Howe Ridge Fire expands to 3,500 acres

The Howe Ridge Fire in Glacier National Park burned actively throughout Wednesday night, expanding an additional 900 acres to 3,500 total acres burned.

Planning board member Steve Lorch steps down

Last fall, Kalispell Planning Board Member Steve Lorch and his wife, Suzie, piled up all their things. They realized it wasn’t that big, and opportunity was knocking.

Glacier trips Sentinel, falls to Big Sky in softball

MISSOULA — Glacier kicked off its softball season with a pair of Western AA conference games on Tuesday night, downing Missoula Sentinel before dropping a game to Missoula Big Sky.

Democratic legislators talk about what unites us in 2017

Montana has made progress in recent years, but we need to continue to work hard this legislative session to shore up our economy and create good-paying jobs across our state.

Whitefish Review celebrates 10-year anniversary

The Whitefish Review’s 20th issue, “Out of Time,” will be released Saturday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. with a party at Casey’s Pub and Grill in Whitefish.

Post-mortem on 65th session

From the governor and the GOP

By Steve Bullock

Candidates push computer science training

Republican candidates for governor and state school superintendent unveiled a plan Tuesday to broaden computer science education in Montana’s high schools.

Washington state residents divided on removal of dams

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — People in Washington state remain sharply divided on whether four federal hydroelectric dams along the Snake River should be removed to help endangered salmon and orca recover, a state report concluded.

Maryland lawmakers to end session early due to virus

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers will end the state's legislative session almost three weeks early in response to the new coronavirus and plan to reconvene in a special session in the last week of May, lawmakers announced Sunday.

Montana values: What does that really mean?

In a recent guest column (Daily Inter Lake, Oct. 27), Montana GOP Chairman and Whitefish resident and business man, Don Kaltshmidt, implored us to vote for candidates who represent “Montana values.” He then articulated some of those values, including, rugged individualism, responsible management and conservation of our landscape, fiscal sanity, and defending gun rights, and claims that these values have been abandoned by Democrats who are now feverishly preoccupied with “undoing the 2016 election,” referring of course to the current presidential impeachment inquiry. (Impeachment does not “undo” an election, but that’s a subject for another time.)

Democrats seek your vote for legislators

Whether your family has lived in Big Sky Country for decades or you’re a first-generation Montanan, all of us are united by the promise of our Montana values: hard work, rugged independence, and a commitment to join together and lift each other up in the face of adversity.

Legals December 7, 2018

No. 25836 Notice of Intent to Establish a New Banking Branch The Foothills Bank, a division of Glacier Banks with its headquarters located at 49 Commons Loop, Kalispell, MT 59901 has submitted an application to establish a new branch at the following location: 1750 S. Woodlands Blvd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. The new branch will function under the name of The Foothills Bank, a division of Glacier Bank. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 25 Jessie Street at Ecker Square Suite 2300, San Francisco, CA 94104, or to the Commissioner of Banking and Financial Institutions, Department of Administration, 301 South Park, P.O. Box 200546, Helena, MT 59620-0546 not later than Date for 15 days after date of last publication for Flagstaff and Kalispell. The application may be reviewed, during the comment period, at the above address by calling the commissioner's office at (406)841-2920 and requesting an appointment. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file at the appropriate FDIC office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portion of the application will be made available upon request. December 7, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________

Structured recess at East Evergreen School stimulates creativity, activity

One of the most important parts of a young student’s day at school is recess, where students have the opportunity to move, play and socialize.

Alaska Senate puts $1,000 stimulus payment in budget bill

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Senate approved a budget provision Monday that would give residents a $1,000 payment as a way to blunt economic impacts from the coronavirus.

Feds release results of inspection at virus-hit nursing home

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal regulators on Monday said they found serious infractions during their check of a Seattle-area nursing home hard-hit by the coronavirus and they're giving it three weeks to fix them.

County needs long-term plan, not another Band-Aid

The Evergreen Chamber of Commerce has noticed a stark contrast in spending priorities by Flathead County that impacts the Evergreen community. In one week, the Daily Inter Lake reported on: (1) the county wanting to purchase the CenturyLink building to expand and relocate several departments, and (2) the county still needing a long-term solution for jail space, and (3) the county placing a moratorium on the construction of new pedestrian trails.

Tester wants more border personnel

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is co-sponsoring a bill to increase staffing at America’s border crossings.

Major N Carolina disaster declared; more local orders ahead

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina can now receive additional emergency assistance after Gov. Roy Cooper's request for a major disaster area declaration due to COVID-19 has been approved by the federal government.

Lost little dog found safe

Good news

In just a couple of hours between phone calls I answered last Monday, a little dog that had been missing since the Fourth of July was found alive and well — albeit a bit bedraggled.

Eugene Owen Boyle Jr., 73

Gene “Butch” Boyle passed away Monday, May 16, 2016, at Hidden Meadow Memory Care. His wife and two daughters were at his side.