Judge's ruling favors lawyers

Despite written pleas from family members and those suffering the effects of asbestos exposure, attorneys representing victims will receive 25 percent of the money earmarked for those suffering from asbestos disease.

Kalispell OKs plans for land north of city

By KRISTI ALBERTSONThe Daily Inter Lake

Man gets 60 years for fire deaths

 BILLINGS (AP) — A Montana man who pleaded guilty to starting a trailer fire in April 2013 that killed four people has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Mariners, Lakers tie at 4

Kelsch scores in 10th for Mission Valley

Legals for January, 18 2022

Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet Aug. 25

HELENA – The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Aug. 25 in person at the State Capitol in room 317. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m.

Legals for March, 28 2022

State A girls: Browning falls to Hardin

MISSOULA — Browning’s run at the State A girls basketball tournament ended Saturday morning, with a 71-45 loss to powerful Hardin at Dahlberg Arena.

Christ ‘Squeak’ Raymond Kuntz 82

Christ “Squeak” Raymond Kuntz 82, passed away peacefully in Libby on Saturday, June 25, 2022, surrounded by family. Born on July 5, 1939, Ray passed a few weeks before his 83rd birthday.

Columbia Falls city manager set to retire

After a 40-year career in government, including more than 25 years in Columbia Falls, City Manager Susan Nicosia tendered her resignation to the City Council.

Legals for February, 1 2024

Richard L. Corbitt, 94

Richard L. Corbitt, 94, passed away on May 25, 2024, following complications of injuries received in a motor vehicle accident.

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Legals February 10, 2018

No. 25059 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request by Icecap, LLC to change the zoning designation in a portion of the Holt Zoning District from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to B-2 (General Business) (10.02 acres) and R-2 (One Family Limited Residential) (57.71 acres). The boundaries of the area proposed to be amended from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to B-2 (General Business) are described as: A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, P.M.M., FLATHEAD COUNTY, STATE OF MONTANA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 NE 1/4 OF SECTION 24, MARKED BY A FOUND 5/8" IRON ROD WITH YELLOW PLASTIC CAP MARKED "BRIEN 7681S"; THENCE NORTH 89°38'30" WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SW 1/4 NE 1/4 AND THE SE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 20 , A DISTANCE OF 1809.45 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MONTANA STATE HWY 35; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING COURSES: NORTH 31°32'51" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 504.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 58°50'42" EAST A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 25°42'22" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 66.79 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING COURSES: NORTH 25°42'22" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 354.97 FEET, THENCE NORTH 31°09'57" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 269.36 FEET; THENCE NORTH 29°06'34" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 241.15 FEET; THENCE NORTH 37°39'07" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 78.42 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69°08'03" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 20°34'09" WEST, ALONG THE CHORD OF A 1095.92 RADIUS CURVE TO THE RIGHT (CENTRAL ANGLE OF 0°35'38"), A DISTANCE OF 11.36 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 24; THENCE SOUTH 89°42'01" EAST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 530.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 31°09'18" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 970.95 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°38'30" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 561.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The boundaries of the area proposed to be amended from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-2 (One Family Limited Residential) are described as: A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SE 1/4 NW 1/4 AND THE SW 1/4 NE 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, P.M.M., FLATHEAD COUNTY, STATE OF MONTANA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE SW 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 AND ALL OF THAT PORTION OF THE SE 1/4 NW 1/4 LYING NORTH AND EAST OF THAT CERTAIN RIGHT-OF-WAY DEEDED TO THE STATE OF MONTANA AS RECORDED ON OCTOBER 3, 1935 IN BOOK 218, PAGE 537. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF MONTANA AS RECORDED ON DECEMBER 9, 1992 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 9234415260, FLATHEAD COUNTY RECORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE TRACT OF LAND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 NE 1/4 OF SECTION 24, MARKED BY A FOUND 5/8" IRON ROD WITH YELLOW PLASTIC CAP MARKED "BRIEN 7681S"; THENCE NORTH 89°38'30" WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SW 1/4 NE 1/4 AND THE SE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 20 , A DISTANCE OF 1809.45 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MONTANA STATE HWY 35; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING COURSES: NORTH 31°32'51" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 504.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 58°50'42" EAST A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 25°42'22" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 66.79 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING COURSES: NORTH 25°42'22" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 354.97 FEET, THENCE NORTH 31°09'57" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 269.36 FEET; THENCE NORTH 29°06'34" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 241.15 FEET; THENCE NORTH 37°39'07" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 78.42 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69°08'03" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 20°34'09" WEST, ALONG THE CHORD OF A 1095.92 RADIUS CURVE TO THE RIGHT (CENTRAL ANGLE OF 0°35'38"), A DISTANCE OF 11.36 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 24; THENCE SOUTH 89°42'01" EAST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 530.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 31°09'18" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 970.95 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°38'30" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 561.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The regulations defining the SAG-10, B-2 and R-2 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 Eleventh Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office's website at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on for file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 27th day of February, 2018, at 9:30 o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the Holt Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing. DATED this 9th day of January, 2018. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chair February 10, 17, 2018 MNAXLP ________________________

Legals November 25, 2019

No. 26652 November 14, 2019 FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO ALL INTERESTED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PUBLIC GROUPS As required by state and federal rules for determining whether an Environmental Impact Statement is necessary, an environmental review has been performed on the proposed action below: Project Bigfork Bay Sewer Replacement Location Bigfork, Montana Project Number C304243 Total Cost $2,760,000 From the 2018 Preliminary Engineering Report (PER), the Bigfork County Water & Sewer District identified the need to replace the gravity sewer that serves downtown Bigfork and runs along the edge of Bigfork Bay of Flathead Lake. The District is concerned with the condition of the existing Bay Sewer Main and the additional effort required for maintenance, given the limited access. The Bay Lift Station is more than 50 years old and in need of replacement. Furthermore, the proximity of this existing infrastructure to the bay and lake poses a risk to public health and safety should an overflow occur. The proposed sewer main replacement and relocation includes installation of roughly 25 individual grinder pumps; nearly 3,100 feet of low pressure sewer main and services; and a short segment of 8-inch gravity sewer main. A new lift station would be constructed on Bridge Street and pump through a new 1,000-foot-long force main along Osborne and Cascade Avenues where it would discharge into the existing A-Line sewer main. The existing gravity sewer main, Bay Lift Station, and force main would be properly abandoned in place. The new collection system will eliminate maintenance issues and public health and safety concerns and better protect state waters. The project will take roughly four months to construct, following system design and approval. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2020, prior to the peak tourist season in Bigfork. Federal and State grant/loan programs will fund the project. Environmentally sensitive characteristics such as wetlands, floodplains, threatened or endangered species, and historical sites are not expected to be adversely impacted because of the proposed project. Public participation during the planning process demonstrated support for the selected alternative. No significant long-term environmental impacts were identified. An environmental assessment (EA), which describes the project and analyzes the impacts in more detail, is available for public scrutiny on the DEQ web site (http://www.deq.mt.gov/Public/ea) and at the following locations: Jeremy Perlinski, P.E. Julie Spencer, District Manager Department of Environmental Quality Bigfork County Water & Sewer District 1520 East Sixth Avenue 108 Harbor Heights Blvd. P.O. Box 200901 Bigfork, MT 59911 Helena, MT 59620-0901 Jeremy.Perlinski@mt.gov Comments on the EA may be submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality at the above address. After evaluating comments received, the department will revise the environmental assessment or determine if an environmental impact statement is necessary. If no substantive comments are received during the comment period, or if substantive comments are received and evaluated and the environmental impacts are still determined to be non- significant, the agency will make a final decision. No administrative action will be taken on the project for at least 30 calendar days after release of the Finding of No Significant Impact. Sincerely, Kevin B. Smith, P.E. Engineering Bureau Water Quality Division Montana Department of Environmental Quality November 25, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________

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- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.

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- Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Kalispell Elks Lodge.

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- Kalispell Elks Lodge hosts a Flathead Valley Vendors Show, 1 to 5 p.m., 1820 U.S. 93 S. Free admission. Jewelry, clothing, self-defense items, crafters, cooking and cleaning items, nail art, photography, woodworking and more. Drinks and food available. Call Melody Managhan, 890-4325.

Banner day for Whitefish cross country

HELENA - It was a banner day for the runners from Whitefish.

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