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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Boys and Girls Club mulls C-Falls plans
The Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country continues to work out costs and logistics of building a new structure in Columbia Falls or using the old junior high for its programs, board President Justin Lee said last…
Kalispell council to vote on utility rate increase
After months of deliberation, the Kalispell City Council tonight will vote on adopting new utility rates and impact fees.
KRMC tightens visitor restrictions
Kalispell Regional Healthcare has expanded its visitor restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor orders two-week public school closure
Governor Steve Bullock directed Montana’s public K-12 schools to close March 16 through March 27.
Whitefish Mountain Resort ends winter season early in efforts to limit spread of COVID-19
Whitefish Mountain Resort will close for the season today in efforts to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.
Lieutenant governor tests negative; commissioner for higher ed tests positive
Montana's lieutenant governor has put himself in quarantine after he attended a meeting in which one of the participants later tested positive for the new coronavirus
Bigfork's past preserved via history website
Local histories can be easily forgotten. The artifacts themselves might be stowed away in attics, never to see the light of day, while stories go untold as gen…
New Bigfork lawyers hoping for small-town success
New Bigfork lawyers hoping for small-town success
New website brings local history into the modern age
Local histories can be easily forgotten. The artifacts themselves might be stowed away in attics, never to see the light of day, while stories go untold as gen…
Surgeons use robotic arm to assist in joint surgeries
Janie Wagner says if she had a third knee she would go under the knife again for a total joint replacement surgery without blinking, assuming the procedure was…
County mulls another levy attempt for 911 services
Flathead County is reconsidering another mill levy to help fund the 911 Emergency Communications Center, six years after a ballot measure fell short.
ImagineIF cancels public services due to virus
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, ImagineIF Libraries has canceled all public services, such as early literacy classes, teen and adult programming and events, and Wired Wednesdays in Columbia Falls. Use of the meeting …
Two new coronavirus cases in Missoula
Two new cases of COVID-19 were found in Missoula County on Saturday. According to the Governor’s Office, the cases involve a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s. Both of the patients were to be isolated or quaran…
NorthWestern Energy suspends service disconnections, closes facilities
NorthWestern Energy announced it will suspend service disconnections due to nonpayments “to help customers who may be financially impacted” as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak according to a press release.
Thousands without power due to blustery winds
Flathead Electric Cooperative had “all hands on deck” to restore power when a blustery winter storm blew through the region Friday evening through Saturday.