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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Kalispell man sent to prison for transporting stolen guns, meth
A Kalispell man who admitted transporting firearms and ammunition stolen from a storage unit to Idaho, and to trafficking methamphetamine was sentenced Feb. 11…
Senate bill looks to alleviate park crowding, gateway stresses
A congressional bill sponsored by Montana Sen. Steve Daines aims to bolster so-called gateway communities overrun with burgeoning tourism at federal lands by t…
Eureka co-op to bring fiber to West Valley
Eureka co-op to bring fiber to West Valley
‘Healing adventures’ bring together therapeutic services
‘Healing adventures’ bring together therapeutic services
Hilton Garden Inn under new ownership
Hilton Garden Inn under new ownership
County challenges loss of state certification for ImagineIF
Flathead County Commissioners are challenging a decision to remove state certification for the ImagineIF Libraries and seeking to regain state funding that goe…
Montana ACLU files records request regarding library board
The ACLU of Montana has filed a public records request it says is related to recent efforts by ImagineIF Library Board trustees to remove books from library shelves.
Guides and outfitters lament murky minimum wage rule
A newly-enacted executive order requiring an increased minimum wage for federal contract workers has left local businesses scrambling as they try to determine …
Filing deadline approaching for school trustee candidates
The deadline to file as a school board trustee candidate is approaching.
Business sense — Local students shine at state DECA Conference
Young entrepreneurs and business-minded students from Flathead, Glacier, Whitefish and Polson high schools had a successful showing at the Montana DECA Conference.
Calendar set for 2022-23 in Kalispell Public Schools
Kalispell Public Schools has finalized the 2022-23 school calendar.
Advocacy group forms in wake of library trustee decisions
Responding to actions it says are threatening the quality of the ImagineIF Libraries system, a citizens group has formed to advocate for the future direction o…
'Freedom Convoy' rally planned Saturday at Port of Roosville
The so-called “Freedom Convoy” movement that has swept through Canada over the past few weeks will make its way to Eureka on Saturday as several hundred people…
Displaced hotel residents receive checks from Whitefish businessman
Four days before the lights were set to be turned off at the FairBridge Inn, Suites & Outlaw Convention Center, the remaining guests of the extended-stay hotel…
Judge restores protections for gray wolves
A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday after they were removed in the waning days of the Trump administration.