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Home Instead provides comfort and security for seniors needing at-home care
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises that started in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Area trail projects selected for federal funding
A number of trail projects in Northwest Montana are set to receive a shot of funding through the federal Recreational Trails Program.
Lake County sued over 'dangerous' jail conditions
A class-action lawsuit alleging inhumane and discriminatory conditions at the Lake County jail was filed in Missoula County District Court last week on behalf …
Bio station tracks river health in real time
Rivers and streams are akin to arteries and blood vessels in a human body, so monitoring the metabolic respiration and production rates of Earth’s freshwaters …
Bigfork man sentenced for sexually assaulting two girls
A Bigfork man who pleaded guilty to sexual intercourse without consent in January will spend the next two decades behind bars.
Early kindergarten on the upswing
On March 15, state lawmakers in a joint meeting of two legislative committees briefly discussed significant growth in the number of students under the age of 5 who have been admitted to Montana’s kindergarten class…
Kalispell man accused of sexually assaulting young child
A Kalispell man faces a felony sexual intercourse without consent charge for allegedly abusing a young girl in 2021.
Kalispell Public Schools asking for $1.5M levy
A $1.5 million high school district general fund levy will be on the May ballot following a unanimous vote by the Kalispell Public Schools board of trustees Tu…
Flathead county students rack up ribbons at the Montana Science Fair
Budding scientists represented Flathead County well at the state science fair in Missoula with Flathead High School’s Kenna Anderson qualifying for one of two …
Neighbors sue over Whitefish vacation rental
A group of neighbors has filed a lawsuit in Flathead County District Court over a vacation rental they claim is operating illegally in their rural subdivision north of Whitefish.
Creston Auction returns this weekend
Creston Auction returns this weekend
Safety improvements planned for Montana 206
The Montana Department of Transportation is planning safety improvements for Montana 206 that runs between Kalispell and Columbia Falls.
Women Who Wine to meet Tuesday
The next gathering of Women Who Wine will be Tuesday, April 5, from 5:30- to 7 p.m. at MontaVino Winery, 38 First Ave. E. Ste. D in Kalispell.
Farbstein sentenced for fatal DUI crash
Lifting a blue urn containing Brooke Hanson’s remains up to eye level, Jessie Hanson stared at her daughter’s killer from the witness stand in Flathead County …
8 arrested after search at house owned by Blackfeet chairman
A federal search warrant executed at a residence owned by the chairman of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council on Thursday led to eight people being taken int…
Court order voids permit for Lake Five resort
Flathead County District Court Judge Amy Eddy issued an order Monday that both voids a major land-use permit for a resort on Lake Five and orders the property …