Flathead product Manning wins Frontier cross country

GREAT FALLS — Montana Tech's Carlin Manning won the individual title at the Frontier Conference Cross Country Championships at the Hickory Farm Golf Course Friday, helping the Orediggers to second place.

Wrestling program in Kalispell School District subject of new complaint

The parent of a high school wrestler is alleging the Kalispell School District and officials with a standout wrestling program failed to protect her son from a sexual assault and permitted a culture and “tradition” of hazing in a lawsuit filed last week following three related federal complaints.

Cold walk in the woods puts meat in the freezer

When I moved to the Flathead Valley a year ago, I was tasked with covering natural resources and the environment here in Northwest Montana. Hunting is a major part of that conversation.

Microfarm provides locally grown flowers to Flathead Valley

Located in Lakeside, the farm provides locally and organically grown flowers to the Flathead Valley.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Holland Lake fish deserve clean water

Bull trout in Holland Lake are unique yet vulnerable. Holland Lake harbors a "disjunct" core area population of bull trout, meaning that bull trout spawn in Holland Creek and mature in Holland Lake rather than migrating to Swan Lake like most bull trout in the Swan watershed.

Returning Montana education back to the basics

As a Republican candidate for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction, I have a simple, but clear vision for our schools: I want to bring education back to basics.

Anna Marie Nelson, 91

On the morning of Oct. 27, 2023, in Polson, Montana, following an unseasonably early snowfall, the skies cleared and the sun came out, this was the day our mother Anna Marie Nelson, was called to heaven.

Head to the polls and make your vote count

Looking over the ballots for Tuesday’s election we are impressed with the number of candidates looking to serve their communities through public office.

We can LEARN to save lives

According to federal mortality data, suicide in the U.S. hit an all-time high in 2022. In Montana, the state with the second-highest suicide rate in the country, it increased 42% from 2011 to 2021.

Kalispell man dies in Saturday crash near Marion

A 33-year-old Kalispell man died in a crash near Marion early Saturday.

Volleyball: Glacier tips Flathead in semis

BUTTE — Crosstown III was a battle, with Glacier needing five sets — and 18 kills from Sarah Downs — to subdue Flathead in the semifinals of the Western AA volleyball tournament Friday.

Troy man pleads guilty to DUI homicide in death of friend

A Troy man who pleaded guilty to DUI homicide in Lincoln County District Court last week may avoid time behind bars.

Bella Blake, 14

Our Bella Bug has left the journey we call life. Bella Blake tragically passed away in a car accident on Oct. 29, 2023.

Law roundup: Barfly accused of enjoying booze cruises

A pair of callers, frustrated with a local man’s penchant for going on booze cruises, phoned the Columbia Falls Police Department looking for an intervention of sorts. The first said that the man arrived at an area bar already drunk and likely drove there.

Timber project planned near Bob Marshall

A proposed timber project on about 5,400 acres in the Swan Valley is under review by the Flathead National Forest.

U.S. Forest Service may face steep fine for leaks at Holland Lake wastewater system

The U.S. Forest Service could be fined as much as $10,000 a day for violations related to leaks and unreported, unapproved repairs at the wastewater treatment system at Holland Lake, according to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.

Sandra Lee Aiken Scull, 70

Sandra Lee Aiken Scull, 70, passed away from multiple health conditions on Sept. 17, 2023, joining her parents and precious son Michael in heaven.

Volleyball: Bravettes, Wolfpack to meet again

BUTTE — Crosstown III will take place at the Butte Civic Center.

Glacier kicks off football playoff games

Eureka, C-Falls play Saturday

The State AA, A and B football playoffs have a plenty of local flavor, along with a bit of mystery.