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New owner begins renovating former Outlaw Inn, details plan for extended-stay rentals
Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis has begun renovating the former Outlaw Inn after its previous owner left the bu…
Glacier Park visitation up 60% in October
Glacier National Park officials on Tuesday reported a 60% increase in visitation numbers for October over the previous year.
Interest high in FVCC nursing program despite pandemic
Small groups of nursing students gathered around specialized maikin “patients” inside the lab at Flathead Valley Community College last Thursday afternoon.
Whitefish man faces felony weapon charge over video game dispute
A Whitefish man involved in the 2015 robbery of an undercover agent during a controlled drug buy is behind bars again after authorities said he fired a gun dur…
Kalispell community-needs public hearing Thursday
The city of Kalispell will hold a virtual public hearing to learn about community development needs at 1 p.m., on Nov. 19 via Zoom videoconference.
Columbia Falls standout athlete now administrator in Whitefish
Becoming an administrator was not always on the forefront of Tyler Jones’ mind as he progressed through his teaching career.
Sportsman owner Mike Gwiazdon dies at 79
Longtime Flathead Valley business and community leader Mike Gwiazdon died Friday at age 79 following his battle with cancer.
New COVID testing platform at KRH boasts faster, more accurate results
Kalispell Regional Healthcare recently began offering advanced COVID-19 testing capabilities through new, high-end technology that is considered by health-care…
Former Glacier Park botanist cultivates the arts in Whitefish
You can take the girl out of the city, and in Jen Asebrook’s case, that girl will be just as happy in the wilds of Montana.
Weekly roundup: C-Falls mulls use for tax-increment revenue
The city of Columbia Falls will have about $441,000 in tax increment financing revenue to spend next year.
Kalispell council considers lot sale to engineering firm
The potential sale of a city lot to engineering firm Robert Peccia and Associates (RPA) is the lone agenda item tonight for the Kalispell City Council.
Art project, subdivision on Whitefish City Council agenda
The Whitefish City Council is scheduled to consider the final plat for a 15-lot subdivision off Armory Road, as well as a plan to secure a state tourism grant for artwork on the soon-to-be-completed Baker Avenue pe…
A new chapter begins for historic Somers mansion
The first time Jasmine Morton visited the mysterious yellow mansion on the hill overlooking her hometown of Somers, she was an intrepid third-grader carrying a…
Kalispell Chamber embarks on new leadership
As the Kalispell business community looks to the future and what lies beyond the pandemic, it will have a new leader to help navigate that path forward.
Caregiver of the Year: Nurse honored for work at North Valley Hospital
When patients come into North Valley Hospital's seasonal clinics, they are often seeking immediate care more often than not while on vacation here.
Virus-related deaths in Montana climb over 500
Montana recorded another 37 COVID-19 related deaths Saturday, pushing the state’s death toll over 500.