Law roundup: Man challenges stranger to defend girlfriend’s honor

A man and his girlfriend called the Kalispell Police Department after allegedly receiving disturbing texts from an unknown number where someone threatened to shoot up their house and throw pipe bombs at it. The man said his girlfriend

James Harvey, 80

On October 27th, 2023, James "Jim" Harvey, 80, went to be with our lord.

Big Sky Notes: Check out the new guys

Montana wasn’t the only Big Sky Conference football team to unveil a true freshman quarterback this past Saturday — the Grizzlies’ next opponent did the same with more impressive results.

Legals for November, 1 2023

Lawsuit challenges Montana Legislature’s new PSC map as unconstitutional gerrymander

Lawyers for Montana Conservation Voters and a group of Montanans from across the state filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the new Public Service Commission district map redrawn this year by the Republican supermajority legislature, which they say is gerrymandered to favor Republicans in violation of the state constitution.

All but seven counties join revolt over school tax

According to information supplied this week by the Montana Association of Counties, 49 of Montana’s 56 counties have chosen to buck a directive from the administration of Gov. Greg Gianforte by scaling back their collections of a state-level school funding property tax.

Columbia Falls High School Speech and Debate takes first at season opener

Columbia Falls High School took first place and Whitefish High School, third, in Corvallis over the weekend in the first speech and debate tournament of the season for the local Class A teams.

Legals for October, 31 2023

Sheriff: Suspect in chase tried to run down deputy

Authorities are holding a Kalispell man on multiple pending charges, including attempted homicide, after he allegedly fled officers in a stolen vehicle on Monday, attempted to run down a deputy and tried to choke a K9.

Octogenarian storyteller puts words to paper in novels

John Hodge has always been a storyteller, but it wasn’t until he started trading correspondence with his granddaughter that the idea to write a novel began to formulate.

Letters to the editor Oct. 30

Letters to the editor Oct. 30

Donald Ray Webber, 80

Uncle Don "Honey Bear" Webber crossed The Great Divide on Jan. 15, 2023. He was 80.

Lois Henry, 92

Lois Lavonne Henry, 92 of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at her home at Grizzly Peak from pancreatic cancer.

Robert E. Brockman, 88

Robert E. "Bob" Brockman, 88 of Kalispell, passed away Oct. 18, 2023.

Kareen Bratt, 82

Kareen Ann Bratt, 82 of Somers, Montana, passed away peacefully on Oct. 11, 2023.

Wendy Maechtle, 68

Wendy Jean Maechtle, born Jan. 18, 1955, in Anoka, Minnesota, died Oct. 19, 2023, at home in Columbia Falls, Montana.

New Horizons Band offers seniors a chance to feel the music

“Music is our common goal and music is therapeutic, emotionally and mentally. Band friends stick together for a lifetime — it’s just a special bond, people playing music together. That happens in our group, and I'm very proud of the welcoming nature of our people,” said director Eileen Alexander.

New Kalispell gym aims for purpose behind training

An abandoned truck repair shop in downtown Kalispell has found new life as a CrossFit gym thanks to a duo of fitness lovers, Jessie and Kyna Williams.

Florence Kirkland Wells, 82

Florence Eleanor Kirkland Wells, 82 of Kalispell, passed away at Brendan House on Oct. 24, 2023, after COVID ended her battle with lung cancer.

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