Donna Lee Mast, 91

Donna Lee Mast, 91, passed away quietly on Sunday morning, Feb. 4, 2024 in her room at The Springs at Whitefish.

Boys Hoops: C-Falls routs Libby; Whitefish cruises

COLUMBIA FALLS — Mark Robison scored a team-high 15 points, 12 in Columbia Falls’ dominant first quarter, and the Wildcats downed the Libby Loggers 71-29 Tuesday in Northwest A boys basketball.

Kalispell Planning Commission to host hearing on city's future participation plan

Kalispell Planning Commission will solicit input Tuesday on a forthcoming public participation plan, which will change how residents engage with the city on developments and establish a long-term game plan for city growth.

Legals for February, 13 2024

Richard Taylor, 91

Richard Laurence Taylor, 91, was born March 4, 1932, in Stapleton, Nebraska, to Annabel and Laurence Taylor, during the Great Depression.

Legals for February, 11 2024

Prep Hoops: Wolfpack girls win, boys fall to Butte

A mild upset by the Glacier girls seemed to set the host Wolfpack up for a basketball sweep against visiting Butte Friday. The Bulldogs’ Hudson Luedtke had other ideas.

Charter schools are coming to Kalispell

Flathead and Glacier high schools are moving forward with charter school rollouts. The two high schools will begin gauging student interest this week and next week as students start registering for the 2024-25 year.

Matt Rosendale launches 2024 campaign for US Senate

Eastern Montana’s Republican Congressman Matt Rosendale ended months of teasing a possible bid for U.S. Senate on Friday by officially declaring his candidacy for the race, kicking off what is sure to be a heated Republican primary.

Gianforte affirms Texas’ border actions against feds

Fresh off a trip to Texas, Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday that Montana would assume responsibility for its shared border with Canada if federal officials failed to secure it.

International Guitar Night celebrates variety of genres

Four artists from Italy, Vietnam, Brazil and Australia have been brought together for the 24th annual International Guitar Night.

12th annual FLIC film festival comes to Polson

The 12th annual Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) presents more than 40 domestic and international films, featuring entries from a dozen countries. Sixteen of the entries were “made in Montana.”

Linda Owens, 63

Linda Mae Owens, 63 of Martin City, Montana, passed away Feb. 1, 2024.

Legals for February, 8 2024

Humane Society of Northwest Montana seeks donations following burst pipes

The Humane Society is holding a Boiler Blues Fundraiser from Thursday, Feb. 8 through Thursday, Feb. 22 to mitigate the repair costs.

Economic forecast predicts slow growth for state

This was the summary offered by Patrick M. Barkey, the director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana, at the 49th annual Economic Outlook Seminar Tuesday at the Wachholz College Center at Flathead Valley Community College.

Legals for February, 6 2024

Job market is humming, but layoffs are still happening in a shifting economic environment

The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January, shrugging off the highest interest rates in two decades that have been put in place by the U.S. Federal Reserve in part to cool off hiring and spending.

John O. Olsen, 86

John O. Olsen, 86, passed away peacefully on Jan. 22, 2024, at the Montana Veteran’s Home in Columbia Falls.

Barbara Namen, 80

Beautiful Barbara Jean Namen, 80 of Polson, passed surrounded by family and friends at home on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.