Tom Elliot, 76

Tom (Thomas Clark) Elliot, 76, passed away on Jan. 25, 2024, after a 23-year battle with prostate cancer.

Kalispell Planning Commission to host hearing on city's future participation plan

Kalispell Planning Commission will solicit input Tuesday on a forthcoming public participation plan, which will change how residents engage with the city on developments and establish a long-term game plan for city growth.

Legals for February, 13 2024

Kalispell City Council to get update from street maintenance, traffic divisions

During its Monday work session, Kalispell City Council will review services rendered by the municipality’s Street Maintenance and Traffic, Signs and Signals divisions.

Browning educator works to preserve Blackfeet language

Robert Hall is the Blackfeet Native American Studies Director for Browning Public Schools, curating a curriculum for the Blackfoot language and preserving the tribes’ cultural traditions for the next generation.

Adult dancers in Washington state want a strippers' bill of rights

The bills are the culmination of six years of advocacy work by Strippers Are Workers, a dancer-led organization in Washington, in response to wide regulation gaps for strippers at the 11 clubs across the state, said Madison Zack-Wu, its campaign manager.

Vonda McCubbins

Vonda Fairchild McCubbins was born at home on April 28, 1931, to Walter and Grace Fairchild in Max, Nebraska.

Montana State offers incubator program partnered with startup experts

The Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s 406 Labs is accepting applications for its spring 2024 incubator.

Montana Bar Fairies seek to stem drunk driving by rewarding those who get a sober ride

The mother-daughter team of Carli Dewbre and Beth McBride spend their weekends prowling the streets of Flathead Valley long before the sun comes up.

Richard Taylor, 91

Richard Laurence Taylor, 91, was born March 4, 1932, in Stapleton, Nebraska, to Annabel and Laurence Taylor, during the Great Depression.

Behind the open mic

Now a weekly event, the all-comers confab traces its roots to about six years ago, when emcee-organizer Colton Christensen worked at a Whitefish restaurant.

Boys Hoops: Vikings subdue Bulldogs

Browning, Ronan score wins

BIGFORK — Bigfork’s Austin Savik scored seven of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Vikings subdue Whitefish 51-46 in Northwest A boys basketball action Saturday.

Butte tops Bravettes, Braves at Flathead gym

Flathead’s Braves and Bravettes fell short on the basketball court Saturday afternoon, with visiting Butte closing out one game late (girls) and building a big lead early (boys) for two Western AA wins.

Legals for February, 11 2024

Friday Boys: Browning hands C-Falls 2nd league loss

Eureka moves to 10-0 in 7-B games

BROWNING — Maurice Redhorn III scored 19 points and the Browning Indians made a nine-point halftime lead hold up for a big 67-58 boys basketball win over Northwest A rival Columbia Falls Friday.

Prep Hoops: Wolfpack girls win, boys fall to Butte

A mild upset by the Glacier girls seemed to set the host Wolfpack up for a basketball sweep against visiting Butte Friday. The Bulldogs’ Hudson Luedtke had other ideas.

Big Sky Men: Griz rout NAU

Cats fall at No. Colorado

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Aanen Moody had 20 points in Montana's 94-66 victory against Northern Arizona on Thursday night.

McCrea found guilty of setting two fires in 2021

A Lake County jury found Craig McCrea guilty Thursday of two of four counts of arson related to a spate of wildfires in 2021, including one that resulted in the loss of four homes and 17 other buildings.

Matthew Emerson, 47

Matthew Joseph Emerson, 47, quietly passed away in his home located in Huachuca City, Arizona, on Nov. 12, 2023.

Girls Hoops: Smith’s big first half sparks Whitefish girls

Big Sky routs Ronan

LIBBY — Bailey Smith scored 25 points, Ainsley Scott added 13 and Whitefish built a big first-half lead on the way to a 61-30 win over Libby in Northwest A girls basketball Thursday.