Lucia J. Bojorques-Elgas, 67

Lucia J. Bojorques-Elgas of Riverton, Wyo., formerly of Kalispell, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 25, 2005, at Wind River Healthcare in Riverton. She was 67 years old.

Four local triathletes qualify for Hawaii Ironman

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Svennungsen 24th at Nike run

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Coin and jewelry thief sentenced

Burglar exchanges drugs for valuables

A 25-year-old Kalispell man was sentenced Jan. 3 in Flathead District Court to five years in prison and five years of probation after pleading guilty to a string of thefts.

Mary M. Pewonka, 84

Mary M. Pewonka, 84, died peacefully Nov. 25, 2013, in Kalispell with loved ones by her side.

Man gone for four years denies bail jumping

A 25-year-old man who allegedly fled from charges in Kalispell was back in Flathead District Court last week when he pleaded not guilty to a new felony charge of bail jumping.

Mabel Ann Helseth, 90

Mabel Ann Helseth, 90, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, at Heritage Place in Kalispell.

Whitefish open house planned for parks and rec director finalists

The city of Whitefish will host an open house on Wednesday for the public to meet the four finalists for the position of parks and recreation director.

Donna L. Harding, 74

Donna L. Harding, 74, of Kalispell, passed away Aug. 25, 2015, at her home in Kalispell.

Accused gun-show thief enters plea of not guilty

A 25-year-old Kalispell man pleaded not guilty Thursday in Flathead District Court to a felony charge of robbery.

Family Forestry Expo begins next week

 Family Forestry Expo, a Flathead Valley tradition for 25 years, will be Monday through May 10 at the Trumbull Creek Educational Forest between Columbia Falls and Whitefish.

Veronica Joann 'Jody' (Rowe) DeVera Bury, 57

Veronica was the youngest of six, born April 25, 1957, to Alvin "Bud" and Veronica Rowe in Billings.

Lee Heath, 89

Lee Heath “passed through the gates of Heaven” on Sept. 25, 2014. 

Gertrude 'Trudy' Mary Boeke, 97

Gertrude “Trudy” Mary Boeke passed quietly at her home Saturday morning, Jan. 25, 2014, with her son, John, at her side.

Helen Marie Phelps, 93

Helen Marie Phelps died in Kalispell on Monday, July 26, 2010, at the age of 93. She was born Nov. 25, 1916, in Eureka, Calif., as one of 10 children to Nicholas and Anna (Bubestinger-Naas) Nelson. She grew up in Eureka, Calif., and married Carl Benjamin Phelps there on June 4, 1938, at St. Bernard s Catholic Church. They followed Carl s career in the lumber business which brought them to Whitefish, in 1957. Helen enjoyed being a wife, mother, grandmother, gardening, crossword puzzles, reading and solitaire. Helen is survived by her children, Joanne Shupert of Trego, Carla and Barton Wert of Republic, Wash., and Donald and Linda Phelps of Hillsboro, Ore.; 12 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her nine siblings; and by her husband, Carl, in 1995. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, at First Baptist Church in Whitefish. Contributions may be made to St. Jude s Research Hospital. Services are under the care of Austin Funeral Home.

Serial burglar busted again during release from jail

A Kalispell man who has already had five counts added to his burglary case has pleaded not guilty to felony burglary in a new case.

Medal thief receives five-year sentence

A Kalispell man is in prison after being convicted of four felonies and two misdemeanors.

Mereanus Knabe Petersen, 83

 Mereanus Knabe “Pete” Petersen, 83, passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at his home on Rogers Lake. He was born July 25, 1930, in Garfield, Utah to Durwood and Mamie (Knabe) Petersen. 

Chad Kelly Whyard, 35

Chad Kelly Whyard, 35, of Johnstown, Colo., passed away at St. Luke's-Presbyterian Medical Center on May 25, 2012, after a brave and heroic eight year battle with leukemia and stemming complications of pneumonia.

Frances Emehiser Sager, 92

Frances Emehiser Sager, 92, passed away on April 25, 2012, in Bremerton, Wash.