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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…
Nate Chute: Boardercross event marks 20 years
The Nate Chute Banked Slalom and Boardercross races will celebrate 20 years at Whitefish Mountain Resort this weekend.
Flathead Basin Commission survives and evolves
The Flathead Basin Commission lives on after the gutting of its budget in 2017, the firing in 2018 of its executive director and the emergence of two organizat…
Mexico citizen arrested in Glacier sentenced
A Mexico citizen arrested in Glacier National Park was sentenced Monday to six months in prison and to two years of supervised release for conviction of being in the United States illegally, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme…
Flathead, Montana see big increase in young voters
Voter turnout rates among Montana’s youth have swelled in recent years, from nearly 18 percent in 2014 to just over 42 percent last year in 2018, according to …
Voters approve Evergreen Fire levy
The Evergreen Fire District cited facts and figures designed to demonstrate the need for taxpayer support of a district facing the challenges of escalating dem…
Ruder school locked down over Snap Chat threat
Ruder Elementary School in Columbia Falls underwent a “soft lockdown” from approximately 2:15 p.m. until school let out at 3:25 p.m. without incident on Tuesday, according to Columbia Falls School District Superint…
First grizzly bear sighting this year in Yellowstone
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park has recorded its first grizzly bear sighting of the year as bears start to come out of hiberna…
Flathead Valley unemployment rate increases in January
Flathead County’s unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7 percent in January, an increase from 5.2 percent in December, the Montana Department of Labor said Monday.
State plans to widen U.S. 93 west of Whitefish
The Montana Department of Transportation will hold an open house meeting Wednesday, March 20, for a proposal to widen 1 mile of U.S. 93 west of Whitefish, between mile post 133 and 134, including two curves between…
Watercraft inspections at regional stations begin this week
Roughly one week ago, Flathead Lake nearly froze over completely.
Hearing looks at proposed Bigfork development
The Flathead County Planning Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a preliminary-plat proposal for a 79-lot subdivision known as “The Settlement” in Bigfork.
Bill calls for health department staff cuts, tuition freeze
As the Montana House Appropriations Committee opened public testimony last week on the bill that sets the budget for state agencies, one of the most controversial proposals to emerge is the elimination of more than…
Lawmaker pushes for part of power profit
The U.S. State Department’s lead negotiator for the Columbia River Treaty will lead a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at the Red Lion Hotel…
Kalispell schools plan for lead testing
Kalispell Public Schools recently outlined a tentative three-year schedule for testing drinking water for lead in its facilities to the school board in response to a parent’s concern
C-Falls student spearheads snowshoe donation for Special Olympics team
The Columbia Falls Special Olympics team has 10 new pairs of snowshoes, thanks to the efforts of junior high student Hope McAtee and Sportsman & Ski Haus of Ka…