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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 and Columbia Falls schools receive grants for ‘cleaner’ buses
Kalispell and Columbia Falls school districts are recipients of clean school bus replacement grants awarded by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality …
Glacier biologists hoping to determine wolverine population
Building on a study done in 2016, Glacier National Park biologists are hoping to learn more about one of the areas more reclusive inhabitants.
Whitefish Community Foundation expands Community Grant Program
Whitefish Community Foundation’s board of directors announces the expansion of the Community Grant Program.
Kalispell shelter makes space for displaced hotel guests
Samaritan House, a Kalispell homeless shelter, has made space available to accommodate displaced guests from the FairBridge Inn extended-stay hotel, Executive …
Kalispell man who sexually exploited child sent to prison
A Kalispell man who admitted to taking sexually explicit photographs of a child while boating on Ashley Lake west of Kalispell was sentenced Thursday in U.S. D…
Comments taken on easement for 114,000 acres of timberland
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials want feedback on a proposed conservation easement to protect nearly 114,000 acres of timberland near the Thompson Ch…
New and updated courses coming to Flathead and Glacier
New and updated courses at Flathead and Glacier high schools will be offered for the 2022-23 school year including a semester-long Equipment Operation Internsh…
ImagineIf library foundation director explains resignation
ImagineIF Library Foundation Executive Director Charlotte Housel is stepping down from her position.
Donors threaten to pull support if Whitefish housing project approved
A set of recent emails sent to Whitefish city officials reveal that some wealthy donors have threatened to cease support of nonprofits in the community, and mo…
Uptick in local blood donations as national shortage drags on
A nationwide blood shortage is requiring more people than ever to flock to blood drives to keep up with the demand. In the Flathead Valley, many are turning ou…
Regional snowpack nearing, exceeding normal levels
Bouts of heavy snowfall through Tuesday helped still-lagging mountain snowpack in the region draw nearer to normal.
Republican Women hold annual Chocolate Extravaganza
Republican Women hold annual Chocolate Extravaganza
Economic seminar looks at housing markets in wake of pandemic
Economic seminar looks at housing markets in wake of pandemic
ImagineIF libraries reduces open hours in Kalispell
ImagineIF libraries reduces open hours in Kalispell
Cabin Fever Days returns Feb. 11-13
Cabin Fever Days returns Feb. 11-13