Conservation of common loon remains a priority

Easily recognizable by their many wails and calls, loons are large birds when compared to ducks. They only lay two eggs at a time, leaving the nest when disturbed, sometimes so quickly that their feet knock eggs into the water.

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Leo Brandt

Kalispell Moose Lodge serves the community

The national fraternal organization was founded in 1888 in Louisville, Kentucky and now boasts over 1,500 lodges and a million members across the United States, Canada and Great Britain, according to its website.

Officials seek info on wildfires outside of Libby

Several wildfires sparked by fireworks on the Jennings Haul Road this month has authorities seeking the public’s help in tracking down the people who caused them.

Twins top Bandits, play Sunday for shot at title

Sam Hall threw a three-hitter, Mikey Glass had four hits and scored four times and the Glacier Twins beat Belgrade 10-2 Saturday at the State A Legion baseball tournament.

Legals for July, 30 2023

Twins oust Lethbridge, play Bandits Saturday

Down 4-0 early, the Glacier Twins scored eight times in the fourth inning, five times in the sixth and ousted Lethbridge from the State A Legion baseball tournament Friday, 13-4.

Range Riders win Friday; lost to Missoula Thursday

Gabe Howell doubled twice and scored four times, and the Glacier Range Riders held off Missoula for a 9-7 Pioneer League baseball win Friday at Glacier Bank Park.

US price and wage increases slow further in the latest signs of cooling inflation

Together, the figures provided the latest signs that the Federal Reserve's drive to tame inflation may succeed without triggering a recession, an outcome known as a "soft landing."

Stock market today: Wall Street returns to rallying following reports on profits and inflation

Stocks have been rising recently on hopes high inflation is cooling enough to get the Federal Reserve to stop hiking interest rates.

Committee recommends denial of Bigfork subdivision

The Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee voted to recommend the denial of three requests by Longbow Land Partners, Inc. pertaining to the planned North Shore Woods housing development project during its July meeting Thursday.

County considers Lower Valley property again for septage plant

Flathead County is reconsidering a previously rejected Lower Valley property as the potential location for a regional septage treatment facility.

West Valley School Board appoints interim superintendent amid turmoil

Elementary Principal Richard Gross will serve as the 2023-24 interim superintendent of West Valley School District, pending approval of a contract, following a rift between administrators and members of the school board.

Twins fall into loser’s bracket, Mariners eliminated at State A

The pitching-rich Glacier Twins had a tough time with the opponents’ hurler Thursday, losing 5-1 to Caden Clifford and the Billings Blue Jays at the State A Legion baseball tournament.

Legals for July, 28 2023

Arizona mom never stopped looking for her daughter. Alicia Navarro appeared 4 years later in Montana

HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — When Alicia Navarro disappeared in 2019 from her home in a Phoenix suburb days before her 15th birthday, she left a signed note for her family promising she would return.

Man questioned in Montana after Arizona woman reappears following four years missing

HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — A man was detained and questioned by police and his Montana apartment searched as authorities tried to piece together the mysterious disappearance and sudden reappearance this week of Alicia Navarro, who was 14 when she vanished from her Arizona home four years ago.

Arizona teen Alicia Navarro missing for nearly 4 years shows up safe at Montana police station

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona teenager who disappeared nearly four years ago is safe after walking into a police station in Montana, authorities said.

State commission to reform Montana's mental health system launches

A new state commission dedicated to rebuilding Montana’s mental health system met for the first time last week.

Whitefish likely to ask voters to approve spending resort tax dollars on community housing

Whitefish City Council voted unanimously earlier this month to review a proposed financial plan that reallocates resort tax funds to include community housing.