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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15
Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.
Medicaid expansion battle shifts to Legislature
Although an initiative aimed at funding Medicaid expansion in Montana was rejected by voters in the general election, proponents have vowed to continue the que…
New Ronan clinic takes holistic approach to health care
The staff of the new Wholistic Healing Clinic on Main Street in Ronan aims to cut through the red tape of corporate medical practices in order to give their pa…
Kalispell business earns ethics award
In the two years Modern Plumbing and Heating in Kalispell has operated, it’s already an award-winning business.
Crucial grant keeps Bigfork after-school program going
Bigfork ACES recently got a boost with a $30,000 grant from the Laura Grace Barrett Living Arts Foundation Fund, which will make an impact in securing the future of the after-school program after a longtime federal…
At long last, Glacier High gets marching uniforms
The Glacier High School band department spent 11 years waiting patiently to step out for the first time since the school opened in formal marching uniforms.
Man in jail following strangulation assault
A Flathead Valley man is being held in the county jail after authorities said he tried to strangle his girlfriend during a dispute last month in Lakeside.
Scandinavian-inspired 'forest school' links kids with nature
At Foxtail Forskola, students aren’t bound by walls and nature serves as the curriculum for learning and provides the tools for playing.
Columbia Falls eyes 3 percent resort tax
The Columbia Falls City Council during a workshop last week took a first look at the pros and cons of a resort tax as a way to pay for emergency services and r…
Alleged trespasser steals beer
A caller told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that a man had been coming to his property in the Star Meadows area and stealing firewood and beer. He didn’t want to file charges, but he did want an officer to t…
Proposal for old hospital site draws traffic concerns
The potential for increased traffic resulting from a proposed large apartment project on U.S. Highway 93 seemed to garner the top spot of concern last week for…
Projects honored for respecting history, neighborhood, landscape
A new, nine-bedroom house designed to be a home for women and children without one, a commercial building and a renovated historic building in downtown Kalispe…
Incoming sheriff assembles leadership team
Little more than a month before he officially takes over as Flathead County’s lead law officer, Sheriff-elect Brian Heino has announced three new members to his team.
Elmo mother delivers daughter at 25 weeks
The four elder McMahon children bounced around their living room in Elmo, tumbling nearer each moment to the cords and machines attached to their baby sister, …
Woman injured in roll-over near Bigfork
A one-vehicle, rollover accident on Montana 209 north of Bigfork resulted in a Bigfork woman being taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon.
Head-on crash in Evergreen sends 2 to hospital
Icy road conditions led to a two-vehicle crash in Evergreen that sent two people to the hospital Wednesday morning.