Flathead County Sheriff

Flathead County Sheriff's Office dispatched North Valley and Flathead search-and-rescue teams to help find two people missing overnight in the Jewel Basin. The 47-year-old man and 14-year-old boy went fishing at Wild Cat Lake on Monday and hadn't returned by late Monday night. They reportedly went through an area closed to visitors for helicopter logging. The pair were found, unhurt, Tuesday morning in the Wounded Buck area. They were reportedly overcome by darkness Monday night and decided to stay where they were until daylight.

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Local speech and debate competitors excel at nationals

Local high school speech and debate students broke into the top 60 at nationals, with Flathead High competitor Alan Taylor among the top 32 in the Congress House event.

Cool crosstown at Glacier

Strong field events help Wolfpack beat Flathead; Bravettes inch out victory

A third opponent showed up to the crosstown track meet at Glacier High on Tuesday.

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A dip in Flathead Lake is chilly, at best, even in the summer months. But on Jan. 1, as many as a couple hundred people will brave the frigid winter waters for the 23rd annual Polar Bear Plunge in Woods Bay. The time honored tradition was started by Neil and Patty Brown, who had the brilliant idea for an icy jump that has been carried on by Brian Anderson and his wife, Lisa Cloutier. The couple owns the iconic lakeside bar, The Raven, which is directly adjacent to the plunge launching ground.

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On March 14, Flathead Valley public schools will be participating in a nationwide school walkout. Organized by the national political activist movement known as “Women’s March/Youth Empower,” the primary goal of this protest is to incite youth political activism during school hours.

FOOTBALL: Desperate Flathead aiming for a crosstown upset

It’s been almost a month since Flathead played a game at Legends Stadium, but don’t expect the Braves to get a warm welcome home Friday night.

Countdown to Spartan

Course shaping up for Kalispell obstacle race event

More than 3,000 people have registered for the May 11-12 running of Montana’s first Spartan Race, an obstacle course event that could feature mud, fire, wall-climbing, spear-throwing, sandbag-carrying, a gladiator throwdown and other challenging surprises.

Teachers learn from each other

Instructors take a look at their co-workers’ teaching styles

It had been a busy period in Sue Brown’s third-period English class at Flathead High School.

Firearms industry on an upward trajectory

Gun building has a long history in the Flathead Valley. But a “perfect storm” of Montana’s hunting and gun culture, entrepreneurship and rampant political fear about gun owners’ rights has the local gun-building business booming as never before.

Noland-Gillespie, Perrin post personal best times for Flathead at invitational

BUTTE — Flathead runners Tori Noland-Gillespie and Ben Perrin both set personal best times at the Butte Invitational on Thursday.

Vo-ag supporters show up in force before board

There was a sea of blue jackets at the Kalispell school board meeting Tuesday night.

Resiliency of Flathead folks will see us through crisis

So here we are, chest-deep in the uncharted waters of the novel coronavirus pandemic that seems to have flooded every crevasse of our daily lives.

Citizens group plans events to celebrate Earth Day

Earth Day is April 22 and Citizens for a Better Flathead is highlighting the following activities to celebrate.

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Flathead, Glacier set for 1st crosstown swim meet

Glacier grabs Grey for track

If hard work has any effect, the Glacier boys track program is in good hands.

Flathead alum Osweiler seeks happy campers

Second-year Flathead football coach Caleb Aland figured it couldn’t hurt to reach out to Brock Osweiler, the former Braves quarterback who ventured onto an NFL career.

Glacier wrestlers quarantined; Flathead grapplers still heading to Helena

Glacier High’s wrestling season has hit a road bump with a COVID-19 quarantine that will keep the Wolfpack out of action until next week.

Glacier spikers best Helena High in volleyball

HELENA —Nikki Krueger had 12 kills and Brietta Russell led in digs (11) and aces (four) as fourth-ranked Glacier (12-6 overall, 7-2 league) beat Helena High 25-17, 19-25, 25-22, 25-18 in a Western AA volleyball match on Friday.

Bravettes best Big Sky spikers; Glacier, Bigfork fall in three matches

MISSOULA — The Flathead Bravettes knocked off Missoula Big Sky in four games on Tuesday night in a Western AA match.