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Kalispell Council reviews $189M budget proposal, weighs public safety and infrastructure spending
Kalispell City Council took its first look at the municipality’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget last week.
Whitefish student performs in international music festival
Fiona Shanahan, 14, of Whitefish, performed at the New York Concert Music Festival on Nov. 20 at the Lincoln Center in New York City, placing second in the cla…
Gifts With A Lift program spreads cheer to state hospital patients
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is accepting mailed packages of holiday gifts to benefit Montana State Hospital patients.
Council finalizes game plan for new ward boundaries
The Kalispell City Council moved forward with plans to redraw the boundaries for its four wards after a work session Monday evening.
Applied Materials to add up to 200 new jobs
Applied Materials plans to add as many as 200 new jobs in Kalispell with its expansion into a new manufacturing facility in Evergreen, Brian Aegerter, the comp…
Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence
A jury ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages Tuesday over the violence that erupted during the deadly …
Preseason uphill rules begin at Whitefish Mountain Resort
Preseason uphill skiing regulations are now in effect at Whitefish Mountain Resort, resort officials announced Tuesday.
FVCC library acquires extraordinary Western book collection
The Old West is back and wild as ever at the Broussard Family Library and Learning Commons at Flathead Valley Community College, thanks to a significant donati…
Where there's a mill, there's a way
When Josh Byers moved his family to Troy earlier this year, he didn’t expect that running a backyard sawmill would be in the cards.
Proposed change to on-the-job training regs rankles Montana labor
Trade unions and state officials are at odds over a proposed rule that would increase the number of apprentices who can work under a journeyman tradesman, with directors of union training programs warning that the …
In the Flathead, civic leaders struggle with a worsening housing ‘crisis’
An affordable housing forum in Whitefish on Nov. 17 featured representatives from local government, nonprofits and the business community.
Whitefish School Board to revisit mask policy in December
Although the Covid-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use in children ages 5 through 15 in early November, the Whitefish School District is sticking with th…
C-Falls School Board ditches membership in national association
The Columbia Falls School District has joined the Montana School Board Association in dropping its membership to the National School Boards Association.
Law roundup: Thirsty woman suspected of excessive drinking
A woman who had already been asked to leave a business took two wine bottles into the store’s bathroom.
Kids' Covid vaccine clinic planned Dec. 1
A Covid-19 vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 is planned Wednesday, Dec. 1 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.
Forest project near Lakeside to begin next spring
The Flathead Forest has approved a 1,200-acre project west of Lakeside aimed at stopping the spread of insects and diseases affecting forest health.