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Kalispell Middle School teacher wins History Teacher of the Year Award
All the work tanning hides, building log cabins, panning for gold and garnets, grinding wheat and churning butter,…
Kalispell man allegedly stole SUV from repair shop lot
A Kalispell man faces a felony theft charge after authorities caught him on June 7 in a vehicle stolen from a North Meridian Road repair shop.
‘Numerous’ firearms found with man arrested for shooting at kayakers
StorySheriff’s deputies arresting a man accused of shooting at kayakers in Lower Stillwater Lake over the weekend allegedly found him with a minivan loaded wit…
State Library Commissioners fret over new logo’s color scheme
Commissioners of the Montana State Library, which manages a variety of state records and information systems, are considering scuttling a nearly $300,000 rebra…
Free summer meals offered to children and teens
Free meals are available to children 18 and under in Flathead County. Meals will be served by sponsoring school districts in locations in Evergreen, Columbia Falls, Kalispell and Whitefish.
Power outage planned for June 23 for maintenance work
A controlled power outage planned for the early morning hours of Thursday will leave thousands of Flathead Electric Cooperative customers temporarily without e…
Hotel owner takes issue with potential for nearby eight-story parking garage
The developers behind The Charles Hotel and the related parking garage at the intersection of First Avenue and First Street West recently approached the city about shifting the plan for the parking structure to inc…
Gianforte looks to include Flathead in disaster declaration
Fresh off a tour of the Flathead flooding situation, Gov. Greg Gianforte on Tuesday said he was working to add Flathead County to a presidential major disaster…
Inter Lake claims top awards for journalism, advertising
The Daily Inter Lake garnered 15 awards at the Montana Newspaper Association’s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest, including top prizes for investigative journalism, column writing and advertising.
Prosecutors: Man threatened to kill bar staff, sheriff’s deputies
A man awaiting sentencing on a felony driving under the influence charge is back behind bars after allegedly threatening to kill the employees of a local bar a…
Publisher pulls articles attacking Whitefish Credit Union
While Pastor Jordan David Hall’s legal problems with a series of stories he wrote about a transgender Native American lobbyist may have ended last month with a…
Can Gardiner survive its latest disaster?
Its proximity to the northern entrance to the country’s oldest and arguably grandest national park fuels Gardiner’s tourism-based economy. With a year-round po…
Gianforte tours Flathead flooding; more evacuation notices issued
Gov. Greg Gianforte pledged Monday to back local officials and emergency responders with whatever resources they need as another bout of heavy rain swelled are…
Kalispell Council holds hearing on additions to Eagle Valley Ranch
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.
0620 Restaurant inspections
Flathead City-County Health Department inspection results from July 9 to July 15.
Getts looks to guide Whitefish’s efforts on affordable housing
As the new affordable housing coordinator and long range planner for the City of Whitefish, Marissa Getts will be looking to guide the community through the im…