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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…
C-Falls hotel project gets a green light
The Columbia Falls City Council on Oct. 3 approved a new 65-unit hotel off of U.S. 2.
Prosecutors: Man stole van, drove drunk until collision in Whitefish
Benjamin Edward Brant, 43, faces felony counts of criminal endangerment, theft, criminal mischief and driving under the influence, fourth or subsequent offense…
Anti-abortion group hosts speaker Oct. 15
Matt Britton, board secretary and general counsel of the 40 Days for Life project, will speak in Columbia Falls on Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. at St. Richards Catholic Church, located at 1210 9th St. West, Columbia Falls.
DEQ seeks applications for projects to mitigate lead levels in public water supplies
Up to $28 million in federal funding may be available to Montana communities seeking to update lead service lines in public water supplies.
Kalispell leaf pickup underway
In an effort to provide more effective and efficient leaf collection services, the Kalispell Public Works Department is instituting the leaf collection period …
Kalispell Council holds work session on housing
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.
Glacier High grad expands horizons with Navy career
Heading to boot camp, or recruit training, at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois, Melanie Noble found herself in what she described as a “high stakes” summe…
Community briefs
Whitefish Community Foundation hosts nonprofit board development workshops; Creston Soup for Supper; Harvest Dinner in Polson; Science Quencher Oct. 14; Flathead Audubon presentation; My Glacier Village holds mobil…
Deputy U.S. marshal cleared in 2021 law enforcement-involved shooting
After listening to testimony in Flathead County District Court throughout the morning of Oct. 5, including from the deputy U.S. marshal who fired the shots that killed 24-year-old Xavier Hutt, the jury returned jus…
Speedway fan frontrunner with NASCAR collection
Walking into Kevin Bach's garage would leave any NASCAR fan in awe.
Peterson School experiments with science curriculum
Science is an extension of a child’s everyday world, Peterson Elementary Principal Tracy Ketchum told the Kalispell Public Schools board of trustees in Septemb…
Logan Health fundraising event is Oct. 12
Logan Health will be holding its inaugural giving day on Oct. 12. The 24-hour digital fundraiser, called Imagine a Day, will benefit Logan Health’s patients, p…
How Montana’s new election laws failed legal muster
Big news struck the 2022 election landscape last week as three new laws that changed how Montanans can vote and access the polls were declared unconstitutional…
Hungry Horse clinic joins UM Resident Physician Program
A University of Montana-based program has expanded its residency physician medical services to include Greater Valley Health Center’s location in Hungry Horse.
Prescribed burn planned Monday on Big Mountain
Smoke from a prescribed fire on Big Mountain will be highly visible from across the valley on Monday, Flathead Forest officials said.