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Home Instead provides comfort and security for seniors needing at-home care
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises that started in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Grizzlies euthanized after attack on llamas, wallaroos near Whitefish
Montana wildlife officials have euthanized two grizzly bears — an adult female and her cub — believed to have attacked numerous chickens and livestock animals …
Glacier Medical Associates reports data security breach
Glacier Medical Associates announced Tuesday the independent medical practice detected and stopped a data security incident that occurred April 7.
Nurses file petition to break ties with SEIU
Logan Health nurses opposed to unionization filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to hold a vote to end the nurses' relat…
Senior Spotlight: Stillwater's Ryan Frampton emphasizes Christian faith
Stillwater Christian School senior Ryan Frampton has come to excel at many things in his life. He's a champion tennis player and instructor, a martial artist s…
Ruder Elementary expansion nears completion
The new addition to Ruder Elementary School is getting closer to completion.
Whitefish to hold 2nd public hearing on potential annexation
Citing a lack of public input, the Whitefish City Council has delayed a vote on expanding the city's urban growth boundary, which would allow for city services…
Pledge of Allegiance, flag to be honored at Memorial Day ceremony
The Pledge of Allegiance will take center stage at a Memorial Day program planned Monday at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell.
Child care shortage tied to Flathead economic challenges
A typical work day for Whitney Aschenwald starts with a drive north from Bigfork to Kalispell, where she drops off each of her two young children at separate d…
Whitefish moves toward curbside recycling program
The Whitefish City Council is moving forward with a plan to collect recyclable materials directly from homes.
Judge to decide fate of Flathead National Forest plan
The fate of a long-term management plan for the Flathead National Forest is in the hands of a federal judge after attorneys for environmental groups and the go…
Developer's plans include restaurant atop old silos in Kalispell
A Flathead Valley developer plans to transform a property in Kalispell occupied by defunct grain silos into a mixed-use residential and commercial area featuri…
Wallaroo at large after grizzly kills llama near Whitefish
A bear, believed to be a grizzly mother with a yearling in tow, broke into a property owner's barn Thursday night in the Haskill Basin area north of Whitefish,…
Veterans group marks National Poppy Day in C-Falls
Columbia Falls shoppers were greeted with a familiar sight on Friday — National Poppy Day — as members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72 were on hand at…
Evergreen Rural Fire District has two board openings
The Evergreen Rural Fire District is seeking to fill two vacancies on its governing board.
Man convicted of 1995 Marion killing freed from supervision
A man who served a long prison sentence for the murder of a 17-year-old boy in the Marion area nearly 26 years ago has been released from state supervision.