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Columbia Falls Planning Commission gives Teakettle Heights positive recommendation
The Columbia Falls Planning Commission on Wednesday sent a positive recommendation for the Teakettle Heights subdi…
Meet the candidate: Braxton Mitchell, Republican for HD-3
Meet the candidate: Braxton Mitchell, Republican for HD-3
Meet the candidate: Andrea Getts, Democrat for HD-3
Meet the candidate: Angela Getts, Democrat for HD-3
Art exhibition seeks to spark conversation about homelessness
The popup art exhibit titled “The Home We Carry: A Visual Anthology of the Unhoused” is on display in Kalispell at the old Kalispell Malting and Brewing Compan…
After frenzy local experts predict real estate price drop
The feeding frenzy has caused housing prices to skyrocket, but local realtors and mortgage brokers believe price drops are on the horizon.
Meet the candidate: Courtenay Sprunger, Republican for HD-7
Meet the candidate: Courtenay Sprunger, Republican for HD-7
Meet the candidate: Angela Kennedy, Democrat for HD-7
Meet the candidate: Angela Kennedy, Democrat for HD-7
Target of Kalispell manhunt faces multiple felony charges in district court
The man at the heart of an overnight police search in Kalispell last week now faces felony burglary and aggravated burglary charges in Flathead County District…
Meet the candidate: Lyn Bennett, Republican for HD-5
Meet the candidate: Lyn Bennett, Republican for HD-5
Meet the candidate: Dave Fern, Democrat for HD-5
Meet the candidate: Dave Fern, Democrat for HD-5
Meet the candidate: Terry Falk, Republican for HD-8
Meet the candidate: Terry Falk, Republican for HD-8
Meet the candidate: Sid Daoud, Libertarian for HD-8
Meet the candidate: Sid Daoud, Libertarian for HD-8
Housing task force presents recommendations to governor
A task force charged with identifying solutions for Montana’s housing crunch formally passed recommendations for legislative action to Gov. Greg Gianforte Wednesday, teeing up debates over state subsidies and local…
Elected officials weigh in on Holland Lake Lodge expansion proposal
“There’s a way to be part of a community,” said Rep. Mike Hopkins, R-Missoula, whose district includes the Holland Lake area. “There’s a way to get community buy-in. And there’s a way not to.”
Board rejects moving Kalispell branch to Gateway Community Center
Flathead County Commissioners suggested the space to several organizations.
Republican operative publicizes ethics complaints against Supreme Court incumbent
A prominent Republican operative backing Montana Supreme Court candidate James Brown has filed two ethics complaints against Brown’s opponent in the race, incumbent Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafson, with less…