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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…
Bartender nurtures iconic atmosphere
Moose’s Saloon in Kalispell is a lot of things without necessarily meaning to be.
Kalispell looks northward for more annexation
City eyes 240 acres near Church Drive
Author Jim Robbins to speak at Audubon meeting today
The Flathead Audubon Society will present Helena author Jim Robbins today, March 11.
New downtown trail system presented in Kalispell work session
Details of Kalispell’s new pedestrian trail system will be presented at the City Council work session tonight.
Conference to focus on vexing mussels, other challenges
Dan Handlin moved to Little Bitterroot Lake in 2007 with a firsthand understanding of the devastating impact of aquatic invasive species.
Center offers hands-on approach for CPS requirements
The recently launched Two Bears Family Center in Kalispell, named after co-founders Kim Kearney and Berni McDonald, or the two “mama bears,” offers a very hand…
Women Build crew tackles Habitat home in Kalispell
A dozen women sporting pink hardhats spent International Women’s Day on Friday helping build a Habitat for Humanity home in Kalispell.
Flathead Lake nearly achieves complete ice-over
American coots bobbed in what remained of open water earlier this week on Flathead Lake and eagles perched nearby in a waterfowl mood.
Bigfork's monthly town-hall meeting today
Bigfork’s monthly community town hall meeting will take place today at Bigfork High School.
Flathead students develop plan to open school-based coffee shop
School-Based Enterprise students at Flathead High School only had 12 weeks to brew up an entire business.
Speech coaches picked for Hall of Fame
With a combined 23 state championship teams during their tenure, speech and debate assistant coaches Ivanna Fritz of Glacier High School and Sean O’Donnell of …
Whitefish, Bigfork teens honored for book-club work
A Whitefish freshman and two Bigfork sisters recently received recognition on the floor of the United States Congress.
Veteran inducted into Women's Foundation Hall of Fame
Retired Brig. Gen. Colleen L. McGuire of Kalispell was inducted into the United States Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame during a special ceremony Thursday …
Changes at DMV aim to shorten wait times
Beginning March 14, Flathead County residents will start experiencing shorter wait times at the county Department of Motor Vehicles as the Treasurer's Office halts its processing of title work for limited liability…
Local geography buffs advance to state competition
Ten global-minded students have qualified to compete at the Montana National Geographic GeoBee.