Big Sky tops Flathead 21-20

A couple sophomores stood tall in Missoula Big Sky’s 21-20 Western AA football win over Flathead Friday at Legends Stadium. One was Big Sky’s 6-foot-2 quarterback Avery Omlid. The other was Flathead's 5-7 Jordan Griffin, who did about everything except kick.

A belated pro debut for Guzman

In 2009 the Daily Inter Lake ran an article on a local boxing gym that featured, among others, an 11-year-old fighter named Dillan Guzman.

Legals for September, 8 2023

Legals for September, 7 2023

Concert in memory of longtime music teacher set for Sept. 10

The Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association will present a Concert in Memory of Janis Hoffman on Sunday, Sept. 10.

Animal skulls medium for hand-carved work by Eureka artist

Eureka-based artist Joe Hickey will be featured at Cawdrey Gallery on Thursday, Sept. 7 from 5-8 p.m. for Whitefish Gallery Nights.

Best of Flathead block party Sept. 20

The party includes a live DJ, food and beverages.

Montana schools may struggle to remove lead from drinking water even after funding

But even with those two new pools of money intended to last two years, the state’s schools may struggle to remove all but the most dangerous sources of lead, considering that about half the schools that tested their water between July 2020 and February 2022 found high lead levels. Medical experts say no amount of lead is safe to ingest.

Big Sky Notebook: Griz punt fake was timely

The Montana Grizzlies offense was scuffling a little bit in the first quarter on what became a 35-20 win over Butler Saturday, in that with a 10-0 lead it had produced a tip-drill interception and a punt.

New poll has Rosendale up over Sheehy

New polling has Montana Congressman Matt Rosendale leading former Navy SEAL and businessman Tim Sheehy in a hypothetical 2024 U.S. Senate Republican primary matchup.

Legals for September, 5 2023

Legals for September, 4 2023

Funding set aside to address lead found in school water may come up short

Montana’s legislature designated $3.7 million this spring to remove lead from school drinking-water supplies, then the state received $565,000 more on Aug. 1 from the $50 billion federal infrastructure package aiming to improve water systems nationally.

Walgreens CEO exits less than 3 years after taking over drug store chain

Walgreens Boots Alliance confirmed Rosalind Brewer's exit Friday. According to the Illinois company, the board of directors and Brewer "mutually agreed" to her resignation effective Thursday.

Lydia Stewart, 76

In memory of Lydia M. Stewart, age 76 of Helena, Nov. 14, 1946 – Aug. 31, 2023.

Whitefish girls top Loyola, Stevi

Olivia Genovese and Isabelle Cooke each scored a hat trick in Whitefish’s 9-0 win over Missoula Loyola on Saturday in Northwest A girls soccer.

Griz use 2nd QB to do in Butler

One quarterback started quick, the other finished strong, and 14th-ranked Montana got past a stubborn Butler football squad 35-20 Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Bravettes fourth at sunny Flathead Invite

Hundreds of runners from across the state traversed the cross country course at Rebecca Farm on Friday, home of the Flathead Invite.

Legals for September, 1 2023

Law roundup: Officers uninterested in joining Bay Watch

Whitefish Police Department received a call from a neighborhood busybody who reportedly saw 20 to 25 kids trespassing on a private beach area and wanted to know if anyone in the group lived within the homeowners’ association (HOA), noting their husband was on the board.