Evergreen security company protects the world

The security company handles the installation and maintenance of hundreds of security systems for critical infrastructures around the world.

Couple devotes time to assisting veterans

The Ericksons, the founders of the Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry, have been in the valley for 45 years. Married since 1977, the pair has worked for decades to expand veteran care in the valley.

Legals for May, 7 2023

Feisty Bravettes drop pair in Helena

The Flathead Bravettes pitched tough one game, but their bats didn’t warm up enough in losses to Helena Capital and Helena High Saturday.

Pack suffers first loss, bounces back on Bruins

It took 12 games for an opponent to get the best of Glacier, and Helena High needed to match Glacier’s usual late-game heroics to pull it off.

Charles III crowned in ancient rite at Westminster Abbey

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, receiving the bejeweled St. Edward's Crown in a ceremony built on ancient tradition at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevant in a fractured modern Britain.

Mission student's ledger art selected to hang in Congress

Cedar Hunt's recent painting, “Girl on Horse,” won the Congressional Art Competition for Montana’s First Congressional District, represented by U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke, and will hang in the halls of Congress for the coming year.

Stock market today: Apple-juiced rally closes bruising week

The S&P 500 jumped 1.8%, though it still turned in a modest loss for the week that was its worst in nearly two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 546 points, or 1.7%, while the Nasdaq composite rallied 2.2%.

Community members take up zoning effort in Lakeside

Galvanized by a controversial development that is nearing completion despite deep community opposition — owing in part to a lack of regulations — Lakeside residents are attempting to zone a portion of the unincorporated town and surrounding residential areas.

Francom stepping down as Troy Schools superintendent

Troy Junior and Senior High School Superintendent Jacob Francom announced his resignation last week.

Legals for May, 5 2023

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide.

Judge issues restraining order against new abortion requirement

A Lewis and Clark County District judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the state from allowing a newly signed abortion restriction law from being enforced until after a hearing because the law is likely a violation of the Montana Constitution.

Daines, Tester spearhead legislation to ease banking restrictions on cannabis industry

Montana Sen. Steve Daines helped reintroduce the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act into the Senate this week in an effort to allow legal cannabis businesses to access banks, credit unions and other financial institutions.

Northwest Ballet Company dances through ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in its annual spring production

The Northwest Ballet Company will take audiences on a delightful — and humorous — journey filled with fairy magic and love in Shakespeare’s popular comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Book series comes to the stage in ‘The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt’

When a one-eyed buccaneer gives you a treasure map, what other choice is there than to seek adventure?

Legals for May, 4 2023

WTC presents clever comedy about life

A clever comedy about life and big questions, “The Harry and Sam Dialogues” has performances on May 6 and 7.

Country Music Hall of Famer Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives stop in Kalispell on ‘Altitude’ tour

With his first new album in six years, Country Music Hall of Famer Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives are stopping in Kalispell on their Altitude tour.

‘The Continuum Tales’ explore weird, futuristic and haunted worlds

In the spirit of “The Twilight Zone” and “Black Mirror,” the Wolfpack Theatre Company’s Advanced Acting Ensemble presents “The Continuum Tales” Monday and Wednesday at Glacier High School.