City Council weighs hiring firm for water system engineering services
Kalispell City Council will consider contracting with engineering firm AE2S to provide the municipality with water system engineering services Monday.
Scholarship funding, more reading, more teacher pay top Gianforte’s education priorities
Gov. Greg Gianforte called on parents — and grandparents, aunts and uncles — to help close the learning gap that emerged after the Covid-19 pandemic by doing one thing. “It’s easy. Please read to your kids 20 minut…
Sensory-friendly Santa visits Dec. 10 in Kalispell
This holiday season, Logan Health Children’s is partnering with Whitefish Credit Union to provide sensory-friendly Santa experiences for families in the Flathead Valley.
REACHing for the stars: Grassroots effort underway to replace Dayton Elementary School
With the goal of raising $20 million in five years, a grassroots organization is working to replace Lake County’s aging Dayton Elementary School with a state-o…
Nordic Allure soap company goes from hobby to storefront
The evident theme of the soap company was inspired by Gloria Nyswonger’s Nordic heritage.
Crossbreeding between trout poses a threat to Montana's state fish
Hybridization between native cutthroat trout and invasive rainbow trout in the Flathead Valley could prove a major cause of biodiversity loss and a harm to nat…