County commissioners approve lower wage increase for employees

Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday approved an increase in wages for elected officials, which in turn increases county employee wages at a matching rate of 3.2%.

Dave Germann, 70

Dave Germann, 70, died unexpectantly on June 20, 2024 at his home in Kalispell.

Legals for June, 28 2024

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts after French market jumps on election results

The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in midday trading as it kicked off a shortened, four-day week that includes the Fourth of July holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 33 points, or 0.1%, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher.

Law roundup: Drunk woman pulls into driveway trying to avoid DUI

A drunk driver allegedly pulled into a stranger’s driveway, telling the resident who came outside asking her what she was doing that she was trying to avoid being pulled over by a Columbia Falls Police Department cruiser reportedly following her.

Plodding geezer vs old sleazer

Having lost an election, I know it hurts to lose. I know, too, that there is a good life beyond losing because I’ve been living it for the past 20 years.

Body of missing boater recovered from Flathead Lake

A dive crew on Wednesday evening recovered the body of a Missoula man who drowned in Flathead Lake last week.

Legals for June, 21 2024

Letters to the editor July 2

Letters to the editor July 2

Dinesen walks it off for the Range Riders

In a game featuring great pitching by both teams, the game wasn’t decided until a wild bottom of the ninth featuring balks, intentional walks and walk-offs, lead to a Range Riders win over the Voyagers.

Woman drowns after falling near St. Mary Falls in Glacier National Park

A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman drowned after falling into the water above St. Mary Falls on the east side of Glacier National Park on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Clarice Harrison, 95

Clarice E. Harrison, 95, passed away on Nov. 15, 2023.

Lake County petitions White House to remedy Flathead Lake's water woes

Lake County commissioners sent a letter to President Joe Biden June 6, asking him to intercede “on behalf of two counties and affected U.S. citizens visiting this area” and to make compensation for “depredations” by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, mostly pertaining to the low water level in Flathead Lake last summer.

Strong finish pushes AA Lakers past Royals

BILLINGS — Ostyn Brennan picked up two doubles and drove in a pair of runs as the Kalispell AA Lakers defeated the Billings Royals 7-3 Wednesday, in the first game of a Legion doubleheader.

Great Outdoors Act funding to spur Flathead National Forest improvements

Thanks to a $26 million investment into the Forest Service’s Northern Region, rental cabin updates, road work, campground improvements are among the upcoming projects slated to occur in the Flathead Valley.

Law roundup: 5-year-old injured from dog bite

A neighbor’s pit bull reportedly bit a 5-year-old’s stomach, leaving a bleeding wound about the size of a baseball.

2 inmates charged with attempted murder after attack on Montana jail guards

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Two Montana inmates were charged with attempted murder Tuesday after allegedly using makeshift weapons to attack corrections officers in a county jail, sending one of the officers to the hospital with stab wounds to the head.

Judge rather than jury will render verdict in upcoming antitrust trial

A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising.

Small wildfire contained in Sanders County

Smokejumpers on Thursday, July 4 attacked a small wildfire that cropped up in a forested area of rural Sanders County.

Former bookkeeper for Kalispell firearms manufacturer stole $159,000

A former bookkeeper for a Kalispell firearms manufacturer admitted stealing $159,000 from her then-employer in a check scheme, spending the money in part on hotel stays in Las Vegas and Quinn’s Hot Springs.