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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.
Man charged with felonies for taking baler on unauthorized ride
A local man ended up in the Flathead County Detention Center earlier this week after he allegedly took a hay baler for a joy ride without the owner’s permissio…
New Glacier High School principal named
Brad Holloway will be the new Glacier High School principal position following unanimous approval at a virtual school board meeting on Tuesday.
Fire officials aim to squelch blazes fast, avoid megafires
U.S. officials said Thursday that they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its grip across the West and…
Chris Janson to perform at Northwest Montana Fair
Country star Chris Janson will headline the entertainment at the Northwest Montana Fair with a concert planned Aug. 18 during the five day fair.
Great gray owl is a superior predator
I had my second encounter with a great gray owl last week.
Flathead County to get fifth District Court judge
Flathead County will get a fifth District Court judge in January 2023, the Flathead County commissioners formally announced Wednesday.
Judge blocks requirement for 'gay sex' offender registration
The state of Montana has no valid reason to require a man to register as a sex offender based on his conviction for having gay sex in Idaho in 1993, a federal judge has ruled.
Resort wants to use treated wastewater to supplement snow
An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that's shrinking because o…
Vaccination rates slowing in Flathead County
The covid vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer th…
Growth Summit to address local development
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce will host a new event — Growth Summit 2021 — from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Mother accused of DUI with child in car
A Flathead Valley woman is accused of driving drunk with her young child in the vehicle.
Evergreen man charged with assault with weapon
An Evergreen man was charged with assaulting another man with a fiberglass post marker.
Opponents call for veto of Montana gravel mining bill
Environmentalists and neighborhood advocates are calling on Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte to veto a bill that would ease regulations on open-pit gravel mining, s…
New Flathead County building on track for completion in 2022
Flathead County officials on Monday got a peek at their future offices in the county's North Campus Building in Kalispell, which is being remodeled to alleviat…
Construction starts May 24 on Dern and Springcreek roundabout
Construction starting at Dern and Springcreek intersection