Flathead County Library Board trustees propose removing young adult designation

Several Flathead County Library trustees want to remove the young adult fiction designation owing to the genre’s wide age range that they argue fails to give parents enough guidance on whether a book is appropriate for their child.

Montana Supreme Court considers parental consent case for minors seeking abortion

The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a winding, years-long case about whether minors must receive parental consent for an abortion, revisiting a fraught legal question that Montana voters, lawmakers and residents have grappled with for more than a decade.

Legals for March, 8 2024

Big first half carries Bigfork Vals into semis

Paeten Gunlock scored 19 points, Braeden Gunlock added 13 and the Bigfork Valkyries ran past Lockwood 62-46 in a State A girls basketball first-round game Thursday.

Rough start dooms Wildcats at State A

BUTTE — The good feelings ended with the score 2-2, and then Lewistown ran off the next 17 points of a 62-49 win over Columbia Falls Thursday, at the State A boys basketball tournament.

AA: Wolfpack girls fall to unbeaten Skyview

MISSOULA — Things didn’t look great at halftime at Dahlberg Arena, where the Glacier girls trailed Billings Skyview 29-18 in the first round of the State AA basketball tournament.

Met Opera Live in HD presents Italian opera ‘La Forza Del Destino’

Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic opera, “La Forza Del Destino,” will be shown March 9 at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish as part of the live streaming season of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD.

Gianforte addresses Lake County's withdrawal from Public Law 280

In a long-awaited letter, Gov. Greg Gianforte informed the Lake County Commissioners March 1 that his administration had no intention of allocating “current resources to assist with law enforcement in Lake County” after May 20, when the county officially pulls out of Public Law 280.

Mountainfilm on Tour to screen at Flathead Valley events

Mountainfilm on Tour features a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado.

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.

Legals for March, 7 2024

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