Harrison, Hawks hold off Pack for AA crown

Glacier’s talented, senior-laden squad gave the 12-0 Hawks — last year’s State AA runners up — a run.

PHOTOS: Glacier falls to Bozeman, 35-27

Photos from the Class AA state championship game where the Glacier Wolfpack fell to the Bozeman Hawks 35-27 at Van Winkle Stadium in Bozeman on Friday, Nov. 17.

Over 800 families served at Flathead Food Bank's Thanksgiving distribution

Dozens of volunteers helped distribute turkeys, hams and bags of food to more than 825 families at Flathead Food Bank's Thanksgiving distribution on Friday, Nov. 17 in Kalispell. Many local businesses and groups assisted with donations and volunteering time.

Legislators unanimously pause rule on religious exemptions for vaccinations at child care centers

Allowing religious exemptions from vaccination requirements at childcare centers was voted down again by legislators Thursday after the proposal was included in a new rule package from the state health department.

AA football: Pack looks to break through against Bozeman

A second football championship won’t be easy for the Glacier Wolfpack, since they have to go through the unbeaten Bozeman Hawks, and on the road, to make it happen.

One of a Keim

Glacier's Isaac Keim rises up as Wolfpack surges to AA title game

As State AA semifinal games go, Glacier’s Isaac Keim had a good one in the Wolfpack’s 35-14 win over Gallatin.

122nd Brawl shaping up as biggest ever

It’s a top-five matchup and the Big Sky Conference championship hangs in the balance, so obviously the 122nd Brawl of the Wild needs no hype.

UM Bio Station receives $6.6M grant to fight pesticide pollution

FLATHEAD LAKE – The University of Montana recently was awarded $6.6 million from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Columbia River Basin Restoration Program.

Angeline Kruckenberg, 91

Angeline Kruckenberg, 91, passed peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at home.

Ronald Albiston, 82

Ronald William Albiston, "Elk" or "Griz" as he was commonly known by his friends, began life on a cold January day in 1941 in Idaho, and left it on Nov. 11, 2023, in Kalispell.

Chronic wasting disease found in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park announced this week that a mule deer buck inside the park’s borders has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The detection is a first for the park, which has previously managed to dodge the always-fatal disease despite its presence in the three states that neighbor Yellowstone.

Car crash knocks out power in Whitefish

A power outage in Whitefish on Thursday morning affected approximately 2,000 Flathead Electric Coop members.

Arts and Entertainment Events

Arts and Entertainment happenings

Holiday tradition ‘Nutcracker’ ballet returns to stage

The Northwest Ballet Company will be making that happen for the 35th production of this holiday tradition on Thanksgiving weekend at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts under the direction of Marisa Roth.

Northwest Montana big game harvest totals trend behind 2022

Signs of the “rut” have emerged in Northwest Montana as the general hunting season winds down with less than two weeks remaining.

Judge temporarily blocks cumulative fee hike for Montana marijuana dispensaries

A district court judge last week granted a 60-day preliminary injunction blocking the State of Montana from assessing and collecting increased fees from businesses that operate multiple marijuana dispensaries across the state – changes passed by the legislature this year in the final days of the session.

Gary Mahugh blazes into next phase of life with business transition

After 23 years of business, Gary and Luann Mahugh have sold Evergreen’s Mahugh Fire and Safety to focus more on their other business, Northern Rockies Fire.

Officials tout progress with new statewide election software

After putting Montana’s new election management software through the paces in a series of local elections this year, state officials appeared confident last week that the system will be ready for the flurry of statewide primary and general election activity next year.

A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time

Nirsevimab is approved for all infants up to 8 months old, and for some older babies and toddlers considered at higher risk of severe illness from RSV. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that every baby whose mother did not get the RSV vaccine while pregnant receive nirsevimab in the first week of life.

Legals for November, 14 2023