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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.
New law blocks health mandates that affect businesses
HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill Friday that prohibits actions — such as those taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus —…
Montana to share vaccines with truck drivers from Alberta
HELENA (AP) — Montana will share COVID-19 vaccines with Canadian truck drivers from neighboring Alberta, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and Alberta Premier Jason …
Glacier to resume shuttle service with reservation tickets
Glacier National Park announced Friday it will resume shuttle services after halting them last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sun Road reservation system in full swing
Managing the number of vehicles on the Going-to-the-Sun Road is a tricky balancing act, and Glacier National Park officials say they're constantly evaluating n…
Park plows 2 miles from Logan Pass
Glacier National Park plows are now beyond Triple Arches, encountering about 15 feet of snow on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Judge rules in favor of Bad Rock Fire Department in land dispute
Flathead County District Court Judge Robert Allison on Monday issued a summary judgment in favor of the Bad Rock Fire Department in a unique court case where a Columbia Falls attorney claimed she owned the land und…
Glacier High language students honored for achievements
Thirty-five Glacier High School students were inducted into National Spanish and French Honor Societies on April 26.
Superintendent contract renewed; administrators get salary boost
The Kalispell Public Schools board of trustees unanimously renewed Superintendent Micah Hill’s contract for a three-year term.
U.S. News ranks Whitefish High School No. 2 in Montana
In the latest U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, Whitefish High School was ranked in the top 10% of all high schools in the country and No. 2 in the state o…
Fees increase as Bison Range opens under tribal management
Less than six months after former President Donald Trump signed Bison Range Restoration legislation, there are big changes at the 19,000-acre facility in North…
Gianforte signs bills slashing income taxes
Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a pair of bills slashing Montana's top income tax rate and making various changes to the state's tax code during a visit to Kalispel…
Board rejects short-term rental project in Bigfork
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday rejected a proposal to build nine short-term rental units in Bigfork after neighbors raised objections about the character of the neighborhood and the potential im…
Fundraiser set up for family of sisters killed in crash
An online fundraiser has been set up for the family of two Columbia Falls young women who were killed in a multi-vehicle accident outside Great Falls Monday.
Trout Unlimited's Flathead Valley chapter cleans up access sites
Last Saturday, several members of the 53-year-old Flathead Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited gathered to clean up several state-owned fishing access sites.
Turner rebuilds lead over Mahlen in Mack Days
With two weekends left, Kolton Turner rebuilt some of the lead he had lost recently in the 2021 Spring Mack Days lake trout fishing event.