Raymond Pitsch, 74

Raymond Pitsch, 74

Duo assists with home organization to create beautiful spaces

With their new business, Simply Organized Montana, the two women are bringing a luxury home organization experience to the Flathead Valley.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Community briefs

Somers Beach State Park celebration; Fundraiser for injured trooper; Bigfork church series continues April 17; American Legion crews work on highway markers; P.E.O. chapter takes scholarship applications; Women’s Connection meets; Energy conservation art contest

Jerry LaRoque, 80

Jerry LaRoque, 80

Legislators in Helena are trying to centralize government

Why the persistent attack on local governments this session?

New Seattle airport terminal lacks space for enough planes

In a letter sent in August to Clark Construction, which built the new facility, the Port said the 20% shortfall in capacity could cause "damages to the Port's operations in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars over the expected life of this project."

Microchips or microgreens? Oregon tweaks farm protection law

Lawmakers backing a bill that also provides about $200 million in grants to chipmakers said it's needed to make Oregon more competitive in luring more of the multibillion-dollar semiconductor industry to the state.

California seeks federal help for salmon fishers facing ban

Dealing a blow to the Pacific Northwest's salmon fishing industry, the Pacific Fishery Management Council approved the closure Thursday for fall-run Chinook fishing from Cape Falcon in northern Oregon to the California-Mexico border.

Legals for April, 9 2023

DNA technology solves 41-year-old mystery of missing St. Ignatius woman

Mildred Hubertz was 59 when she went missing in 1968 from St. Ignatius, a small town 40 miles from Missoula.

Nuce, Maroon make waves in Griz spring game

MISSOULA — Asked about defensive end Henry Nuce, Montana Grizzlies football coach Bobby Hauck started with the phrase, “He’s young.”

Reports: Utah State hiring Bobcats' Sprinkle

Montana State men’s basketball coach Danny Sprinkle, who took the Bobcats to the last two NCAA Tournaments, has been hired away by Utah State according to several reports on Friday.

Flathead sweeps dual from CMR; both teams put up big marks

Some impressive, even spectacular, early-season marks were put up Friday during a dual track and field meet that Flathead High swept from Great Falls CMR at Legends Stadium.

Lakeside man facing multiple criminal cases takes plea deal

James Scott Mende, 37, pleaded guilty by way of an Alford plea to a single count of threats and other improper influence in official and political matters in relation to his March 9 arrest.

Campaign sends generators to war-torn city in Ukraine

One of Whitefish’s newest residents, Yurii Zinchenko, recently gave a presentation in Kalispell that illustrated the amount of destruction that is occurring in Ukraine, particularly in his hometown of Kharkiv.

Legals for April, 7 2023

Columbia Falls teams place 5th in Hamilton

The Columbia Falls track and field teams got early tests Thursday, both finishing fifth at the 20-team Hamilton Invitational.

Wolfpack start strong at Great Falls dual

Jeff Lillard, Kash Goicoechea and Ethan Anderson all got out of the gates fast Thursday for Glacier as the Wolfpack won its track and field dual at Great Falls High.

Tracks set to reopen following Paradise derailment

Montana Rail Link is set to reopen its tracks through Sanders County four days after a freight train derailed along the Clark Fork River.