Legals for May, 22 2025

7 Glacier netters hope things go magnificently

Seven Glacier tennis players and one Flathead Brave all have the same idea in mind: bring home some hardware.

Whitefish shooting for State A tennis hardware

It’s a long drive to Billings, but one that the Whitefish Bulldogs hope to be rewarding at the State A tennis tournament.

Softball: Troy, Polson and Glacier aim to make statements

It’s a nice cross section of Northwest Montana that is headed to the state softball tournaments, from Columbia Falls to Polson and up to the corner for the Troy Lady Trojans.

There there was 1: Wildcats head to State baseball

The Class AA schools have crashed the party that is high school baseball in Montana, and the Northwest A felt the pinch.

Reid, between the lines

The core of Columbia Falls’ back-to-back state championship softball teams graduated or otherwise moved on, but here we are in late May and the Wildkats are still hitting.

Zinke, Downing line up behind Trump budget bill

Montana’s two congressional representatives are among a faction of U.S. House Republicans backing President Donald Trump’s sprawling budget bill currently working its way through the chamber, though they also also expressed some reservations about provisions affecting public lands.

Review: A fishing story woven into the reality of internment camps

Laugh out loud funny. Gut wrenching serious. And a potent message for our times.

Law roundup: Phone calls from the great beyond

Over the past couple of weeks, a general manager reportedly received more than 40 phone calls from someone requesting that they "pick her up since she is dead.”

US Census: Kalispell has grown nearly 25% since 2020

Gallatin and Flathead were the fastest growing counties in Montana between 2023 and 2024, while the city of Kalispell has grown nearly 25% since 2020, adding more residents than any Montana city, according to the latest population growth data from the U.S. Census.

Bagels and schmear: Cutthroat Bagel Company opens in Whitefish

It was toasted, still warm, and I couldn’t wait.

Packed public hearing highlights rift among Kalispell residents over a proposed Main Street makeover

City Hall's plan to revamp Kalispell’s downtown roadways ignited heated debate among residents and storeowners on Monday.

Measles case confirmed in Flathead County

Flathead County health officials confirmed Wednesday a case of measles in a county resident who recently traveled outside of the area.

Legals for May, 21 2025

Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump implored House Republicans at the Capitol to drop their fights over his big tax cuts bill and get it done, using encouraging words but also the hardened language of politics over the multitrillion-dollar package that is at risk of collapsing before planned votes this week.

Crews clearing the Going-to-the-Sun Road battle fewer avalanches this year

Plowing the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park is no easy task, but a drop off in avalanches this spring has made the work a little easier.

Range Riders walk it off

Fireworks filled the sky at Glacier Bank Park after the season opener for the Glacier Range Riders, but it was Drew Sims who provided the show, sending a raucous crowd home happy.

Letters to the editor May 20

Letters to the editor May 20

Should courts be subject to right to know?

Days before the 2025 legislative session ended, our legislators passed Senate Bill 40, which makes Montana Supreme Court deliberations subject to the right to know

Gianforte signs second-home tax

The office of Gov. Greg Gianforte said Friday that the Montana governor has signed two bills implementing his signature property tax relief package, finalizing the passage of legislation poised to reduce property taxes for many homeowners and long-term rentals, in part by passing hefty increases onto second homes and Airbnb-style short-term rentals.