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PHOTOS: Memorial Day ceremony in Whitefish honors fallen troops
Whitefish VFW Post 276 hosts a Memorial Day ceremony at the Whitefish Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2026.
Flathead County sees third COVID-19-related death
The Flathead City-County Health Department announced Wednesday morning that a third Flathead County resident has died from COVID-19-related complications.
Builders can’t keep up with demand; manufacturers short on supplies
Summertime is construction season in the Flathead Valley, and while the COVID-19 pandemic has hindered a variety of local business sectors, the building indust…
Quadrocopter touts eClear as new security measure during pandemic
Quadrocopter and eConnect have teamed up to deliver a new level of security for businesses in the Flathead and beyond as the COVID-19 pandemic continues
Democratic women celebrate voting rights for women
The local Flathead County Democratic Women will celebrate 100 years of voting rights for women on Tuesday, Aug.18, and Wednesday, Aug. 26, with their presence …
Salvation Army offers food boxes to families in need
The Salvation Army of Kalispell, serving the Flathead Valley, will provide 500 food boxes to local families at a drive-through distribution event on Saturday, Aug. 22.
Wood murder trial date set for January 2021
The trial of a Polson woman accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend in Thompson Falls in 2018 has been rescheduled for early next year.
History group learns about Lewis & Clark
The Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners history organization meets Monday, Aug. 17. Hal Stearns of Helena will present “Lewis & Clark Expedition: Westward Ho, Saint Louis to Travelers’ Rest — 1804 to 1805.”
Marion fire destroys shop and motor home
A family still in the process of moving to Marion lost a shop with living quarters and a motor home in an explosive fire on Sunday, according to Marion Fire District Chief Katie Mast.
Pandemic has generated extra traffic for some local businesses
COVID-19 isn’t all bad for business. In fact, some local companies are thriving, thanks to customers picking up new hobbies and adjusting to a socially distanc…
Kalispell man charged in domestic incident
A Kalispell man was arrested after a recent domestic incident that allegedly left a woman and her brother with various wounds.
Pandemic-driven loan load keeps local bank busy
There might be no such thing as too much business during a pandemic, but AJ King at Three Rivers Bank thinks the small community bank might be getting close. Since March, the local bank’s two Kalispell branches hav…
Developer proposes housing near Gateway center
The city of Kalispell Planning Board will consider a request for major preliminary plat approval of a development near the Gateway Community Center at its meeting tonight.
The joy of the hunt: Huckleberry harvest a summer signature
Two women were visible through the trees, just off the road up Crane Mountain. They were hunched down in the bushes, quietly chatting as their hands hunted thr…
Search scaled back for C-Falls man
Authorities are scaling back search efforts for a Columbia Falls man who is believed to have gone missing in Glacier National Park in late July.
Kalispell virtual return-to-school update Wednesday
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce will host a live webinar with new Kalispell Public Schools Superintendent Micah Hill at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12.