Kalispell Council set to vote on garbage rate increase

The last time city solid waste rates, which are collected through property tax assessments, were increased was in 2011 and that was by $3 per year.

Legals for July, 18 2022

PHOTOS: Logan Health Kids Triathlon at Kalispell

Competitors ages 4-13 participated in the Logan Health Kids Triathlon on Saturday, July 16 at Woodland Park in Kalispell.

Flathead Lake cherry harvest ‘just around the corner’

Flathead Lake Cherry Growers are expecting an abundant harvest this summer.

Whitefish Mountain Resort sees progress on new chairlift installation

Forms were set and workers poured concrete that will become the top terminal of the new Chair 4 that is planned to open for the 2022-23 winter season.

Legals for July, 17 2022

Montana State researchers collaborate to send microbe to space to test as astronaut food

On July 11, a group of small bioreactors arrived at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket to test how well the Yellowstone microbe can be grown in an environment similar to what would be experienced during long-duration space travel.

Letters to the editor July 14

Letters to the editor July 14

Insurance may not cover a hail damaged roof

When it comes to insuring your home it is important to know there is a significant difference between “Replacement Cost” and “Actual Cash Value” coverage. We’ll get to that shortly.

Local author finds spicy niche in culinary cozy series

It’s Christmas in July with Leslie Budewitz’s new culinary cozy mystery, “Peppermint Barked” to be released July 19.

Live music thrives at Montana Music Event

For the last six years, North Valley Music School has hosted the Montana Music Event, a fundraiser for vital music education, programming for students of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels.

Red Sox rip Loggers, 13-4

A 3-2 Libby lead disappeared in an eight-run outburst by the host Bitterroot Red Sox, who beat the Loggers 13-4 in the first game of an A Legion doubleheader Wednesday.

Planing board considers major project on KM Ranch Road

The Flathead County Planning Board on Wednesday will consider a proposal for about 155 acres at the south end of KM Ranch Road that could result in a housing and commercial project.

Museum of Mountain Flying program July 18

Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners history organization on Monday, July 18 presents the program “A Return to the Big Skies” by the Museum of Mountain Flying of Missoula, home of Montana’s most famous airplane — “Miss Montana.”

C-Falls man accused of pharmacy robbery indicted by grand jury

A federal grand jury in late May indicted a Columbia Falls man arrested for allegedly knocking over a local pharmacy on multiple counts in two separate cases.

Change could allow TIF funds to be used for workforce housing

Kalispell uses TIF funds within the boundaries of both plans as part of the “overall strategy to meet its needs of promoting economic development, improving area employment opportunities, improving area housing opportunities, and expanding the community’s tax base.”

Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed a crowd to the White House lawn Monday to showcase a new law meant to reduce gun violence, celebrating "real progress" after years of inaction. But he also lamented the country remains "awash in weapons of war" — with the 16-day-old law already overshadowed by yet another horrific mass shooting.

Miller’s Time: 2019 Red Sox draftee chasing baseball drive

When the Boston Red Sox released Dean Miller after 83 minor league games, they probably figured they’d seen enough of the 6-foot-3, 235-pound outfielder to make such a judgment. Miller wasn’t so sure.

Legals for July, 11 2022

Elisha Gene Garner, 85

Elisha Gene Garner, 85, passed away peacefully on Feb. 25, 2022, at home with family by his side — his last breath here and first breath in heaven.