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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.
Ingelfinger returns to career roots as Kalispell area wildlife biologist
Franz Ingelfinger transitioned last month from restoration ecologist to Kalispell's area wildlife biologist.
City updates design standards, increases review fee
City updates design standards, increases review fee
Entrepreneur duo teams up for mentorship program
Entrepreneur duo teams up for mentorship program
North End Swing keeps ‘swinging’ after more than a decade
It’s a cold Friday night as people show up to Noble Dance in Kalispell to get moving. Nervous at first, they learn some basic moves and slowly begin to branch …
Neighbors say gravel pit project near Libby would mar community
Concerns about water rights, air quality and property values – interspersed with insults, catcalls and implied threats – dominated a March 15 public meeting on…
Businesses look to hire ‘untapped workers’
Businesses look to hire ‘untapped workers’
Creston Auction funds replacement of fire station
Creston Auction funds replacement of fire station
Montanan’s Constitutional Convention retrospective interviews archived at MSU Library
Montana State University Library’s Archives and Special Collection has created a searchable online archive of interviews of surviving delegates and staffers fr…
Affordable housing complex nears groundbreaking
Affordable housing complex nears groundbreaking
Downtown Bigfork bridge temporarily closed beginning March 28
Bigfork’s bridge on Bridge Street that spans the Swan River will be temporarily closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic beginning on Monday.
Nonprofit founder honored by Bigfork chamber
The gallery at the Bigfork Art and Cultural Center was packed last week as Bigfork Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rebekah King began to announce t…
Law Roundup: Grandma’s boy gets out of control
Grandma’s boy gets out of control
Third annual Shred-A-Thon kicks off Saturday morning
Third annual Shred-A-Thon kicks off Saturday morning
Housing crisis hamstrings economic growth in Montana
The lack of housing in Montana is stifling economic development because potential employees can’t find places to live, so even businesses that offer high salar…
Pursuit purchases Glacier Raft Co.
Pursuit purchases Glacier Raft Co.