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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Health Board discusses declining COVID cases, eyes Moderna vaccine
A recent decline in COVID-19 cases, vaccine distribution and a resolution from the Flathead Community Health Center topped a busy agenda for the Flathead Count…
Flathead Valley health workers get COVID vaccine
Front-line staff at Kalispell Regional Healthcare rolled up their sleeves Thursday to receive the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Biden to pick Rep. Haaland as interior secretary
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, according to two people familiar with the decision, a historic p…
'A perfect place for a nest' Osprey platform replaced through collaborative effort
The usually serene peacefulness of the Swan River Nature Trail in Bigfork was disrupted for a good cause last week as a bucket truck crew from Flathead Electri…
Town Pump will replace trees cut down in Whitefish
Town Pump says it will plant new trees at the site of a new gas station under construction at the intersection of U.S. 93 and Montana 40 after several mature t…
Kalispell church features live Nativity scene
A live Nativity scene will be in front of Family Life Christian Church in Kalispell from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18 and 19.
Brendan House reports no active COVID cases; reopens to admissions
More than a month after COVID-19 cases began emerging at Brendan House in Kalispell, the long-term care facility is now reporting zero active cases among its r…
Flathead County reports seven more COVID deaths
The Flathead City-County Health Department on Wednesday announced seven more Flathead County residents died from COVID-19-related issues, bringing the county’s total fatalities to 51.
Troy officials asked to support new selenium standards
In hopes of protecting the water quality and aquatic life of Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River, state environmental regulators have approved new standards for levels of a heavy metal that has leached into the b…
Kalispell man named chief of Highway Patrol
Attorney General-Elect Austin Knudsen on Wednesday named Kalispell resident Major Steve Lavin as the next colonel of the Montana Highway Patrol.
Climate-change report details potential health impacts in Montana
A group of scientists and physicians this week released a report detailing how heat, wildfires, drought, floods and other events related to climate change have impacted the physical and mental health of Montanans, …
Philanthropist helps Warming Center reach campaign goal
After just three months, the Flathead Warming Center has hit its capital campaign goal of $750,000, which will go toward erecting the low barrier shelter’s new, permanent location in Kalispell.
Timber project alters public access near Hungry Horse Reservoir
Recreational access near the Hungry Horse Reservoir will change for the time-being as the Flathead National Forest conducts work on the area’s Royal Tiger timber sale.
Covid vaccines arrive at Kalispell Regional
More than 10 months after the coronavirus pandemic reached the Flathead Valley, frontline workers at Kalispell Regional Healthcare are expected to begin receiv…
CFAC cleanup plan expected next spring
The wheels are still turning on the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site cleanup.