AA track: Braves finish 2nd; set another record

GREAT FALLS — There was a moment late in Saturday’s State AA track and field meet when the Flathead Braves owned a lead in the boys’ team race.

PHOTOS: Bigfork Whitewater Festival 2024

Scenes from the Expert Slalom kayaking event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25.

State AA: Pack hits 5 HRs in win; Bravettes hit 4 in loss

HELENA — Glacier got through to Saturday and Flathead, well, the Bravettes certainly had a shot at it.

C-Falls softball starts hot in title defense

BILLINGS — Columbia Falls’ Class A softball title defense got off to a hot start Friday.

Glacier High School student named state winner in Doodle for Google contest

Glacier High School student Anitha Ravipati is the Montana winner for 16th annual Doodle for Google contest. Vote for your favorite artwork.

Blue Devils lead way; boys’ team race is tight

LAUREL — Olivia Lewis still has serious wheels and the Whitefish girls have some work to do.

Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah, though Israel is unlikely to comply

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' top court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave. Although Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it will ratchet up the pressure on the increasingly isolated country.

Sharon Manning, 71

Sharon Elizabeth Manning, 71, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, great-grandmother and a big sister, passed away on April 25, 2024, at her home with her husband and best friend, Steve by her side in Dayton.

Legals for May, 24 2024

Submission window open for Whitefish Review

The Whitefish Review literary journal is accepting submissions for its annual humor writing prize, which offers $1,000 to the winning piece.

Packed summer schedule planned for Polebridge’s Home Ranch Bottoms

The summer music scene heats up at Home Ranch Bottoms with a slate of performers scheduled to perform May through August in Polebridge.

WTC presents laugh-a-minute comedy ‘Death By Design’

Presented by the Whitefish Theatre Company, the show by Robert Urbinati is the final performance of the 2023-2024 season.

Well done, good and faithful servants

The Bible verse “Well done, good and faithful servant” appears in Matthew 25:23. In this verse, a master praises his servant for being faithful with a small amount of money, and then gives the servant more responsibility.

Legals for May, 23 2024

Range Riders fall one run short

Oakland's Davis goes 5-for-6, Ballers win 7-6

A trio of home runs was not enough for the Range Riders as they dropped their season opener Tuesday against the Oakland Ballers 7-6 at Glacier Bank Park.

Frontier Conference adding 4 more members

HELENA — The Frontier Conference Council of Presidents unanimously voted to accept Bellevue University, Dakota State University, Mayville State University, and Valley City State University as full conference members beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.

Polson trio named All-State for baseball

Senior Espn Fisher, junior Landon Shoemake and freshman Cole Wadsworth, all of Polson, were selected All-State for baseball in voting by the West Conference coaches.

Legals for May, 22 2024

Addiction treatment homes say funding fixes don’t go far enough

Montana health officials have started a voucher system to help people with substance use disorders move into transitional housing as they rebuild their lives. But those who run the clinical houses said the new money isn’t enough to fix a financial hole after a prior state revamp.

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