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PHOTOS: Memorial Day ceremony in Whitefish honors fallen troops
Whitefish VFW Post 276 hosts a Memorial Day ceremony at the Whitefish Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2026.
Headlines: Cemetery burial records vanish, skate park survives, and new eats arrive
Conrad Cemetery sexton disappears with burial records, new restaurant brings late night cuisine to Hungry Horse and community saves skateboarding nonprofit.
Educator builds community, one word at a time
It started in 2005, when a friend invited Cornie Brooks and her husband to participate in a monthlong class on the shores of Flathead Lake hosted by the Christ…
String of blazes near railroad leave Sanders County residents smoldering with suspicion
To this day, locals are convinced it was ignited by a railcar passing over the tracks that cut through Sanders County.
Be kind, be brave: Little Treeschool takes a mindful, play-based approach to child care
The day care located just northeast of Kalispell is home to the Little Treeschool, a day care for children 18 months old to 3, and the Big Treeschool for child…
Bozeman artist’s bronze wolves capture strength and resilience
The 31-year-old Bozeman artist has been sculpting bronze for interested buyers for the past five years, and she finally debuted her first public installation, …
Giving Together: Navigating tax changes to maximize impact
When Carol and Richard Atkinson met with their accountant this summer, they had one big question: “How will the new tax law affect the way we give to the causes we love?”
Woodland Water Park plans to resurface lazy river
The Kalispell Parks and Recreation Department plans to resurface the city’s lazy river and hopes to build a climbing wall at Woodland Water Park in the near fu…
Polson government study commission invites experts to Oct. 2 meeting
Polson’s Local Government Study Review Commission will host a public meeting from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 2 at the library to give an overview of the process and the wor…
Discover career paths at FVCC through Oct. 2 events
The college holds Night at the Brossard and Night of the Trades on Oct. 2. The Rebecca Chaney Broussard Center for Nursing & Health Science Building on campus will hold an open house from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and at the …
Zinke staff offers mobile office hours in Western district counties
Montana western district U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke announced this week that his office will host in-person office hours in rural areas of the state’s first congress…
Let freedom ring – Freedom Week puts a spotlight on the founding of the US, civic responsibility
The first Freedom Week commenced across Montana public schools on Monday.
Man who led deputies on high-speed chase given suspended sentence
A man accused of leading sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase in June received a five-year suspended jail sentence on Thursday for felony criminal endanger…
New Americans celebrate citizenship in Glacier National Park
Fifteen Montana residents received their citizenship in a naturalization ceremony at Glacier National Park on Thursday.
Whitefish drivers brace for blasting delays on US 93
Commuters on U.S. 93 west of Whitefish will have to press their luck next month as blasting work is expected to halt traffic for up to an hour each day.
PHOTOS: Flathead High homecoming parade marches through downtown Kalispell
Scenes from Flathead High School's Homecoming Parade as it marched through downtown Kalispell on Wednesday, Sept. 24.