Births

Lucia Maria Reyna, daughter of Danielle Adams and Chris Reyna of Kalispell, was born on April 23, 2022, at Logan Health Medical Center.

Glenden Philip Wicklund

Glenden Philip Wicklund passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at his home in Kalispell.

Legals for May, 2 2022

Mail-in ballots are due May 3 for school elections

Voters are reminded that ballots are due Tuesday, May 3, in school districts holding mail-ballot elections.

Bigfork boys, Whitefish girls top ARM Invite

WHITEFISH — There weren’t many records that fell Saturday at the Whitefish ARM Invitational, but one of note was in the boys shot put, where Whitefish’s Talon Holmquist uncorked a monster throw of 53 feet, 6 inches – 10 inches farther than his previous best, 52-8, set last week in Columbia Falls.

Food truck serves up Central Texas barbecue

Arnold and Leigha Mendez opened their food truck, Arn’s BBQ, with the goal of providing the Flathead Valley with authentic Central Texas barbecue. The couple has always loved making good food as it gathers people together.

Sara Ann 'Sally' Peabody Wagner, 91

Sara Ann “Sally” Peabody Wagner, 91, died March 30, 2022, at her home in Bigfork.

Kila man uses flint knapping to bring history to life

Tom Blais has had a fascination with arrowheads since childhood. Now, he is using traditional techniques to make his own.

Law roundup: Man threatens to carve person’s ears

A man allegedly told a business owner he was a Navy SEAL and if he caught them outside he would “carve their ears.” The man was wearing red shorts, leggings, and a baseball cap and was holding a piece of wood like a cane. The Kalispell Police Department was unable to locate the man.

AA Lakers sweep Senators

A Lakers split; Mariners sweep Libby

The Kalispell AA Lakers got a gem from pitcher Kostya Hoffman Saturday, beating the Helena Senators 5-1 to complete a doubleheader sweep of the defending State AA Legion baseball champions.

Glacier softball picks up two wins in Great Falls

GREAT FALLS — Ella Farrell hit a tie-breaking two-run single in the sixth inning, and picked up the win in relief in Glacier’s 3-1 win over Great Falls High Saturday, at the Crossover softball tournament.

Flathead rallies past Gallatin for second win

GREAT FALLS — Alyssa Leimkuehler hit a two-out, two-run single that tied the score at 9-all, and the Flathead Bravettes rallied from an 8-2 deficit to beat Gallatin 12-10 at the Great Falls Crossover softball tournament Saturday.

C-Falls’ Moultray throws no-hitter at tourney

FRENCHTOWN — Maddie Moultray threw a six-inning no-hitter Saturday, continuing Columbia Falls strong start to the season with a 10-0 win over Corvallis at the Frenchtown Invitational.

Track: Eureka girls, Libby boys take Lincoln County titles

EUREKA — The Eureka girls, led by Maya Carvey’s three wins, took the top spot at the Lincoln County Meet Thursday, a triangular track and field meet involving Libby and Troy.

Polson, Libby and C-Falls all go 2-0 in Frenchtown

FRENCHTOWN — The Polson battery of pitcher Katelyn Druyvestein and catcher McKenna Hanson teamed up for a one-hitter and combined for six RBIs in the Pirates’ 13-0 win over Corvallis at the Frenchtown Invitational softball tournament Friday.

Sara Ann 'Sally' Peabody Wagner, 91

Sara Ann “Sally” Peabody Wagner, 91, died March 30, 2022, at her home in Bigfork.

Lakeside missionary group coordinating relief efforts in Ukraine

YWAM's LaDawn Dyck can't wait to get back to Ukraine to help her friends there, but for now she will do what she can from Montana.

Big US energy transmission projects inch closer to approval

The federal government has finished another environmental review of a proposed transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West and similar reviews are planned for two more projects that would span parts of Utah and Nevada, the U.S. Interior Department announced Thursday.

Legals for April, 29 2022

Amazon reports rare quarterly loss as online shopping slows

Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 on Thursday, its money-making juggernaut stalled by a slowdown in pandemic-induced online shopping and a huge write-down of its investment in an electric-vehicle startup.