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Making the grade — Kalispell Public Schools leader named regional superintendent of the year
Wrapping up his second school year leading Kalispell Public Schools, Matt Jensen has been named regional Superinte…
Stakeholders work to spread news about new voter registration deadline
Montanans must now register to vote for the June primaries by 12 p.m. on June 6, the day before the primary, following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down a challenge to a law ending Election-Day voter registra…
Stillwater senior designs her future in fashion
Anna Hudson graduates Friday with the Class of 2022 at Stillwater Christian School. She is looking optimistically toward the future as she prepares to leave in…
Whitefish city budget calls for decrease in property taxes
The total proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 is $50.9 million compared with last year’s approved budget of $49.8 million.
Flathead Valley’s high school students set to graduate
The high school Class of 2022 will be graduating from six high schools in the valley.
WHS senior sets sights on advocating for others
Part of a trio of Whitefish High School students who approached the Whitefish School Board in the summer of 2020 asking that the district boost the integration…
As it marks its first year, health center acquires Sykes Pharmacy
The acquisition, effective June 1, comes as the health center celebrates its first anniversary as an independent organization. Last year the Flathead Community Health Center, which was a division of the Flathead Ci…
Who holds the keys to Montana’s Western congressional seat?
For the first time in decades, Montanans are considering a ballot with two new federal congressional districts — a division based on population gains documented by the 2020 census. Neither district comes with a pat…
Bigfork’s Elliot Sanford carries love of caves to college
Elliot Sanford is a member of the Bigfork High Cave Club, which allows students to get real life experience mapping and exploring caves. In fact, he’s proved h…
Man who led deputies on high speed chase pleads guilty
The man who led law enforcement on a lengthy high speed chase through the Canyon earlier this year pleaded guilty to criminal endangerment in Flathead County D…
Volunteers ensure local Memorial Day events receive an honor guard
The United Veterans of Flathead Valley will once again have a busy Memorial Day.
Lawmakers to DPHHS: birth certificate emergency rule is ‘anti-democratic and insulting to Montanans’
Democrats on a state Legislature interim committee sent a letter Thursday urging the Department of Public Health and Human Services to rescind an emergency rule it enacted this week that closed the door for transge…
Judge orders US to decide if wolverines need protection
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has given U.S. wildlife officials 18 months to decide if wolverines should be protected under the Endangered Species Act…
State's schools chief cited for illegally passing school bus
HELENA — Police have cited State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen for a May 19 incident in which Arnzten allegedly illegally passed a school …
Area students win statewide and divisional awards for wildfire prevention artwork
A Columbia Falls High School sophomore’s art was selected as the statewide winner of a wildfire prevention art contest.
Corvettes on display in Whitefish for Memorial Day weekend
The Funseekers Corvette and Yacht Club officially started in Whitefish in 1986 and while the club’s members do have fun and they do have Corvettes, there is na…