Legals for May, 13 2022

Bernhardt, Krause, Hensley highlight Glacier’s home dual

A hurdles sweep by Glacier’s Caleb Bernhardt was among the highlights of the track and field dual held Thursday between the host Wolfpack and Class A Columbia Falls.

Pack sweeps crosstown

Glacier swept Flathead in crosstown tennis Thursday at FVCC, the last competition before Northern AA Divisionals next week.

'Like an inferno:' Western US burning at furious pace so far

Wildfires are on a furious pace early this year — from a California hilltop where mansions with multimillion-dollar Pacific Ocean views were torched to remote New Mexico mountains charred by a month-old monster blaze.

Randy Weaver, participant in Ruby Ridge standoff, dies at 74

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Randy Weaver, patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago that left three people dead and helped spark the growth of anti-government extremists, has died at the age of 74.

J2B2 bluegrass band plays tonight at the O'Shaughnessy

Whitefish Theatre Company presents the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, aka J2B2, at 7:30 p.m. today, May 12, at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish.

Legals for May, 12 2022

Authorities searching for homicide suspect from Polson

Law enforcement crews discovered the body of a Polson woman Wednesday in a Tribal wilderness area along the east shore of Flathead Lake and are searching for a man suspected in her death.

Glacier senior Kauffman leads AA in triple jump

There was a time when Tate Kauffman was strictly an 800-400 runner, and it was fine. Not superlative, but fine.

Friess sees rapidly growing county at a crossroads

Brian Friess, one of four Republicans running for the sole county commissioner seat up for grabs this year, said the region’s rapid growth in recent years as well as an increase in what he sees as federal overreach into local matters propelled him into the race.

Legals for May, 11 2022

Wildkats top Browning 20-0 in short game

COLUMBIA FALLS — Maddie Moultray capped Columbia Falls’ 10-run first inning with a grand slam Tuesday, and the Wildkats downed Browning 20-0 in a Northwest A softball game shortened to 2 ½ innings.

Montana child care providers, families, demonstrate for equity, better pay

On Monday, some 25 people gathered at the Missoula County Courthouse lawn for the Day Without Child Care Strike, joining child care workers and supporters at Kalispell’s Depot Park and across the country to call for living wages for providers, affordable care for all families, and an equitable child care system “built on racial justice.”

Kalispell’s proposed budget impacted by inflation

The City of Kalispell’s preliminary budget looks to manage inflationary pressures by dipping into reserve funds but also calls for an increase in total expenditures. The total preliminary budget for fiscal year 2023 is just over $111 million. This compares with last fiscal year’s budget of $104 million.

Births

Trysten Jaren Henriod, son of Amy and Caleb Henroid of Kalispell, was born on April 2, 2022, at Logan Health Whitefish.

Legals for May, 9 2022

‘Rock snot’ algae blooms hurting Kootenai River fishery

On an overcast day in mid-June last year, Jim Dunnigan, dam mitigation coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, stood on a concrete embankment overlooking the Kootenai River near Libby.

Flathead backyard poultry producers helping fight the spread of avian flu

Flathead's backyard poultry producers are taking precautions to help stop the spread of a new strain of avian flu that is decimating flocks around the country.

Railroaders quit after BNSF institutes ‘draconian’ attendance policy

Brady Wassam knew what to expect when he took a job on the railroad. Wassam, 30, of Columbia Falls, came from a family of railroaders who have spent years moving freight over the mountains of northwest Montana.

Prosecutors: Kalispell woman helped launder money from fraud schemes

Theresa Anne Chabot, 57, faces charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, conspiracy to commit money laundering, 17 counts of money laundering promotion and 11 counts of money laundering spending.