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Montana Supreme Court upholds closing down of Whistlestop Retreat
The Montana Supreme Court has largely upheld a lower court’s decision that effectively shut down a resort on the s…
Postal Service pauses consolidation plans after outcry
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy hit pause this week on plans to consolidate processing centers, halting a proposal to move Missoula’s distribution center t…
Knudsen says he got primary opponent to run so he could raise more money
At a Saturday night campaign event billed as a “conservative cookout,” Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen told a crowd that he had put a friend and fellow…
Fraud summit focuses on educating seniors
My Glacier Village is organizing the event in partnership with AARP of Montana, Flathead Electric Cooperative, Glacier Bank, and Merrill Lynch.
Students compete in cribbage tournament
Teams from three schools participated in the recent Kalispell city cribbage tournament held at the Gateway Community Center.
Spring festival celebrates the library
The festival will feature outdoor activities for all ages. New in 2024, the festival will include a Flathead Valley LitFest, hosting three panels of local auth…
Glacier Volunteer Associates hold volunteer day May 18
The Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates will be working on four projects this weekend in the park and are inviting the public to help.
Community solar project panels available
The solar array, known as Community Solar III, is made possible by grants from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy Program for America program and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation.
Flathead Library trustee compares Montana Library Association to Ku Klux Klan
Montana State Library Commissioner Carmen Cuthbertson on Friday compared the Montana Library Association to the Ku Klux Klan, claiming the organization sent an anonymous letter as part of boycotting a meeting.
Art students touch up sidewalk murals in Whitefish
Paintbrushes, frog wizards, pollution and Whitefish Lake — if you’re wondering what the missing link is here, a Whitefish High School advanced art student migh…
Juveniles arrested for vandalism at Columbia Falls wrestling academy
The Columbia Falls Police Department recently arrested and charged four juveniles with a rash of vandalism in Columbia Falls, including damaging and destroying property at the Ruis Wrestling Academy and the Boys an…
Residents pack Kalispell City Hall to debate fate of Flathead Warming Center
Owing to incidents of loitering, trespassing and a general uneasiness since the opening of the nearby Flathead Warming Center in 2021, Michelle Davey said her …
Water quality study finds toxic compounds more widespread than previously thought in Clark Fork
Preliminary results from water quality testing done last summer on the Clark Fork River released this week show toxic compounds in the river are more widesprea…
West Valley will recount ballots in technology levy election
West Valley School District has declared a tie in its technology levy election and will recount ballots at a school board meeting Friday.
Conservation easement protects acreage near Bad Rock Canyon
A total of 76.5 acres, just east of the Flathead River at Columbia Falls, was recently protected with a donated conservation easement with the Flathead Land Tr…
Failed school levy requests put spotlight on budget shortfalls, pocketbooks, funding formulas
Montanans last week rejected half of the school levies tracked by the state’s largest union, including all five requests in Helena, even as large districts fac…