Louise V. Smith, 89

Louise V. (Meeks) Smith, 89, of Kalispell, died April 26, 2024, under hospice care at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Whitefish.

Joyce Jones Everett, 81

Joyce Jones Everett, 81, was born on Sept. 19, 1942, in Kalispell, to parents Dave and Evelyn Jones.

Valley Neighbors is ‘caring for the strangers in our midst’

The intensity of the local debate over immigration and refugee support has taken a dark turn in the past week.

Legals for May, 12 2024

Glacier has a field day

Wolfpack easily win dual with Columbia Falls

Ethan Anderson rolled and so did most of the rest of the Glacier Wolfpack, who swept a track and field dual from visiting Columbia Falls in convincing fashion Thursday.

Flathead sweeps Last Chance Quad; Whitefish girls run blazing 100

WHITEFISH — The Whitefish girls certainly showed their speed at the Last Chance Quad meet held Thursday.

Heritage Academy, a hybrid private and home school program, expands

Located on East Evergreen Drive, Heritage Academy uses a 20,000-square-foot building with 14 classrooms. The portable classroom can accommodate 48 students and was funded in part by a $75,000 Gianforte Family Foundation grant.

The rube sits and smiles

After having unloaded all my farm equipment from the railcar that had brought it from my late father’s farm back East and knowing that I had come to the right part of the world when Dude and Shorty, who had helped me unload it looked at the wheels on my hay wagon and pronounced them “high-speed” because they actually had ball bearings instead of old-fashioned babbitt bearings, I felt accepted by my new neighbors.

Glacier High School senior directs ‘One Stoplight Town,’ an uplifting drama about change

Step into the heart of Americana with Wolfpack Theatre Company’s uplifting production of "One Stoplight Town," May 15 and 16.

The Rappin’ Cowboy, Chris Sand, to perform from children’s album, “Magic Beans”

North Valley Music School celebrates Mother’s Day weekend with Missoula musician Chris Sand performing from his album, “Magic Beans: 16 Song for Sprouting Children and Other Human Beans!” May 11.

Flathead Valley Youth Symphony accepting auditions

North Valley Music School is accepting auditions from students wishing to join the Flathead Valley Youth Symphony in the fall.

Whitefish Theatre Company presents music and dance by Jesús Muñoz Flamenco

The Whitefish Theatre Company presents the music and movement of Jesús Muñoz Flamenco as the final installment of its 2023-24 music series May 10.

Schweyen, UM settle for $350,000

The University of Montana and former Lady Griz basketball coach Shannon Schweyen have reached a $350,000 settlement stemming from the end of her tenure at UM, 406mtsports.com reported Wednesday.

Legals for May, 9 2024

Carson Krack gives Whitefish another multi-event standout

The comparisons between Carson Krack and a certain predecessor in the Whitefish High School track and field program are easy to see.

School election results: Kila, Smith Valley bonds rejected

Voter turnout was high and votes were close in multiple school elections Tuesday.

House Speaker calls for a special session on immigration, marijuana tax distribution

Montana House Speaker Matt Regier called for a special session to address immigration and state marijuana tax distribution in a letter sent to the Secretary of State on Tuesday.

Whitefish Community Foundation awards more than $520,000 to nonprofits

Whitefish Community Foundation held its annual Community Grant Awards Celebration on May 2 and presented $520,300 in grants and special awards to 68 nonprofit organizations representing projects and programs in Bigfork, Browning, Columbia Falls, Eureka, Evergreen, Kalispell, Libby and Whitefish.

Daines seeks to block students arrested during campus protests from federal debt relief

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines is looking to bar students convicted of criminal offenses in connection with the ongoing wave of campus protests from receiving future student loan relief.

Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg visits Montana, celebrates infrastructure investments

MISSOULA — Touting $5.3 billion of federal dollars coming to Montana, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Monday investments in airport, road and other infrastructure projects have been sorely needed, already are having a positive effect, and are at amounts unprecedented in his lifetime.