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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.
Finalists named for Kalispell schools' No. 2 administrator job
Kalispell Public Schools invites the public to meet three finalists who will be interviewed for a new full-time assistant superintendent of schools position th…
Day of Giving donations top $394,000
Local nonprofit organizations raised more than $394,000 for programs and projects during the Day of Giving & Unity campaign May 4 and 5.
Planning Board to vote on two rezoning requests
The Flathead County Planning Board on Wednesday will take up two controversial rezoning requests that it tabled during its last meeting in April.
Plains man describes dowsing as spiritual endeavor
Leland Keele said his wife, with whom he had four daughters, was annoyed when he’d tell her she was pregnant - before she even knew.
Water quality: New law changes standards for nitrogen, phosphorus
In 2015, Montana became a national leader when it adopted numeric nutrient standards to protect water quality.
Employers hope return-to-work incentive brings in workers
Employers hope return-to-work incentive brings in workers
New law invalidates Whitefish mask ordinance
Whitefish's mask ordinance is null and void after Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill prohibiting certain kinds of local health rules that affect businesses' bot…
Petition calls for Montana landmarks to ditch Confederate namesake
A coalition of civil-rights and conservation groups and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes is calling on a federal government board to officially rename three natural landmarks in western Montana named aft…
Forest Service to continue free camping on river at Blankenship
The U.S. Forest Service said Monday it will continue to allow dispersed camping at a gravel bar along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River this summer at Blan…
Department of Revenue preps for recreational pot program
While the bill that establishes the framework of recreational cannabis in Montana is still waiting for Gov. Greg Gianforte’s signature, the department that wil…
Bigger workforce driving Kalispell's proposed $104M budget
The Kalispell City Council will get its first look this week at a preliminary budget of $103.96 million for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Sunshine Factory to offer respite for families using Montana Children’s
One woman’s dream to ‘turn crappy into happy’ involves a 4,300 square foot respite home near children's hospital in Kalispell.
Whitefish mulls mandatory curbside recycling
The city of Whitefish plans to get community input as it looks to determine whether it should create a mandatory curbside recycling program, and thus likely do…
5 Things to Know About Health Care Changes in Montana
The COVID-19 pandemic drove major changes to Montana health policies, including the permanent expansion of telehealth regulations, a pullback on local public health officials’ authority and the easing of vaccinatio…
Kalispell school district seeks to dismiss suit filed by former teacher
A former Kalispell Public Schools teacher has sued his former employer for defamation, negligence, infliction of emotional distress and the negligent hiring, training, retention and supervision of an unfit employee…