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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15
Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.
Kalispell event focuses on missing and murdered indigenous women
Love Lives Here and Flathead Valley Community College’s Montana American Indian Scholars Program are teaming up for an upcoming event that aims to spotlight the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women.
Exercise muscles against mussels
Flex a few leg muscles during upcoming mussel walks along Flathead Lake and learn how to identify the aquatic invasive species and how to prevent their destructive establishment in the lake.
Reports detail efforts to reduce human-wildlife conflicts
The grizzly drew crowds in October as it prepared for denning by grazing with gusto in an oats field south of Polebridge along the North Fork Road.
First phase of 330-space RV park to open in June
With Montana Basecamp RV resort, Andy and Christy Matthews have ambitious plans to create a welcoming destination on the south end of Kalispell where travelers…
Eureka, Whitefish students take first in Duck Stamp Contest
Eureka and Whitefish students received first place in their age divisions for the Montana Junior Duck Stamp Contest.
Flathead FFA has 'top tier' year at state competition
Thirty-one students represented Flathead FFA at the state convention in Bozeman, bringing home two teams who advance to nationals and will represent Montana in Indianapolis in October.
Get tickets now for Bibler home and garden tours
Tickets are on sale for the Bibler Home and Gardens Spring Weekends and Mother’s Day Brunch. Hosted by the Flathead Valley Community College Foundation in partnership with the Bibler Foundation, proceeds from these…
Ronan students compete in bunk-bed race to help foster program
Teams of Ronan High School students will put their woodworking skills to the test on May 1, competing in a race against the clock to build bunk beds for foster…
Glacier plow crews reach the Weeping Wall
Crews removing snow this week from the Going-to-the-Sun Road reached the beginning of the Weeping Wall to the west of Logan Pass and crews working the road’s east side reached Siyeh Bend, according to Glacier Natio…
Evergreen teen killed when vehicle strikes house
A 15-year-old Evergreen girl died about 2 a.m. Friday morning after a vehicle traveling on Spring Creek Drive in Evergreen struck a home, killing the girl as s…
$3.2M project upgrades Kalispell highways
Construction crews have their eyes set on an early May start date for upgrades to portions of two major arterial roads in Kalispell, according to the Montana D…
Somers moves forward with fire hall bond
The Somers Rural Fire District board on Wednesday unanimously decided to move forward with a $4 million bond request for a new fire hall.
Glacier Park plans two prescribed burns this spring
Glacier National Park plans to undertake two prescribed burn projects this spring in the park’s North Fork region.
Earth Day activities planned in Whitefish, Kalispell
Celebrate Earth Day Saturday, April 27, with a free family-friendly festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Whitefish Middle School.
Special Olympics games underway today in Kalispell
Approximately 200 athletes from 12 delegations from the Flathead Valley are competing in the Special Olympics Montana Glacier Area Games at several locations across the Flathead Valley today.