Stillwater Christian senior casts for a future in fishing

The commencement ceremony for the Class of 2024 for Stillwater Christian School is Friday, May 24. Stillwater’s ceremony begins at 11 a.m. in the school gym, with 21 students set to graduate. The school is located at 255 FFA Dr., Kalispell.

Northwest Montana 2024 state Legislature primary voter guide

Ahead of Montana’s June 4 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana. Candidates were instructed to keep their answers to each of the four questions to under 150 words. Answers were lightly editing for brevity, clarity, Associated Press style and grammar.

A Home at the Samaritan House: Expansion project nearly 20 years in the making

The Samaritan House is adding two apartment buildings and will see an expansion of its administrative office on its campus on former Army Reserve property in Kalispell. The organization is nearing its $16.9 million fundraising goal and is preparing to break ground in July, according to Krager.

Revamped bipartisan border bill likely doomed in approaching U.S. Senate vote

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats are pushing for a second attempt to pass a bipartisan border security bill that failed in February after Republicans walked away from the very deal they helped craft, and it’s likely to fail again when the Senate votes on the legislation Thursday.

Paul and Diane Taylor

Paul and Diane Taylor of Kalispell, passed away on May 18 and May 20, 2024, respectively.

Packed summer schedule planned for Polebridge’s Home Ranch Bottoms

The summer music scene heats up at Home Ranch Bottoms with a slate of performers scheduled to perform May through August in Polebridge.

WTC presents laugh-a-minute comedy ‘Death By Design’

Presented by the Whitefish Theatre Company, the show by Robert Urbinati is the final performance of the 2023-2024 season.

Montana is facing a statewide land management crisis

Montanans appreciate locally grown food, from vegetables to fresh-picked huckleberries, raw honey and grass-fed beef.

Letters to the editor May 23

Letters to the editor May 23

AA Softball: Wolfpack, Bravettes ready to brave elements

The weather isn’t promising for the opening day of the State AA softball tournament — it could be snowing in Belgrade at 11 a.m. Thursday, when the first two games are scheduled — but Glacier coach Abby Snipes isn’t too concerned.

Wildkats ready to claw through State A

A year ago the Columbia Falls Wildkats worked around a funnel cloud, lightning delays, a first-day rainout and a malfunctioning sprinkler system en route to the 2023 championship. They should be fine.

A Home at Samaritan House: Service organization aims to help veterans, families with expansion project

When the temperatures dropped this past winter, 70-year-old Dave Anderson faced losing a limb — his second limb — to frostbite.

Shirley Hughes, 69

Shirley Jo (Singleton) Hughes, 69, was born in Kalispell, on Sept. 21, 1954, to George Bruffy and Alice Margaret Singleton.

Range Riders fall one run short

Oakland's Davis goes 5-for-6, Ballers win 7-6

A trio of home runs was not enough for the Range Riders as they dropped their season opener Tuesday against the Oakland Ballers 7-6 at Glacier Bank Park.

Frontier Conference adding 4 more members

HELENA — The Frontier Conference Council of Presidents unanimously voted to accept Bellevue University, Dakota State University, Mayville State University, and Valley City State University as full conference members beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.

Legals for May, 22 2024

Wildflowers Salon blossoming in Bigfork

Hairdresser Holly Johannson left behind a 20-year clientele in Phoenix, Arizona when she and her daughter, Harper, moved to Creston last June.

Defense rests without ex-President Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money criminal trial, moving the case closer to the moment the jury will begin deciding his fate.

Addiction treatment homes say funding fixes don’t go far enough

Montana health officials have started a voucher system to help people with substance use disorders move into transitional housing as they rebuild their lives. But those who run the clinical houses said the new money isn’t enough to fix a financial hole after a prior state revamp.

16 years after buying a slice of paradise, Columbia Heights family learns home is on a toxic site

When the Sterling family bought their home in Columbia Heights in 2008 they figured they had a little bit of paradise.