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Kalispell Middle School teacher wins History Teacher of the Year Award
All the work tanning hides, building log cabins, panning for gold and garnets, grinding wheat and churning butter,…
Flathead Food Bank buys Gateway Center space
At the end of December, the Flathead Food Bank finalized its purchase of the space it currently operates out of at the Gateway Community Center in Kalispell, a…
Gianforte cabinet takes shape
HELENA — Gov.-elect Greg Gianforte has begun to assemble his cabinet, naming a slate of officials with Montana roots and administrators from Republican circles in other parts of the country to fill director-level p…
Montana Legislature kicks off 2021 session Monday
When the Montana Legislature convenes Monday for its 2021 session, the top priority for many lawmakers will be fixing an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Last responders’ brace for COVID deaths
In some parts of the country, the surge in COVID cases is overwhelming coroners, morgues, funeral homes and religious leaders, requiring ingenuity and even cha…
Board to consider coffee stand near Kalispell's Woodland Park
Kalispell could get a new coffee stand if the Flathead County Board of Adjustment approves the project during its next meeting on Tuesday.
Dark Sky defender: Intern recognized for work in Glacier National Park
Armed only with a sky quality meter, a pencil and a datasheet, Iree Wheeler recently joined the ranks of this planet’s “Dark Sky Defenders” after receiving the…
Hockaday Museum of Art to close temporarily for month of January
Starting Monday, Jan. 4, the Hockaday Museum of Art’s classes, programs, tours, events and programs will be temporarily closed through the end of January to the public for facilities maintenance and pandemic remedi…
Montana Children's: New Warrior Bell rings in wellness for young patients
Six months after receiving his final cancer treatment there, 10-year-old Wacee Simenson of Chinook returned to Montana Children’s pediatric center in Kalispell…
Glacier National Park: Latest effort to preserve a native trout species a success
A project to rid a couple of high mountain lakes in Glacier National Park of non-native fish and replace them with native species was a success, Park fisheries biologist Chris Downs said.
Abell sworn in as Flathead County commissioner
Shortly after he was sworn in as a Flathead County commissioner Wednesday morning, Brad Abell returned to Columbia Falls to work his last day as a heavy-equipm…
The persuasion problem: Health officials trying to change minds about virus
Nine months into the pandemic that has killed more than 320,000 people in the U.S., Kim Larson is still trying to convince others in her northern Montana count…
State distribution plan details vaccine rollout
As Montana rounds into the new year, state and local officials are focused on transitioning into the next phase of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Pl…
2020 Reflections: Local health-care industry sees 'new path forward' in new year
For Flathead County’s health-care industry and those on its frontlines, 2020 has been one for the books, filled not only with stretches fatigue and frustration…
Outdoors briefs: Glacier Nordic Center open
The Glacier Nordic Center at the Whitefish Lake Golf Course has opened for skiing...
State GOP vice chair says she's neutral on water compact
A letter released Monday and purportedly signed by 18 Montana state lawmakers blasted a fellow Republican, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, for backing a historic water-rights settlement with the Confederated Salish and Koo…