Law roundup: Caller tries to delay scammer’s vacation

Someone calling the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office from Kentucky reportedly wanted to press charges against a person who got ahold of their credit card account information, changed the password and purchased a plane ticket that was set to depart from Kalispell in two hours.

Home sales remain even but new inventory could shift Flathead Valley market

In terms of new construction, both Kalispell and Whitefish continue to see multi-family projects dominating the landscape. Several units that have been planned or under construction in the last few years are expected to become available in 2025.

Patrick Michael 'Mike' Reynolds Jr., 66

Patrick Michael Reynolds Jr., 66, affectionately known as "Mike" or "Burt" to those who knew him best, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 23, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Law roundup: Teens charged with taking out the trash

Two young teens were allegedly spotted doing a woman’s dirty work when they got out of the white vehicle she was sitting in and filled a dumpster with trash.

Culture and history focus of annual John White Series

The Northwest Montana History Museum presents Montana's troubadour, an ethnohistorian, Salish artists and toolmakers and a naturalist with little-known tales of Glacier National Park as part of its John White Series.

Law roundup: Employee checks out of possibly boring meeting

Someone called the Columbia Falls Police Department allegedly concerned about an employee’s “erratic behavior” during an online meeting and asked officers to check on his welfare.

Dazzling Christmas light show awes viewers while giving to nonprofit

The lights, synchronized to music and displayed on the house and across the front lawn, have raised nearly $10,000 over the years.

Expanding rural access: UM debuts online school counseling program

The move to online instruction allows master’s students like Francine Stiffarm to access the program without uprooting her personal and professional life in Dodson, where she works as a financial literacy and entrepreneurship educator at Dodson Public Schools.

Law Roundup: Uncertainty surrounds hidden camera in kitchen

A woman reportedly dialed 911 and hung up. On a callback, a woman, who was difficult to understand, allegedly said she found a hidden camera in her kitchen that looked into the living room and wasn’t sure if it had anything to do with her husband, whom she had a temporary restraining order against, or her daughter, who recently moved in. She also wasn’t certain if it was her camera or her daughter’s.

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row.

Retiring Flathead County Clerk of Court piloted office into the digital age

The Flathead County Clerk of Court office is responsible for logging and maintaining a variety of records, including court documents, marriage licenses, and passport applications as well as managing jury selections and staffing courtrooms.

Law roundup: No HOA stamp of approval for tattoo trailer

A woman complained about an ongoing issue of an unattached “tattoo trailer” parking on the street in her neighborhood

Legals for December, 23 2024

Nicholas 'Nick' Poncelet, 84

Nicholas "Nick" Poncelet was born Sept. 11, 1940, to Nicholas and Evelyn (Johnson) Poncelet in Great Falls, a second generation American with ties back to Luxembourg, Sweden, and Germany.

Lyn R. Opalka, 85

Evelyn "Lyn" R. Opalka, 85, passed away peacefully on Dec. 17, 2024.

John Frank Gallardi, 79

John Frank Gallardi, 79, passed away on Dec. 6, 2024, at his home in Bigfork.

Law Roundup: Unwanted package not considered evidence

Despite notifying her bank of a fraud charge on a credit card and freezing her accounts, a package from Victoria’s Secret was still delivered to a caller.

A life of hang-gliding published in 'The Wings of Men'

Newly published “The Wings of Men” dives into 50 years of flying hang gliders and light sport trikes around the world.

Supplemental property tax sparks confusion across Flathead County

Kalispell resident David Maas said he pays his taxes in full every year, so learning a lien had been placed on his property for failure to pay came as an unwelcome surprise.

Legals for August, 27 2024