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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…
Glacier opts for backcountry reservation lottery
Glacier National Park has announced a key change in its backcountry camping advanced reservation system this year. The system, which will go live on Friday, Ma…
'Fighting For Our Lives'
Noah Couser has a gift for speaking to young people.
Martin City fire victim ID'd
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman who died in a fire last week in Martin City as Karen Short, 54.
Young grizzlies didn't hibernate after mother was killed
A sighting of two young grizzlies in the Mission Valley this past week is the ongoing saga of an unusual and sad story from last summer, the Confederated Salis…
Statewide snowpack in good shape after snowy February
Shucking expectations of continued above-average temperatures and below-normal snowfall, February delivered abundant snowfall and December-like temperatures to…
Norway bestows medals on local artist
Sausages hanging from barbed wire illustrate a key moment in Arvid “Kris” Kristoffersen’s fight against the Nazis during World War II, a time that inspired bot…
Bigfork math teacher's 'beard-raiser' helps DREAM Adaptive
An assembly of Bigfork middle-schoolers erupted in applause and chants of “Shave it off! Shave it off!” as their teacher took a seat in front of the gymnasium …
'Watchdog' fired last year sues state agency
The defiantly independent former executive director of the Flathead Basin Commission filed a lawsuit last week against the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.
Glacier Park's Lake McDonald freezes over
After a frigid start to March, Glacier National Park’s Lake McDonald has frozen over in its entirety, save for a few holes the size of a school bus.
Red Cross shares life-saving info with Lakeside students
On a recent February afternoon, 24 fifth-graders at Lakeside Elementary School gathered to learn about two American Red Cross programs that could help save the…
Who's Who a rare opportunity to see owls up-close
On Friday residents and visitors to the Flathead Valley will have a rare opportunity to get a bird’s-eye view of three owls native to Montana.
Dice-game bill worries gambling watchdogs
The Montanan Gambling Control Division’s report disclosed that two undercover investigators could not join the game on Thanksgiving Eve because the stakes were too high.
New mental-health clinic built on personal experience
Chad Kingery had to pause for a moment before reading a quote that not only is representative of him and his wife Katheryn’s mission for their new chemical dep…
Heater being used to thaw pipes blamed for structure fire
A heater being used to thaw frozen pipes is likely to blame for a structure fire in Evergreen on Tuesday afternoon.
Annual report shows uptick in surgical procedures, births
North Valley Hospital released its 2019 Community Report last week, detailing the nonprofit’s accomplishments from 2018, which include, among other things, being named as a Baby Friendly Hospital — a designation em…