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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…
Library trustees to review proposed director’s contract
The Board of Trustees for ImagineIF Libraries is expected Thursday to review a proposed contract for its new director that offers up to $10,000 in relocation c…
Suspect confesses to Evergreen homicide, documents allege
The suspect of a deadly shooting in Evergreen last week allegedly confessed to the crime during an interview with detectives, court documents filed Wednesday r…
Seattle residents charged with assisting illegal border crossing near Eureka
Two Seattle residents face charges in federal court after Border Patrol agents allegedly caught them helping six Mexican nationals cross the border in the West Kootenai area last week.
Columbia Falls and Whitefish place second, third, at divisionals
It was once again a battle for the top three spots between Frenchtown, Columbia Falls and Whitefish high school speech and debate teams at the Class A Western Divisional tournament over the weekend.
Flathead Speech and Debate team captures first in Butte
The speech and debate season has been filled with close finishes, a matter of points between first and second place for Flathead and Glacier high schools. On Jan. 16, Flathead overtook the competition and won the R…
Flathead County 4-H Foods Fair set this weekend
Flathead County 4-H Foods Fair set this weekend
Commission tables septic facilities for further review
The Flathead County Commission hit pause Tuesday on a proposed contract to plan for and design a regional septic waste plant and biosolids composting facility.
Glacier Conservancy book club to discuss native trout
The Glacier National Park Conservancy’s bimonthly book club will take a look at Michael Dickerson’s “A Fine-Spotted Trout on Corral Creek: On the Cutthroat Com…
School Covid guidance stokes health board criticism
Flathead County Commissioner Pam Holmquist adamantly defended the actions of the county health board over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic after one board m…
Health department suspends contact tracing, quarantines
The Flathead City-County Health Department will no longer perform Covid-19 contact tracing or recommend quarantine measures in the general population, the depa…
Montana jobless rate hits another record low
Montana’s unemployment rate hit a new record low in December, dropping 0.3 percentage points to end the year at 2.5%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic
Under the Big Sky lineup announced; capacity to be capped
The Under The Big Sky music festival is set to return to Big Mountain Ranch in Whitefish on July 16 and 17 with limited ticket sales and a lineup that includes…
Commission to review contract for septic waste, biosolids facilities
Flathead County commissioners will review on Tuesday a proposed design contract to select sites and plan a new regional septic waste plant and biosolids composting facility.
Library launches science education program
Library launches science education program
Whitefish Community Foundation awards $25,000 to Land to Hand
Whitefish Community Foundation awards $25,000 to Land to Hand