Prep Volleyball: Glacier sinks Big Sky; Whitefish, Polson net wins

MISSOULA - Cami Mathison had 14 digs, Paige Latimer chipped in 26 assists and Glacier spiked Missoula Big Sky 25-13, 25-21 and 26-24 in the Western AA regular-season volleyball finale on Thursday.

Public hearing ahead for Town Center

Project returns to council Jan. 7

Meeting looks at Polson road options

Thursday will be the first public meeting on the U.S. 93 Polson Corridor Study and Polson Area Transportation Plan. 

Bypass construction work ramping up

Construction of the north end of the Kalispell U.S. 93 bypass moves into the night hours starting Monday as the $6.7 million project ramps up.

Open house planned for U.S. 93 work north of Ronan

The Montana Department of Transportation invites the public to an open house to learn about the final design of the reconstruction of about 1.7 miles of U.S. 93, just north of Ronan.

Misty morning

Morning sunlight shines Monday through mist-shrouded aspen and pine trees off of U.S. 93 north of Whitefish.

Bypass Construction

Crash on U.S. 93 injures three

Three people were taken to the hospital Monday with non-life-threatening injuries after an accident on U.S. 93 south of Rollins.

Icy roads waylaid drivers Monday afternoon

causing a number of accidents. The Kalispell Police Department was called to 11 crashes in about 2 1/2 hours. The Flathead County Sheriff's Office dispatched emergency services to a number of crashes. Among them was one with injuries on Montana 35; Bigfork Fire and Medical responded. A reported head-on crash north of Olney caused no injuries, and the same outcome was reported on U.S. 93 near the landfill. Crashes reported on Whitefish Stage Road and on U.S. 93 near Montana Coffee Traders couldn't be found. A man went by private vehicle to the hospital after a rollover between Lakeside and Somers.

U.S. educators praise 'Teach to Remember 9/11' program

Twenty years ago when the Flight 93 National Memorial site was a temporary monument to the victims of the United Airlines plane that crashed there on Sept. 11, 2001, Mechanicsburg Middle School teacher Scott Marsh brought his students to the powerful location.

Car Wreck at Highway 93 and Highway 82 north of Somers

Members of the Somers-Lakeside Fire Department respond to the scene of a two vehicle accident on Friday, June 7, at the intersection of Highway 93 and Highway 82 north of Somers. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

Head On Collision on Highway 93 South of Whitefish

Members of the Whitefish and Kalispell Fire Departments work on the second person extracted from one of the vehicles involved in a head on collision on Highway 93 south of Whitefish, on July 12. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

Road work crucial near new school

Looking at maps of proposed roadways around the U.S. 93/Reserve Drive vehicular vortex might lead one to conclude that Los Angeles traffic engineering is coming to the Flathead Valley.

County, city clash over downtown street plan

The Flathead County commissioners are at odds with another of the county’s incorporated cities, this time with Kalispell’s proposal to downsize U.S. 93 to two lanes when it’s rebuilt through the downtown corridor.

Class B volleyball: Bigfork, Libby, Eureka all eliminated at divisional tournament

LIBBY — Bigfork and Eureka each stayed alive with a five-set wins early on Friday at the Western B Divisional tournament only to see their seasons come to an end in the evening on a rough day for area teams.

Whitefish police

Whitefish police arrested a man for DUI on Monday night on U.S. 93. A woman was arrested on a warrant for DUI and other driving offenses.

Planners to evaluate several zoning requests

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U.S. 93 West plan to be discussed Oct. 15

The city of Whitefish will host a second public comment session on Tuesday, Oct. 15, to discuss the U.S. 93 West corridor plan.

Newest leg of bypass opens on Thursday

Kalispell’s newest section of U.S. 93 bypass in on track to open by midday on Thursday.

U.S. 93 north of Kalispell gets traffic signal

The intersection of U.S. 93 and Rose Crossing north of Kalispell is undergoing some major changes to accommodate increasing traffic spurred by new development in the area.