Columbia Falls resident to attend State of the Union address

Flathead Valley native and Air Force veteran Fred Hamilton will attend the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. tonight at the invitation of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, who is working with the Columbia Falls resident on forthcoming legislation.

Letters to the editor March 7

Letters to the editor March 7

Residents get say in Kalispell's Main Street safety plan effort

Kalispell officials solicited public input for the forthcoming Main Street safety plan at an open house Tuesday, which also gave residents an opportunity to speak with representatives from the city, Kalispell Downtown Association and Kalispell Business Improvement District.

2024 Montana hunting regulations

The much-awaited 2024 deer, elk and antelope hunting regulations are out for public review and implementation. This is one of Montana’s most popular publications, with 270,000 copies printed each year.

Chasing History

The Bigfork Valkyries have a shot at a unique repeat

Last March the Bigfork Valkyries put a bow on their final season in Class B, sweeping through three opponents to win the program’s first state basketball championship. A year later? These Vals might just make history.

State A: C-Falls looks to knock down Eagles

To be sure, these are not last year’s Lewistown Eagles, who went 24-0 and won the State A boys basketball championship.

Kehr, Rademacher garner all-Frontier honors

The All-Frontier basketball teams were released Wednesday, and MSU-Northern guard Ryley Kehr, a senior from Columbia Falls, is a second-team pick for the 2023-24 season.

Kila man earns deferred sentences for drug possession charges

Randaell Charles Stilson, 20, faced charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs in two separate cases following arrests in 2023 and 2024. He pleaded guilty to both after striking deals with prosecutors.

Glacier National Park receives over $1.9 million for ecosystem restoration

Glacier Park’s climate-related projects are part of an overall $195 million investment from the act announced last week to prepare parks across the country to be resilient to climate change.

Legals for March, 6 2024

Regulator would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of Biden's campaign against junk fees

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regulators say will save Americans up to $10 billion a year.

State health department under corrective plan for delayed SNAP applications

Federal officials have required Montana to implement a corrective action plan to improve what they call “unacceptable” delays in processing food assistance applications, a problem that the state health department has attributed to the strain that Medicaid redeterminations have created for its workforce over the last year.

Kila School to put $8 million bond issue on the ballot for expansion

Kila School is moving forward with an $8 million bond issue in a May mail ballot election to expand the school.

Dykstra, Bobcat women hold off Weber State

OGDEN, Utah — Marah Dykstra scored 20 points and Montana State held off a late Weber State charge to win 67-65 in Big Sky women’s basketball Monday.

Noxon fire chief says arson not suspected in blaze that burned three businesses

Noxon's fire chief told attendees at a community meeting Saturday that no evidence of arson was found during the initial investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed three businesses in the rural Sanders County town last week.

Levy could provide overtaxed Kalispell Fire Department with more personnel, new station

When the calls began coming in Feb. 1 about a possible structure fire off of Three Mile Drive, the Kalispell Fire Department was across town fielding a medical call.

Longtime owners of Kalispell's Woodland Floral retiring

Woodland Floral, a mainstay of Kalispell’s bouquet and sentiment business, is changing hands after 45 years.

Braxton Mitchell faces independent challenger for House District 5

Two-term Republican state Rep. Braxton Mitchell faces a youthful, independent challenger in House District 5 this year — 18-year-old Colton Little.

Mary Jane 'Janie' Camacho, 79

Mary Jane “Janie” (Huls) Camacho, 79, passed away on Feb. 16, 2024.

Letters to the editor March 3

Letters to the editor March 3