Bypass section may be done this fall

Crews dig deep on soggy sections

Mountains of dirt and rock are being dug and piled and graded at both ends of Kalispell’s south-half U.S. 93 Alternate Route.

Bypass 93 opens after decades of planning

‘It’s a great day for Kalispell’

It’s been a long time coming.

State working with Lakeside area alpine coaster developers on traffic solutions

Amid strident opposition from nearby residents, the Montana Department of Transportation is working with developers of an alpine coaster in the Lakeside area to find traffic mitigation solutions in anticipation of constructing the attraction on a busy U.S. 93.

Car dealership expansion, housing proposal on agenda

A proposal to expand the Don K Chrysler dealership along U.S. 93, as well as a major change to the city's affordable-housing program that was weakened by a new state law, are among the items on a busy Whitefish Planning Board agenda for Thursday.

C-Falls, Libby win football openers

LEWISTOWN — Columbia Falls quarterback Dakota Bridwell passed for 309 yards and five touchdowns, three going to Ty Morgan, as Columbia Falls crushed Lewistown 47-7 in the Class A football opener for both schools.

Legals September 21, 2019

No. 26499 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION HIGHWAY 93 NORTH ZONING DISTRICT The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(5), M.C.A., that it passed a Resolution of Intention (Resolution No. 837DS) on September 10, 2019 to change the zoning designation in a portion of the Highway 93 North Zoning District from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural). The boundaries of the areas proposed to be amended from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) are described as: Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 19791, located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the SAG-10 and SAG-5 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations, on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, Courthouse, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office's website at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. For thirty (30) days after the first publication of this notice, the Board of Commissioners will receive written protests to the change proposed for a portion of the Highway 93 North Zoning District from persons owning real property within Flathead County whose names appear on the last completed assessment roll of Flathead County and who either are registered voters in Flathead County or execute and acknowledge their protests before a notary public. DATED this 10th day of September, 2019. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Philip B. Mitchell Philip B. Mitchell, Chairman September 14, 21, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________

City Council splits over growth policy

By JOHN STANG

Woman reports reckless rafting bus

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Man's paranoia turns out to be legitimate

A seemingly paranoid man turned out to be on the right track when he reported to

Ahead of schedule: U.S. 93, West Reserve intersection to reopen Monday

Schellinger Construction plans to reopen the U.S. 93 and West Reserve Drive intersection Monday, leaving the junction mostly free of the orange barrels that have funneled north Kalispell traffic into single lanes for the past three weeks.

West Reserve Drive closes for intersection work

The road signs have been flashing their warnings for weeks.

Golf: Eureka's Bohne takes 11th

ANACONDA — Eureka freshman Chase Bohne finished with an 81 on the final day of competition to place 11th at the Class B state golf championships at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort on Wednesday.

Proposed Town Pump wins narrow approval

The Whitefish Planning Board on Thursday narrowly recommended approval of a conditional-use permit for a Town Pump gas station and convenience store at the northeast corner of U.S. 93 and Montana 40.

County poised to adopt U.S. 93 corridor plan

After more than five hours of discussion and a final round of tweaking, the Flathead County commissioners on Oct. 18 are expected to take the first formal step in adopting a corridor plan and overlay zone for a stretch of U.S. 93 south of Whitefish.

Whitefish mulls business uses on U.S. 93 strip

A proposal to expand business uses on the U.S. 93 strip south of Whitefish could be a hot-button issue as the Whitefish City-County Planning Board begins its year on Thursday.

Courthouse couplet still a conundrum

State reveals new U.S. 93 options

State highway officials on Thursday unveiled more options for widening U.S. 93 from 13th Street to just north of the Flathead County Courthouse couplet, and one thing’s clear from the newest design plans: Something’s got to give.

Meeting tackles bypass

Wednesday's public meeting on the proposed U.S. 93 bypass around Kalispell could turn into a battle of north vs. south.

Whitefish studies proposed corridor plan

A corridor plan that addresses future land use along U.S. 93 West will be discussed during a Whitefish City Council work session today from 5 to 7 p.m.

Man killed in U.S. 93 crash Friday afternoon

A 22-year-old man is dead following a head-on collision along U.S. 93 in the Mission Valley the day before Christmas Eve, according to Montana Highway Patrol.

EDITORIAL: Paving a promising sign for drivers

The asphalt onslaught has begun on Kalispell’s U.S. 93 bypass, a welcome indicator that the final stages of construction on the new highway are underway.