Glacier girls pick up 2nd straight league win

Noah Fincher and Bethany Sorenson scored 13 points each, and the Wolfpack surged past Butte 42-37 Saturday for its second straight Western AA win.

Sex trafficking problem entrenched in Montana, officials say

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A woman made a call from a Billings motel room sometime in 2016. She called her family, telling them that over the past several days a man had forced her to be raped for money by other men in Billings, Missoula and Salt Lake City.

Commission adopts new elk hunting regs, with amendments

Hunters will have new regulations for taking elk in the 2022-23 seasons, but the changes won’t be as dramatic as earlier proposed with an amended and unanimously approved update Friday by the Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Glacier girls down Spartans for first league win

Kiera Sullivan scored 14 points, including two fourth-quarter 3-pointers, and Glacier broke through for its first Western AA conference win Friday, 49-45 over Missoula Sentinel.

Braves’ rally falls short in Butte

Jace Stenson hit five 3-pointers and scored 31 points, and Butte withstood a Flathead fourth-quarter rally to claim a 61-55 Western AA boys basketball win Friday.

Wildcats edge Coyotes 56-54

Jace Hill scored 19 points, nine during a wild fourth-quarter comeback, and Columbia Falls edged Shelby 56-54 Friday for a non-conference win.

Legals for February, 5 2022

Kalispell and Columbia Falls schools receive grants for ‘cleaner’ buses

Kalispell and Columbia Falls school districts are recipients of clean school bus replacement grants awarded by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Law roundup: Man bent out of shape over damaged package

A store owner called the Kalispell Police Department after staff and claimed a man upset about a package damaged during shipping had called the business saying he was on his way there and they should call the police.

Flathead, Glacier wrestlers gear up for AA Divisional

The Western AA Divisional wrestling meet is set for today and Saturday at Missoula Big Sky, with Flathead and Glacier taking a combined 49 boys and 45 girls into competition.

Vaccine mandate protesters block Canadian border north of Shelby

A large group of truckers is blocking the U.S.-Canada border with their vehicles north of Shelby this week to protest a vaccine mandate for truck drivers who travel between the two countries.

New and updated courses coming to Flathead and Glacier

New and updated courses at Flathead and Glacier high schools will be offered for the 2022-23 school year including a semester-long Equipment Operation Internship opportunity.

Wolfpack Theatre tackles 10 original plays in 24 hours

The Wolfpack Theatre Company at Glacier High School will team up with GHS alumni and current GHS students and staff to participate in an extreme rite of theater — writing, directing and performing six to 10 original short plays, all in just 24 hours.

Glacier Symphony presents its MasterWorks Concert ‘Enigma’

The 39th season of the Glacier Symphony and Chorale continues its celebration of the 25th anniversary of the leadership of Maestro John Zoltek as music director and conductor with a world-premiere performance of a piece for piano and orchestra by contemporary composer, Matthew Mason.

KALICO exhibit showcases Indigenous photos

KALICO Art Center announces its first exhibition of 2022, “Imagining Ourselves: Celebrating Indigenous Culture, Color, and Vibrancy” by artist Haley Rains.

The older and younger of a class

College football signing day is already an interesting time, full of superlatives about the incoming classes that no doubt signal a rosy future for the program.

Uptick in local blood donations as national shortage drags on

A nationwide blood shortage is requiring more people than ever to flock to blood drives to keep up with the demand. In the Flathead Valley, many are turning out to donate and Red Cross staff are asking people to keep up that dedication as the shortage slugs on in the weeks ahead.

William 'Bill' Everett Sevesind, 67

William “Bill” Everett Sevesind passed away Jan. 12, 2022, in Phoenix.

Legals for February, 2 2022

Douglas Allen Furrow, 70

Beloved brother Douglas Allen Furrow, 70, passed away at Logan Health Medical Center on Jan. 27, 2022, following a sudden illness.