Kalispell OKs plans for land north of city

By KRISTI ALBERTSONThe Daily Inter Lake

Man gets 60 years for fire deaths

 BILLINGS (AP) — A Montana man who pleaded guilty to starting a trailer fire in April 2013 that killed four people has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Mariners, Lakers tie at 4

Kelsch scores in 10th for Mission Valley

Legals for January, 18 2022

Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet Aug. 25

HELENA – The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Aug. 25 in person at the State Capitol in room 317. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m.

State A girls: Browning falls to Hardin

MISSOULA — Browning’s run at the State A girls basketball tournament ended Saturday morning, with a 71-45 loss to powerful Hardin at Dahlberg Arena.

Christ ‘Squeak’ Raymond Kuntz 82

Christ “Squeak” Raymond Kuntz 82, passed away peacefully in Libby on Saturday, June 25, 2022, surrounded by family. Born on July 5, 1939, Ray passed a few weeks before his 83rd birthday.

Columbia Falls city manager set to retire

After a 40-year career in government, including more than 25 years in Columbia Falls, City Manager Susan Nicosia tendered her resignation to the City Council.

Legals for February, 1 2024

Richard L. Corbitt, 94

Richard L. Corbitt, 94, passed away on May 25, 2024, following complications of injuries received in a motor vehicle accident.

Today

• City of Kalispell Water Division replaces a fire hydrant beginning at 7 a.m. on Appleway Drive. Local access will be available. Work will last about eight hours.

Today

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center's new location, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Legals November 25, 2019

No. 26652 November 14, 2019 FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO ALL INTERESTED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PUBLIC GROUPS As required by state and federal rules for determining whether an Environmental Impact Statement is necessary, an environmental review has been performed on the proposed action below: Project Bigfork Bay Sewer Replacement Location Bigfork, Montana Project Number C304243 Total Cost $2,760,000 From the 2018 Preliminary Engineering Report (PER), the Bigfork County Water & Sewer District identified the need to replace the gravity sewer that serves downtown Bigfork and runs along the edge of Bigfork Bay of Flathead Lake. The District is concerned with the condition of the existing Bay Sewer Main and the additional effort required for maintenance, given the limited access. The Bay Lift Station is more than 50 years old and in need of replacement. Furthermore, the proximity of this existing infrastructure to the bay and lake poses a risk to public health and safety should an overflow occur. The proposed sewer main replacement and relocation includes installation of roughly 25 individual grinder pumps; nearly 3,100 feet of low pressure sewer main and services; and a short segment of 8-inch gravity sewer main. A new lift station would be constructed on Bridge Street and pump through a new 1,000-foot-long force main along Osborne and Cascade Avenues where it would discharge into the existing A-Line sewer main. The existing gravity sewer main, Bay Lift Station, and force main would be properly abandoned in place. The new collection system will eliminate maintenance issues and public health and safety concerns and better protect state waters. The project will take roughly four months to construct, following system design and approval. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2020, prior to the peak tourist season in Bigfork. Federal and State grant/loan programs will fund the project. Environmentally sensitive characteristics such as wetlands, floodplains, threatened or endangered species, and historical sites are not expected to be adversely impacted because of the proposed project. Public participation during the planning process demonstrated support for the selected alternative. No significant long-term environmental impacts were identified. An environmental assessment (EA), which describes the project and analyzes the impacts in more detail, is available for public scrutiny on the DEQ web site (http://www.deq.mt.gov/Public/ea) and at the following locations: Jeremy Perlinski, P.E. Julie Spencer, District Manager Department of Environmental Quality Bigfork County Water & Sewer District 1520 East Sixth Avenue 108 Harbor Heights Blvd. P.O. Box 200901 Bigfork, MT 59911 Helena, MT 59620-0901 Jeremy.Perlinski@mt.gov Comments on the EA may be submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality at the above address. After evaluating comments received, the department will revise the environmental assessment or determine if an environmental impact statement is necessary. If no substantive comments are received during the comment period, or if substantive comments are received and evaluated and the environmental impacts are still determined to be non- significant, the agency will make a final decision. No administrative action will be taken on the project for at least 30 calendar days after release of the Finding of No Significant Impact. Sincerely, Kevin B. Smith, P.E. Engineering Bureau Water Quality Division Montana Department of Environmental Quality November 25, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________

Today

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative executive council meets 8:30-10:30 a.m., 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 752-3302.

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Prep Basketball: Whitefish girls grab first win

WHITEFISH — Danielle McCully scored 16 points and Mariah Kanistanaux added six points and nine rebounds as the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs downed Ronan 42-36 for their first win of the season in a Northwestern A matchup on Thursday.

Safety first

Kalispell Public School Enrollment

Columbia Falls police arrested a 25-year-old man for drunken driving.

Columbia Falls police

Legals November 1, 2019

No. 26579 Notice of Political Subdivision Election Notice is hereby given that in Flathead County, on November 5, 2019 a Kalispell City Municipal General Election will be held at the Trade Center of the Flathead County Fairgrounds for voting on Council Members. Kalispell City election will be conducted by voting at the polling place and by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots are available in person or by applying by mail to the Flathead County Election Department, 40 11th St West Suite #230, Kalispell, MT 59901. The polls will be open at 7:00 a.m., and continue to be open until 8:00 p.m., on Election Day, November 5, 2019. DATED this 15th day of October, 2019 Debbie Pierson Election Administrator October 18, 25, November 1, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________