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Tribal project farmers in Hot Springs protest fee increase amid diminishing water supply
Farmers in the Hot Springs area of Sanders County are protesting their third fee increase from the Flathead Indian…
Pandemic creates new challenges for animal shelters
PABLO — A small, gray-striped cat stared at Maranda as she unlocked the door to the Mission Valley Animal Shelter one day in late February
School board elections: Smith Valley
School elections are May 4 with contested trustee races in several school districts.
School board elections: Swan River
School elections are May 4 with contested trustee races in several school districts.
School board elections: Helena Flats
School elections are May 4 with contested trustee races in several school districts.
School board elections: Deer Park
School elections are May 4 with contested trustee races in several school districts.
Gianforte signs bill giving elected officials power over health boards
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill that subjects emergency decisions by local health boards and health officers to approval by elected officials.
Man charged with assaulting Kalispell officer
A man with a history of domestic violence and resisting arrest is lodged in the Flathead County Detention Center after a recent incident in Kalispell.
Park officials release details for spring operations
Glacier National Park officials release details for spring operations
Officials OK North Fork forest project
Forest officials recently OK'd a large project on the Hungry Horse-Glacier View District that spans thousands of acres from Red Meadow Creek to the Candadian B…
Authorities ID man killed in motorcycle crash
Authorities have identified a Kalispell man who died in a motorcycle crash last week just west of Kalispell.
Council considers offer to buy fourth Old School Station lot
Yet another Old School Station lot could soon be off the market.
Whitefish council mulls fireworks restrictions, parking program
The Whitefish City Council will hold public hearings Monday on a proposal to tighten fireworks restrictions as well as a pilot program that would offer $20-a-m…
Columbia Falls woman preps for second Appalachian Trail trek
Shayla Paradeis was at a breaking point.
Former meth users interviewed for state report
Nearly 100 former meth users were interviewed for a Department of Justice report that remains unpublished
Hooray for the French boule
I was the kind of mom who almost always answered my kids’ requests to buy something spontaneously with “Not today” or “It’s not on sale.”