CMR girls drop Glacier in opener

The Glacier Wolfpack dropped their season opener at home against Great Falls CMR in 47-44 girls basketball Friday.

Strong second half keys Bravettes

The Flathead Bravettes offset a slow first half with a dominant second, beating Great Falls 37-22 in their girls basketball opener Friday at the Flathead gym.

Bison hold off Braves boys, 72-67

Lyric Ersland scored 13 of his 17 points in the final eight minutes, and he and Brodee Zahn each hit threes in a comeback that fell five points short.

Man accused of running over ex-wife released from custody

The Dec. 7 decision came on 38-year-old Kenneth James Floyd’s second attempt to see his bond reduced in Flathead County District Court. Authorities have held him in the county jail with bail set at $100,000 since Oct. 18.

Legals for December, 8 2023

WTC brings holiday spectacular musical ‘Christmas Carol’ to stage

Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others.

Valley Voices Community Choir performs Christmas concert

The concert will encompass a range of sacred and secular music with an emphasis on harmony.

Spanish-language opera screens in Whitefish

This spellbinding and romantic opera will be shown on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 10:55 a.m. at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.

Wolfpack Theatre shares story of sisterhood

Based on Louisa May Alcott’s enduring novel, “Little Women” tells the tale of love, laughter and loss that spans several years and locations across the world.

Wasps culprits in Pablo well contamination

Thirsty wasps, discovered in the electrical boxes of two wells in Pablo, are blamed for an e. coli contamination that forced residents and businesses to boil water and consume bottled water for two weeks.

Lady Griz top LMU on School Day, 83-68

MISSOULA — On a day that is unlike any other on the schedule, it was Montana’s seniors who provided calm amidst the School Day chaos and the challenge of a formidable opponent, and led the home team to a gritty victory.

Columbia Falls will lose ‘doughnut’ planning under new state law

Columbia Falls will soon lose its “doughnut," an extraterritorial planning jurisdiction that gives the municipality say in developments outside the city limits.

Thomas "Tex" Brown, 81

Thomas “Tex” Brown, 81 of Polson, passed away on Dec. 1, 2023, at his home. He was born June 30, 1942 in Stephenville, Texas to Glenn “Doc” and Edith “Lou” (Green) Brown.

Troy Henry Braaten, 6

Troy Henry Braaten, of Sheridan, Montana, passed away Nov. 29, 2023, just before his 7th birthday.

Where was everyone in ‘01

Griz to meet Furman in rematch of FCS title game

The Montana Grizzlies’ last title? That came in 2001, 13-6 over a little school in Greenville, South Carolina called Furman. Little, as in 3,000 students were enrolled there at the time.

Girls hoops: Wildkats win big over Hamilton

Whitefish falls to Frenchtown

HAMILTON — Hope McAtee scored 25 points and snared nine rebounds, and Taryn Borgen added 20 points as Columbia Falls opened its girls basketball season with a 65-48 win over Hamilton Tuesday.

Legals for December, 6 2023

Allegedly threatening couple with knife earns man a felony charge

Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Benjamin John Harvey, 32, after responding to an East Evergreen Drive home for a report of an attempted stabbing, court documents said.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends 2024 Republican presidential bid days before the fourth debate

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday despite a stronger-than-expected showing fueled by a gift card-for-campaign donation gimmick that helped get him on the debate stage.

Charlene Dale, 80

Charlene Dale, 80, died on Nov. 20, 2023, at Logan Health Hospital in Whitefish, Montana.