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Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol today for speeding, and stop sign and equipment violations, U.S 93 South.

Townsend topples Bigfork in Class B state basketball

HAMILTON — Bigfork failed to recover from a slow start, falling to Townsend 44-40 on Thursday in opening-round play of the Class B state girls basketball tournament on Dale Berry Court at Hamilton High School.

A guiding light: Whitefish counselor goes the distance to help students

During the final oral examination for her master’s degree, Barb Mansfield was asked, “How would you handle a student that you really, truly hated?” 

Lower exchange rate affects Canadian spending

THE LOONIE FACTOR

Canadian license plates are still a common sight in the Flathead Valley. There’s nothing unusual about the Northern neighbors reaching into Northwest Montana in search of getting a little more leverage for their loonies.

Pair of Republicans compete for House nomination

Reducing property taxes and getting a sluggish Northwest Montana economy going are two of the top issues for House District 9, the Republican candidates running for the office said.

AA Lakers sweep 4 from Pullman

You can’t say all the Kalispell Legion baseball teams do is win, but it’s been pretty close in 2023.

School districts start class next week

School districts start class next week

Dangerous lead levels found in half of Montana schools tested

About half of Montana schools that had tested their water by mid-February under a new state rule had high levels of lead, according to state data. But the full picture isn’t clear because fewer than half of the state’s school buildings had provided water samples six weeks after the deadline.

Trump and Daines best for the economy

Montanans can rest assured that President Trump and Senator Daines will uphold their values. Thanks to the President’s ‘Promises Made, Promises Kept’ pro-growth agenda, Big Sky Country is well-positioned to return to the economic boom we were experiencing before the pandemic.

Schools and COVID: Flathead principal quarantined, new cases in Whitefish, Lake County

A Flathead High School principal is in quarantine and new cases of COVID-19 have been reported over the weekend at Flathead High School and at Muldown Elementary School in Whitefish.

Legals for April, 6 2020

Alton 'Ott' Johnson, 92

Alton “Ott” Johnson passed away on Sept. 7, 2020, of COVID-19 while rehabbing from surgery for a broken hip.

Land Board to consider easement for North Fork Road project

Montana's Land Board is expected to decide whether to grant Flathead County an easement for a 1-mile stretch of the North Fork Road just south of the Canada border – the missing piece in a $2 million project aimed at rehabilitating nearly 21 miles of the gravel road that serves as a back door to Glacier National Park.

Working to eliminate the teacher shortage in Montana

The Montana Rural Teacher Project is determined to solve Montana’s teacher shortage by paying Montanans to pursue a Masters in Teaching and helping them land a job educating Montana’s future leaders.

Kalispell, Whitefish superintendents recommend remote learning continue

Superintendent Heather Davis Schmidt says Whitefish Schools should continue with remote learning only for the remainder of the school year.

‘Rainy day fund’ keeping Montana on track

Governor Steve Bullock has led Montana with a steady hand and disciplined fiscal management for the past seven and a half years. This continues to ring true as he helps navigate our state through this unprecedented crisis. It is clear to me that he is managing our response to the pandemic and our state budget in the way he always has: on the basis of data, informed projections, and facts. Not politics.

Glacier nine takes down Sentinel, Big Sky

Kynzie Mohl scattered nine hits in seven innings and had three hits, and Sammie Labrum hit a three-run triple in the fifth inning that carried Glacier past Missoula Sentinel in Western AA softball Tuesday, 11-7.

Cauliflower craze won't affect lefse production

Now hear this, foodies. There is no way cauliflower is ever going to taste like mashed potatoes, rice or pizza crust, in my humble opinion.

A cautionary tale for Montana

In 2012, Gov. Sam Brownback convinced the Kansas Legislature to enact sweeping tax cut legislation.

Betty D. 'B.J.' Johnson Norem

Betty D. “B.J.” Johnson Norem, of Creston, peacefully passed away on March 22, 2017, in Kalispell.