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WTC presents Okaidja Afroso Trio tonight

Conservation project hopes to curtail erosion, restore Krause Creek near Bigfork

A new conservation project aims to restore areas of Krause Creek that have eroded into 15-foot deep canyons northwest of Bigfork.

Whitefish’s Harmon loves acting – and making running room

Tanner Harmon, all 180 pounds of him, toils for the Whitefish Bulldogs in the relative obscurity on the offensive line.

Garland defends school board memo amid Republican criticism

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a memo aimed at combating threats against school officials nationwide while Republicans insisted he rescind the directive.

Marguerite Kendrick, 66

Marguerite passed away Oct. 20, 2021, at Logan Health.

Annual Can the Griz food drive ready to kick off

An off-field competition between Montana State University and the University of Montana to see which school can collect the most nonperishable food donations will take place in November.

M. Glenn Kolodejchuk, 59

M. Glenn Kolodejchuk was escorted by angels on a rainbow straight to heaven on Oct. 18, 2021

Rollins shooter wins world championship in difficult shotgun sport

Already a world champion and member of the National Sporting Clays Association Hall of Fame, Michael Taylor earned a new shotgun sports world title in Egypt earlier this month in the difficult sport of helice.

Legals for October, 27 2021

Wolfpack spikers sweep Knights; Flathead wins in 4

Sidney Gulick powered down 17 kills and Glacier swept Western AA volleyball foe Missoula Hellgate in three games Tuesday at the Wolf Den.

Big Sky notes: Griz, young QB get well in Idaho

The Montana Grizzlies looked like a new team in their 34-14 win at Idaho Saturday, at least on offense, though Bobby Hauck deflected any thought that Kris Brown’s 256 passing yards and deep strikes were the products of better game planning.

Judge orders stay in case seeking to remove Snake River dams

A federal judge on Tuesday granted a stay in litigation seeking to save endangered salmon runs on the Columbia and Snake rivers.

California streaker freed after plea deal

A California man accused of exposing himself and driving drunk during separate incidents this summer is free after cutting a deal with prosecutors.

Libby museum needs help paying for a new roof

The Heritage Museum in Libby needs a new roof, and its board of directors is pushing to get the last of the fundraising completed so the project can progress on schedule.

Fresh faces, fewer tools: meet the new bosses fighting Covid

Local health officials who left their positions during the pandemic are being replaced by people who must face an increasingly polarized public with fewer powers than their predecessors.

M. Glenn Kolodejchuk, 59

M. Glenn Kolodejchuk was escorted by angels on a rainbow straight to heaven on Oct. 18, 2021.

Proposed retreat center west of Whitefish includes horse facilities

A camp and retreat center proposed on 20 acres of agricultural land off U.S. 93 west of Spencer Lake near Whitefish will need a conditional-use permit to move forward.

Beginner sailors find their sea legs on Flathead Lake

David Asay, of Superior, left a 30-year career driving a UPS truck for sailing the quiet waters of Flathead Lake.

Births Logan Health — Whitefish

Oliver Lee McCaffree, son of Adam and Jessica McCaffree, was born Sept. 13, 2021, at Logan Health Whitefish.

Kenneth E. Sorley, 74

Kenneth E. Sorley, 74, of Hungry Horse, has been called home by our Heavenly Father on Oct. 20, 2021. He will always be a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, cousin and friend to many.