Golf: Glacier boys surge to Helena Invite win

HELENA — The Glacier Wolfpack boys golf team turned it on Friday, claiming the Helena Invitational by virtue of its top four players combining to shoot 4-under par.

A Football: Wildcats, Bulldogs fall

DILLON — Dillon quarterback Kee Christiansen ran for two touchdowns, the second one lifting the Beavers over Columbia Falls 22-19 in Western A football on Friday.

Broadband Commission may shift gears to get service to people in rural Montana

Will broadband businesses get to determine the areas they’ll reach with federal dollars? Or will the state prevent cherry picking and dictate where they go?

Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires

There are so many since wildfires killed at least 115 people in the historic town of Lahaina that Olsten is worried about a full-blown economic catastrophe. Restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers, and unemployment is surging.

Big Sky tops Flathead 21-20

A couple sophomores stood tall in Missoula Big Sky’s 21-20 Western AA football win over Flathead Friday at Legends Stadium. One was Big Sky’s 6-foot-2 quarterback Avery Omlid. The other was Flathead's 5-7 Jordan Griffin, who did about everything except kick.

PHOTOS: Flathead falls to Big Sky, 21-20

Photos from the Flathead Braves 21-20 loss to the Missoula Big Sky Eagles at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 8.

Hungry Horse Reservoir's west side road reopens

The west side road of Hungry Horse Reservoir reopened to the public Friday, allowing travel all the way to Spotted Bear Ranger Station. The road had been closed since early August due to activity on the Ridge, Doris Point and Tin Solider fires. Recent rainfall has cooled the fires enough to allow both the east and west side roads to reopen.

Woman accused of pulling a box cutter on park patron pleads not guilty

April Dawn Werner, who has no address listed with the court, appeared before Judge Danni Coffman in Flathead County District Court on Sept. 7 and was arraigned on a single count of assault with a weapon. She is being held in the county jail with bail set at $20,000.

Harris, Wildkats top Polson

The Columbia Falls Wildkats bounced back from their Tuesday draw in Bigfork with a 9-1 win at home against the Poison Pirates on Thursday.

Legals for September, 8 2023

Montana’s ‘choice school’ commission gets Flathead representatives

Two Flathead Valley women recently appointed to a new state commission that will authorize and oversee charter schools in Montana are optimistic that the “choice school” model will ultimately prove to be a valuable addition to the state’s public education system, even as the concept faces some initial legal hurdles and fierce criticism.

Legals for September, 7 2023

Lake County deputy named School Resource Officer of the Year

Soft-spoken Lake County deputy Nate Lundeen, who was recently named School Resource Officer of the Year, clearly feels both a sense of responsibility and affection for the kids he interacts with daily at Polson schools.

Concert in memory of longtime music teacher set for Sept. 10

The Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association will present a Concert in Memory of Janis Hoffman on Sunday, Sept. 10.

Pablo coffee shop and art studio combines owner’s passions

Frank Finley is the owner of 32 Cuppa Java, a small coffee shop and diner that is connected to his art studio of a similar name, 32 Pair of Scissors.

Race along Parkline Trail set for Sept. 16

The Kalispell Downtown Association is holding the Kalispell Parkline Run and Brewfest on Saturday, Sept. 16.

Best of Flathead block party Sept. 20

The party includes a live DJ, food and beverages.

Comments opened for timber harvest planned near Hungry Horse Reservoir

An environmental assessment for a timber project on the Flathead Forest east of the Hungry Horse Reservoir is now under a 30-day comment period.

Climate science and the Montana climate lawsuit

In his Aug. 23 guest opinion article about Montana Republicans losing the Held v Montana climate lawsuit, Ed Berry suggests that if Montana’s attorney general had presented Berry’s story of climate science to the court, the presiding judge would have ruled in favor of the state instead of the plaintiffs.

North Valley Food Bank seeks volunteers for fruit harvest

North Valley Food Bank is gathering members of the community for its fall fruit harvest event throughout Whitefish on Sept. 10.