Glacier Park’s artist-in-residence programs opens for applications

The artist-in-residence program offers artists focused time to creatively explore the park’s numerous and varied natural and cultural resources and to share their work through educational programs.

Deadpan-style comedian Rich Hall takes stage in Polebridge

Rich Hall is an award-winning comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the late 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of networks in series such as “Fridays,” “Not Necessarily the News,” “Otis Lee Crenshaw” and “Saturday Night Live.”

Flathead Valley man receives deferred sentence for alleged drunken gunplay

Judge Dan Wilson handed down the deferred sentence to George Paul Herne, 20, on July 27.

C-Falls settles lawsuit with Kreck Riverside Park neighbors

The Columbia Falls City Council approved a settlement with Mark and Inge Cahill over Kreck Riverside Park on Monday night.

Airport officials pan proposal to change employee screening policy

Local airport officials are hoping that the U.S. Senate will vote to stop new Transportation Security Administration rules that would require airports to perform additional screening on employees.

Alaska’s predator-control program makes no sense

Grizzly bears in Alaska, called brown bears, that live around the town of Bethel, population 6,325, should have a good life as they don’t interact with many people.

A title long coming; a little boost at end

You wonder how history might differ if Cary Finberg had been a teacher, which of course was the original plan.

Legals for August, 10 2023

Libby clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby filed for bankruptcy in federal court Monday, just months after a jury ruled that it had submitted hundreds of false claims on behalf of patients.

Evacuation warning issued between Hungry Horse and West Glacier

Residents on the east side of U.S. 2 between Hungry Horse and West Glacier were placed under a pre-evacuation notice Wednesday morning due to the nearby Ridge Fire.

County planning board looks at 125-home subdivision for Bigfork

A proposal to create a subdivision with 125 single-family homes in Bigfork goes before the Flathead County Planning Board on Wednesday.

Lincoln County puts local marijuana tax to voters

At the July 26 Lincoln County commissioner’s meeting, the vote on a resolution for a 3% tax on retail sales of both categories of marijuana was unanimous. Registered voters will decide the matter in a special election on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Law roundup: Unresponsive man just taking a catnap

A caller expressed concern about a 26-year-old man who was described as appearing unresponsive in a Kalispell gazebo. He was just taking a nap, officers with the Kalispell Police Department later learned.

‘Conscience’ bills let medical providers opt out of providing a wide range of care

A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to health care practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or participate in procedures and treatments such as abortion, medically assisted death, gender-affirming care, or others that run afoul of their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles.

Northwest Montana Fair opens next week

The 2023 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo is scheduled for Aug. 16-20 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell and will feature a performance by country star Russell Dickerson, three nights of PRCA Rodeo action and a Big Air Bash.

Eddy Lou Benson, 93

Eddy Lou Benson

Columbia Falls man accused of threatening son with gun

A 60-year-old Columbia Falls man faces a felony charge in Flathead County District Court after allegedly threatening his son with a gun over the weekend.

Legals for August, 9 2023

Legals for August, 9 2023

Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Declaring it good "not only for Arizona but for the planet," President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, turning the decades-long visions of Native American tribes and environmentalists into reality.