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Kalispell City Council to vote on federal grant for pedestrian safety upgrades
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safet…
Kalispell looks at school climate in staff, student survey
Staff and student climate survey results were the focus of a recent Kalispell Schools board meeting and come at a time when the district is looking at ways to improve or change “how school is done” on a systematic …
Flathead Business Newsmakers
Flathead Business Newsmakers
Flathead Business Watercooler
Flathead Business Watercooler
Volunteers needed for Creston Auction
Volunteers are needed for the 56th annual Creston Auction and Country Fair.
Nonprofit seeks land for housing project
Nonprofit seeks land for housing project
School program examines mental health, suicide prevention
Teigan Avery speaks warmly of her dad, saying whoever was on the receiving end of his phone call knew they were in for at least an hour of conversation.
Mountain lions killed on Wild Horse Island to protect bighorn sheep
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes collaborated to kill three adult mountain lions on Wild Horse Island over the …
Fewer than 100 Montana residents hospitalized with Covid
Fewer than 100 Montana residents were hospitalized with COVID-19 late this week for the first time in more than seven months, the state health department said.
Work session identifies assessment need for police, fire
The Kalispell City Council outlined future plans for three city departments at a work session Monday that reviewed master plans for Kalispell Parks and Recreat…
Employers get creative to retain workers
Mike Bare has worked at Nomad Global Communication Solutions in Columbia Falls for eight years.
Law Roundup: Woman uses emergency services ‘to vent’
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department because her sister took her baby album. She was advised her complaint wasn’t a law enforcement matter.
Scouts present Tom Sliter Community Partnership Awards
The NW District Montana Council of Boy Scouts of America recently hosted an Investment in Character and Leadership breakfast fundraising event at the Buffalo H…
Agency provides myriad services to assist older adults
The Flathead County Agency on Aging’s goal is pretty straightforward — to assist older adults with what’s important to them.
State park board reviews land deals, archery range options
State parks officials are looking for more money to develop the state's newly acquired Somers Beach, among other proposals in the Flathead.
Longtime game warden Lou Kis remembered as 'larger than life'
The Flathead Valley lost a true living legend last week with the passing of Louis Kis, a longtime Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden who was described by man…