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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…
Lake stewards compare notes, talk climate change
Limnologist Jim Elser teased the water quality crowd assembled Thursday at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake by playfully declaring that Flathead Lake is the region’…
Local recycling company starts plastics pilot program
Valley Recycling recently launched a plastics pilot program, making it the second resource in Flathead County to offer various recycling services — a rarity af…
Back-stage crew an integral part of Children's Theatre production
While the stars of the Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theatre draw their audiences’ attention to the stage, a team of kids dressed in black works in the shadows,…
Math brings local preschool families together
Peterson Elementary preschoolers counted colorful beads in an attempted 3-1-4 pattern to make bracelets, hopped along numbered construction paper lily pads, ro…
Fresh Life's downtown Kalispell upgrades completed
The Kalispell campus of Fresh Life Church reopened to the public on March 2 after a year and a half of renovation expansion of its downtown buildings.
Montana trooper's shooting leads to overnight manhunt
MISSOULA (AP) — A Montana Highway Patrol trooper who was investigating an earlier shooting was himself shot and critically injured early Friday after finding t…
Roundabout touted as 'safest choice'
About 150 Flathead County residents filtered in and out of a conference room at the Hampton Inn in Kalispell on Wednesday to share their thoughts regarding a n…
American Legion still focused on veterans, Americanism
In the wake of World War I, the Flathead Valley was like most places in America during those long winter months that followed the signing of the armistice on N…
Montana shootings leave 1 dead, trooper and 2 others wounded
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana Highway Patrol trooper who was investigating a shooting that killed one person and injured two others was himself shot and cri…
Warming trend to trigger valley melting
Break out your spring muck boots, because it’s about to get real sloppy in Northwest Montana.
Kalispell Regional earns 5-star rating
Kalispell Regional Medical Center recently became one of three hospitals in the state to receive a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for overall hospital quality — a designation a…
Neo-Nazi website founder says he fears returning to U.S.
The operator of a leading neo-Nazi website claims it’s too dangerous for him to travel to the U.S. to be questioned under oath for a lawsuit accusing him of te…
Man pleads not guilty to Coram homicide
During his arraignment Thursday morning, Martin J. Chandler pleaded not guilty to charges of felony deliberate homicide and felony use of a firearm following a…
No rod and reel required
Melvin Flansaas caught this 25 pound lake trout while ice fishing on Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on March 8.
Local training aims to help curb veteran suicides
Doug Gilbertson, treasurer for the Veterans Coalition of Northwest Montana, carefully unveiled a bright white banner bearing the organization’s simple, yet weighted motto: Face to Face, Shoulder to Shoulder, Back t…