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Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park
A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of …
Jobless rate improves in Northwest Montana
The jobless rate in Northwest Montana continued to improve in April, with Flathead County posting an unemployment rate of 4.7%, compared to 5.9% in March.
C-Falls to seek voter approval for school projects
Two big school construction projects are on the horizon in Columbia Falls, including a new school at Glacier Gateway and a remodel of Ruder Elementary.
FVCC Eagle Award presented to Wachholz
Flathead Valley Community College presented this year’s Eagle Award to businessman and community philanthropist Paul Wachholz during the 24th annual President’…
College graduates 363 students with class of 2019
Three friends mingled among over 360 classmates on Friday, savoring the moments before lining up to take the walk they would finish as graduates of Flathead Va…
Legal notice: Amendments to Swan sites zoning map and regs
The Lake County Planning Board will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the large conference room of the Lake County Courthouse. Agenda items include:
Flathead students excel in coding competition
Fourth- through eighth-grade girls demonstrated their coding skills last week at the first Northwest Regional App Challenge at Flathead Valley Community Colleg…
ClassOne recognized for export success
Montana Department of Commerce Director Tara Rice visited ClassOne Technology’s Evergreen plant on Wednesday for a ceremony recognizing the company as the stat…
Weekend update
FVCC commencement
Bigfork couple hits lottery jackpot
HELENA – Terry Lewis knew something was up when her husband went into Papa’s Woods Bay Market – and didn’t come out.
TSA: Please don't pack knives, guns in carry-on bag
One pen-sized flare, two cans of bear spray, 18 knives, a bright pink stun gun, eight bullets, two martial arts kubatons, a few gun magazines, a slingshot and …
Facing cancer, local writer publishes his life's stories
The author portrays himself as a close cousin to hapless and about as nimble as a mountain goat in cowboy boots.
Flathead area students excel at state music festival
Student musicians from northwestern Montana high schools participated in the Western State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Helena earlier this month.
Increase expected in summer air travel
Glacier Park International Airport officials are ramping up for what is expected to be its busiest season yet.
Waterton Lakes still recovering from Kenow Fire
Waterton Lakes National Park continues to recover from the Kenow wildfire of 2017. The fire ultimately burned about 94,000 acres overall and about 48,000 acres…
Bullock joins 2020 Democratic presidential race
HELENA — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, distinguishing himself among nearly two dozen …