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Whitefish pursuing grant for railroad overpass on East Second Street
The Whitefish City Council gave Public Works Director Craig Workman the go ahead to apply for a grant to build a $…
License permanently suspended for Ranch for Kids near Rexford
An administrative law judge has ruled in favor of actions taken by the state Department of Public Health and Human Services to remove 27 children in July 2019 from the Ranch for Kids, a private alternative adolesce…
New high-school band director keeps the beat in Whitefish
Matthew King stood on the ladder podium conducting the famous Ohio State marching band during the second quarter of the BCS National Championship college footb…
Montana gets $126M to expand rural broadband service
Six internet providers are expected to extend broadband service to nearly 46,000 homes and businesses in rural Montana with nearly $126 million from the Federal Communications Commission.
Tree shines blue light on fallen officers
Born out of a tragedy, Concerns of Police Survivors has worked for decades as a support system for those affected by the deaths of on-duty law enforcement offi…
House fire near Dayton leaves family of seven homeless
A fire that destroyed a home on Gunbarrel Lane in the Chief Cliff area between Elmo and Dayton Monday afternoon has left a Northwest Montana family homeless a …
NW Montana business sector better positioned to weather economic storm, bankers say
Amid a bleak outlook for many businesses across the state, Northwest Montana is in a better position to weather the ongoing economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic than most other regions, according to local ba…
United Way campaign off to strong start
Northwest Montana United Way is well on its way to the organization’s ambitious campaign goal of $4.2 million after an out-of-state foundation agreed to match …
Speech and debate: Flathead takes 2nd, Glacier 3rd as season kicks off online
Flathead and Glacier high school speech and debate competitors finally got a word in this season after it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
C-Falls Speech and Debate takes close second at Whitefish tourney
The Columbia Falls Speech and Debate team kicked off the 2020-2021 season with a formidable showing at the Whitefish Virtual Tournament.
State adds lights to crosswalk near Smith Valley School
The Montana Department of Transportation last week installed new flashing lights on U.S. 2 West near Smith Valley School to improve the safety of the crosswalk along the busy highway.
County launches program to track landfill visits
A new punch-card system will allow Flathead County homeowners to drop off three oversized loads of garbage at the county landfill each year, free of charge bey…
KRMC workers on track to get COVID vaccine this month
Kalispell Regional Medical Center and nine other Montana hospitals are expected to receive shipments of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this month, providing the fir…
Five more COVID deaths reported in Flathead County
Flathead City-County Health Department officials confirmed five additional COVID-19-related deaths on Monday, bringing the county’s total number of fatalities to 44.
Weekly roundup: Whitefish rural fire board, city nearing contract deal
The Whitefish Fire Service Area and the city of Whitefish appear to be nearing agreement on a contract that would provide fire service to the rural area for the next five years.
Whitefish council mulls affordable-housing changes
The Whitefish City Council tonight is scheduled to consider a change to the city's Legacy Homes affordable-housing program as well as a final plat application for the 8.8-acre, 58-lot Trailview subdivision on the s…