Deep Bulldogs, Wildkats win ARM Invite titles

WHITEFISH — The Whitefish boys used depth to win their own ARM Invitational track and field meet Saturday, and the Columbia Falls Wildkats won the girls team title the same way.

Catering company elevates events with customized charcuterie

The team started by creating charcuterie boxes, but after receiving requests for grazing tables and catering services, they decided to expand their services.

Legals for April, 30 2023

Women settlers brought community to the Flathead Valley

Women and their labor were vital to many aspects of life in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Some accounts from history might have you believe they were not in NorthWest Montana at all, but slowly and surely they made their way out West.

Holden, Nikunen lead AA Lakers to sweep

Adam Nikunen had a pair of two-hit games, Max Holden threw a near-shutout and the Kalispell AA Lakers swept the Great Falls AA Chargers Saturday at Griffin Field.

Seahawks sign O’Connell as undrafted free agent

Patrick O’Connell, the standout linebacker for the Montana Grizzlies, signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday.

Persinger, Allen, Cooke hit HRs as Pack sweep

Zoey Allen and Emma Cooke hit home runs, and Nakiah Persinger packed two homers into one game as Glacier swept Butte Friday in a Western AA softball doubleheader.

Moultray, Mann lead Wildkats over M-A-C

Maddie Moultray threw a 5-inning one-hitter, Sydney Mann hit a two-run home run and Columbia Falls downed Mission-Arlee-Charlo 14-0 in non-conference softball action Friday.

Charles "Skip" Monroe Dunfee, 87

Charles "Skip" Monroe Dunfee, 87

ATP Kids theater presents ‘Les Miserables’

Fifty-five high school students from around the Flathead Valley will show audiences the transformational power of forgiveness, mercy, justice and love in an ATP Kids production of the Broadway musical “Les Miserables.”

Hockaday Museum hosts programs on Salish storytelling and bark baskets

The Hockaday Museum of Art next month is hosting Montana Conversations, which includes presentations on Salish storytelling and baskets, along with a basket making workshop.

Evening of music showcases college’s music department, community band and choir

An evening packed with music is planned May 3 to spotlight ensembles from Flathead Valley Community College music department, the Flathead Valley Community Band and the Columbia Falls Community Choir.

Jazz-infused opera about champion boxer comes to O’Shaughnessy Center

The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD season continues Saturday with “Champion,” the operatic, jazz-infused, retelling of the tragic life and redemption of boxer Emile Griffith.

Martin City man facing criminal endangerment charge pleads not guilty

A Martin City man accused of dragging a person down a Columbia Falls street with his pickup in March pleaded not guilty to a single count of criminal endangerment earlier this month.

UM philosophy professor speaks on wildlife recovery

Environmental philosopher and author Christopher Preston will speak on his latest book, “Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals” May 3 at the Northwest Montana History Museum.

Man given suspended sentence in 2022 back behind bars for alleged knife attack

A Kalispell man sentenced last year for spitting on a police officer is back behind bars after allegedly attacking a person at a gas station earlier this month.

City benefits from mistake while Whitefish residents pay

Whitefish contracted two consulting firms to produce reports that determined the water usage statistics of Whitefish households.

Rep. Zooey Zephyr's town feels divide from rest of Montana

MISSOULA, Montana (AP) — In the college town of Missoula, pride flags are as common a sight as the peaks of Montana's Rattlesnake Mountains. Even a downtown crosswalk is rainbow-colored.

Paddling Film Festival is May 14 in Whitefish

Paddling Film Festival is May 14 in Whitefish

Letters to the editor April 27

Letters to the editor April 27