Memorial Day events planned across the valley

Several events across the Flathead Valley will honor Memorial Day on Monday, May 27.

Judge orders BNSF to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains

SEATTLE (AP) — BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe's reservation.

Wildkats ready to claw through State A

A year ago the Columbia Falls Wildkats worked around a funnel cloud, lightning delays, a first-day rainout and a malfunctioning sprinkler system en route to the 2023 championship. They should be fine.

Of blooms and building booms

I appreciate these semiwild oases. Given how difficult it is to manage larger, popular spaces for the public good, it is these smaller parcels that may mean the most, especially for locals.

Lessons learned — Kindergarten teacher wraps up 40-year career at Lakeside Elementary

For 40 years, Lakeside Elementary kindergarten teacher Coleene Torgerson has been “at the beginning” of students’ education, sending hundreds of children off on a path of learning and discovery.

Zombies: Ranks of world's most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive

They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink of survival, barely able to pay even the interest on their loans and often just a bad business hit away from dying off for good

Legals for June, 12 2024

Borrowers, especially the young, struggle with credit card debt in potentially bad sign for economy

Consumers are increasingly struggling to pay their credit card bills, raising concerns about severe delinquencies spiraling and sapping consumer spending.

Writers dig into ways of China

He spoke flawless Mandarin. I felt a mix of jealousy and awe over his perfect tones, those quirks of pronunciation that give each Chinese word five different meanings.

Time for action on Medicaid expansion

In 2015 Democrats and Republicans in the Montana Legislature put aside their partisan and ideological differences, and taking advantage of the federal Affordable Care Act, expanded Medicaid coverage to more than 90,000 low income Montanans, almost 10% of the state’s entire population. That was a decision from which Montana would profoundly, and proudly, benefit.

Judge blocks Biden's Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration's new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department's authority.

Relocation fund established for displaced mobile home residents

In response to the mass eviction notices issued to residents of a mobile home park in Evergreen, Whitefish Community Foundation has awarded a $45,000 Emergency Response Grant to NeighborWorks Montana to help displaced residents find new housing.

Montana is facing a statewide land management crisis

Montanans appreciate locally grown food, from vegetables to fresh-picked huckleberries, raw honey and grass-fed beef.

Richard Gordon Green, 77

On Thursday, May 23, 2024, Richard Gordon Green, loving partner, father, and grandfather, passed away at age 77 after a tremendous year-and-a-half battle with cancer.

A Home at the Samaritan House: Expansion project nearly 20 years in the making

The Samaritan House is adding two apartment buildings and will see an expansion of its administrative office on its campus on former Army Reserve property in Kalispell. The organization is nearing its $16.9 million fundraising goal and is preparing to break ground in July, according to Krager.

Sally Ann Martinus, 83

Sally Ann Martinus (nee Williams), 83 of Columbia Falls, went home to be with the Lord on May 30, 2024.

Lakers AA close out Church Tournament strong with big win

LEWISTON, Idaho – A four RBI day from Michael Owens and Hunter Fann catapulted the Kalispell AA Lakers to a massive 18-6 win against the RCA 18U Green team out of Kennewick, Washington Sunday.

Eureka's Miller named softball All-State

Eureka’s Maura Miller is among five Northwestern B softball players selected All-State, in voting by league coaches.

Letters to the editor May 23

Letters to the editor May 23

Nasdaq sets another record as Wall Street wins back earlier losses

U.S. stocks rose in a bounce back from Wall Street's worst day since April. The S&P 500 gained 0.7% to win back all its losses from earlier in the week.