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Earth-moving begins for bypass

Construction started Monday on the final stretch of the U.S. 93 Alternate Route project west of Kalispell.

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.

Don 'K' Subaru fundraiser benefits Flathead K9 Foundation

Don “K” and Subaru last month presented a check in the amount of $21,700 to the Flathead K9 Foundation because they were chosen by the employees and customers of the dealership as the 2023 Subaru Share the Love Hometown charity of the recently completed 2023 event.

Legals for September, 14 2021

State applies for instructional time, testing waivers for schools

The Montana Office of Public Instruction has submitted state and federal waiver requests to ensure school districts do not have to make up lost hours due to school closures related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally, waiver requests have been submitted to ensure districts do not have to complete mandated state standardized tests that are part of academic accountability as part of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

Legals August 30, 2018

No. 25583 Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Zachary Alan Dieziger: Zachary Alan Dieziger, Petitioner Cause No. DV-18-716C HEIDI J. ULBRICHT Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Zachary Alan Dieziger to Zachary Alexander Holm. The hearing will be on September 5, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date: August 1, 2018 PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court By: /s/ RACHAEL C MITCHELL Deputy Clerk of Court August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________

Montana Legislature has the power to improve lives

Montanans need healthy, fresh food to work hard, care for their loved ones, and enjoy their communities. Kids, seniors, working parents, individuals with disabilities, and those living in rural and tribal communities - all deserve healthy food.

Trustee jobs open in area school districts

Flathead County's public schools already are gearing up for election day May 6.

All school districts have board openings

 Candidates who want to serve on local school boards have until March 27 to file paperwork for the May 6 election.

Coats for Kids online voting date changed

Online voting has been switched to June 3 for the Kalispell-based Coats for Kids program.

Legals March 16, 2020

No. 26873 Notice is hereby given that regular* registration for elections to be held on May 5, 2020 will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020. To register to vote, or to update your name, address, or other voter information, submit the voter registration application to the county elections office. You may obtain an application by calling the elections office at 406-758-5536 or downloading the application online at www.flathead.mt.gov/elections. The application must be signed before being submitted to the elections office. *If you miss this regular registration deadline, you may still late-register for and vote in the election by showing up at the county election office up to and including on Election Day. Between noon and the close of business on the day before Election Day, you can complete and submit a voter registration card, but you will need to return to the local election office on Election Day or in some cases the school district office to pick up and vote a ballot. The following special purpose district elections will be held on May 5, 2020: Badrock Rural Fire District, Big Mountain County Sewer District and Hungry Horse County Water District. The following school districts are scheduled to hold a May 5, 2020 election; however their elections may be cancelled if trustee positions are not contested and there are no other ballot issues to vote on: Swan River School, Bigfork Elementary and High School, Columbia Falls Elementary and High School, West Valley Elementary, Pleasant Valley, Marion, Smith Valley, Marion, Helena Flats, Evergreen, Deer Park, Fair-Mont Egan, Creston, Cayuse Prairie, Kila, Somers, Kalispell Elementary, Flathead High School, Olney/Bissell, Flathead Valley Community College, Whitefish Elementary and High School. All active and inactive**electors who reside in the school/special purpose district holding an election may vote in that district's election. In a water and/or sewer district election, an elector need not be registered to vote provided they meet voter qualifications and are a resident of the district or an owner of property in the district that has provided written proof of their qualifications to the elections office by April 10. Active registered voters in the district will be automatically mailed a ballot. Nonregistered electors must provide their qualifications and request a ballot. The form to do so is available online at https://flathead.mt.gov/election/downloads.php. In a fire district or fire service area election, any holder of title to lands within the district who presents proof of payment of taxes to the election office is eligible to vote in the election, in addition to the registered voters of the district. Active registered voters in the district will be automatically mailed a ballot. Nonregistered electors must provide proof of payment of taxes and request a ballot. The form to do so is available online at https://flathead.mt.gov/election/downloads.php . ** For districts holding a mail ballot election, ballots will be automatically mailed to registered electors with an active status by April 15, 2020. For districts holding a polling place election, ballots will be mailed to absentee voters only on April 15, 2020. If you do not receive a ballot, contact the county election office at 406-758-2453 for more information on voter eligibility and how to receive a ballot. DATED this 10th day of March, 2020 Debbie Pierson Election Administrator March 16, 23, 30, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

College presidents share issues with legislators

Officials from Flathead Valley Community College and the University of Montana hosted legislators and candidates Friday morning for a wide-ranging discussion of education issues in preparation for the 2013 legislative session.

Legals for August, 18 2023

S&K Gaming opens restaurant on Flathead Lake

n the past few months, Flathead Valley residents who drive the length of the west shore of Flathead Lake toward Polson likely have noticed some large new billboards telling them where to find “the best broasted chicken on Flathead Lake.”

Working to eliminate the teacher shortage in Montana

The Montana Rural Teacher Project is determined to solve Montana’s teacher shortage by paying Montanans to pursue a Masters in Teaching and helping them land a job educating Montana’s future leaders.

Legals for May, 18 2023

State considers change to distance learning

Education panel will vote Friday on plan to amend accreditation standards

Evergreen Junior High gets grant for breakfast program

Evergreen Junior High School is one of eight Montana schools will get a portion of nearly $28,000 in private grant funding to implement the Breakfast After the Bell program. Evergreen will receive $3,700.

Larry Kendell Wilkinson, 71