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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.
Kalispell Regional unionized nurses vote to strike if contract not reached
Kalispell Regional Healthcare/Logan Health nurses affiliated with the Service Employees International Union Healthcare 1199NW have voted to authorize a three-d…
Permit sought for wine and beer bar at former Stumptown Marketplace
The Whitefish Planning Board on Thursday will hold a public hearing to consider a request from Spilled Milk LLC and Marissa Keenan for a conditional-use permit…
County to raise fees for tree stump disposal
The Flathead County commissioners have endorsed raising fees for disposal of tree stumps at the county landfill from $31.05 to $90 per ton.
County allows outdoor park zoning process to proceed
The Lake County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday afternoon to allow planning for a proposed outdoor recreation park near Rollins to advance, against th…
Local man dies in UTV crash in North Fork
A Flathead Valley man died in a utility terrain vehicle accident last Thursday in the North Fork.
Growth Summit tackles tough issues of housing, workforce
Growth Summit covers complex web of local development
Kalispell to host transportation plan open-house sessions
City hosts Transportation Plan Open House
New group looks to help rivers, improve relations
A group of locals with a stake in the future of the three forks of the Flathead River system have formed a new nonprofit called the Flathead River Alliance.
State releases assessment for new Whitefish gas station
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has released a draft environmental assessment for the installation of six underground fuel-storage tanks at a T…
County seeks grant for road project between West Glacier, Coram
The Flathead County commissioners have approved a last-minute application for a federal grant that would enable the county to pave and improve backcountry road…
New Montana state record walleye caught in Holter Lake
Trevor Johnson of Helena reeled in a nearly 3-foot-long walleye from Holter Lake near Helena on May 10.
Lincoln County commissioner resigns to take new post
Lincoln County Commissioner Mark Peck is stepping down effective June 4 to take a new role with the Lincoln County Port Authority.
Whitefish mulls extending services south of MT 40
The Whitefish City Council is taking public input on whether to allow for extending city services south of Montana 40, which would also allow for annexation of…
Buyer looks to snag last Old School Station lot
The final Old School Station lot is up for sale Monday, when the Kalispell City Council will consider approving the sale of Lot 4 to Bill Phillips of DCP Kalis…
Farm Hands director on front line of battling hunger in the Flathead
Gretchen Boyer is working hard to make sure no one in the Flathead Valley goes hungry.