Griz pull away from Sycamores, 49-14

Lucas Johnson threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score and the No. 2 Montana Grizzlies shook off a slow start to rout Indiana State 49-14 Saturday.

State health department seeks to ax board that hears public assistance appeals

Montana health officials are asking state lawmakers to eliminate a board that hears appeals from people who believe they were wrongly denied public assistance benefits.

Education regs revised per public comment

Over the past few months, the Montana Board of Public Education has busied itself with a seemingly endless stream of regulatory rewrites touching nearly every corner of the state’s K-12 public education system. The latest action on that front came Thursday as board members advanced a revised set of standards for educator preparation programs proposed by Superintendent Elsie Arntzen.

Prep FB: C-Falls' Schweikert throws 6 TDs; Polson, Whitefish, Bigfork also win

LIBBY — Cody Schweikert threw for 311 yards and six touchdowns, and Columbia Falls downed Libby 49-7 in a Western A football game Friday.

Legals for September, 17 2022

Butte rides 4 Hansen TDs to 40-0 win over Flathead

BUTTE — Butte’s Trey Hansen scored four touchdowns, and the Bulldog defense held Flathead to 168 yards in a 40-0 Western AA football win over the Braves Friday.

Local leaders pitch Gianforte on ways to combat drugs in the valley

Local elected leaders, law enforcement officials and addiction specialists presented Gov. Greg Gianforte with a portrait of a rapidly growing community struggling with worsening drug and mental health issues during a roundtable discussion on Thursday.

Community briefs: Golden retriever gathering; chili competition

Golden retriever gathering Saturday in Whitefish; Chili competition and wiener dog races Saturday in Lakeside

Legals for September, 16 2022

Money approved for states to build car-charging network

The Biden administration said Wednesday it has approved ambitious plans by 34 states and Puerto Rico to create a national electric vehicle charging network as the U.S. begins in earnest its transition away from gas-powered transportation.

Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections.

A community call to support a faithful friend

A community call to support a faithful friend

WTC presents NYC vocal powerhouse Shayna Steele

The Whitefish Theatre Company is bringing singing sensation Shayna Steele from New York City, known for her extraordinary vocal artistry, to the stage.

Wolfpack Theatre put hilarious spin on Greek mythology

The Greek myths are expansive, epic and legendary tales … and will be covered in their entirety by two narrators in less than two hours. Well, sort of …

Events

Fundraiser planned for Whitefish artist/musician Jeff Arcel

Fossil fuel’s negative impacts far greater than solar, wind

In the Aug. 27 Daily Inter Lake, Scotia Brosnan wrote a letter to the editor supporting Dr. Annie Bukacek for the District 5 seat on the Montana Public Service Commission, citing a presentation by Dr. Bukacek to the Flathead Pachyderm (Republican) Club entitled “We are not told the negative impacts of solar and wind.”

Whitefish Trail opens new loops at Holbrook

The Whitefish Trail recently added almost 4 miles of looped trails with tremendous vistas accessible from Big Mountain Road while also making progress on another large project north of Whitefish Lake.

County planning board looks at Columbia Falls RV park expansion

The planning board meets at 6 p.m. on the second floor conference room of the South Campus Building at 40 11th St. W. in Kalispell.

Prosecutors: Man in skeleton costume wielded gun

Prosecutors filed a single count of assault with a weapon against Romano Corbitt, 31, following his arrest at his Sixth Avenue West home on Sept. 10. He remains held in the county jail with bail set at $50,000.

Volunteers needed for North Valley Food Bank’s fall fruit harvest

The project is a partnership between the NVFB and the City of Whitefish, which manages more than 20 fruit trees.