Glendive beats Kats with last-second 3

Whitefish and Browning also fall

LEWISTOWN — Glendive’s Codi Nagle scored 16 points, including a last-second 3-pointer from near half court that lifted the Red Devils over the Columbia Falls Wildkats 48-47 Friday at the Lewistown Tip-Off.

C-Falls’ Hill scores 1,000th point in win

LEWISTOWN — Senior guard Jace Hill scored 14 points, including his 1,000th career point, and Columbia Falls scored a 69-24 rout of Glendive at the Lewistown Tip-Off Friday.

Legals for December, 11 2023

Ronald Grant Fredenberg, 77

Ronald Grant Fredenberg, 77, passed away at home, surrounded by his family.

Keith M. Eckelberry, 80

Keith Eckelberry, 80, born on Jan. 20, 1943, in Kalispell, peacefully departed this world on Dec. 3, 2023, following a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Hunter Biden is indicted on 9 tax charges

Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden's son intensifies against the backdrop of the 2024 election.

Agreement developed in secret diminishes power supply

A recent agreement negotiated in secret by the White House could have serious consequences for western-Montana electric cooperatives.

Gregory Goodnough, 64

Gregory K. Goodnough, of Kalispell, passed away on Nov. 27, 2023.

Betty Geraldine 'Gerry' McHenry, 98

Betty Geraldine "Gerry" McHenry, 98, passed away peacefully on Nov. 15, 2023, at her lifelong home in Kalispell, Montana.

A population of hard-to-eradicate 'super pigs' in Canada is threatening to invade the US

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate "super pigs" in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.

FEC retires $3 million in capital credits

The FEC’s board of trustees has retired $3 million of capital credits allocated to member accounts in 2008 and 2009.

FEC board appoints representative for Whitefish district

He will represent members residing in District No. 3, which generally comprises the Whitefish and Big Mountain areas, until the 2024 Annual Meeting.

Gary Barker, 75

Gary Patrick Barker, 75, completed his last earthly journey on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, when he entered into eternal heavenly rest, a victim of lung cancer for the last six months of his life.

Bonnie Ratterman, 72

Bonnie Mateka Ratterman, 72, died in St. George, Utah on Oct. 28, 2023.

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.

Legals for November, 6 2023

Letters to the editor Oct. 30

Letters to the editor Oct. 30

GOP picks Tom Emmer as its nominee for House speaker but there's no guarantee he can win the gavel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker Tuesday as they try again to fill the top position, but the choice quickly ran into familiar resistance from hard-liners and allies of Donald Trump leaving no guarantee the latest hopeful can win the gavel.

House Republicans meet privately in search of speaker nominee

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks now since the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans are meeting privately Tuesday to try nominating a new House speaker to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting a broken, bitter GOP majority and returning to the work of governing in Congress.

Eileen Rollins, 86

Eileen Marie Bucher, born Nov. 23, 1936, the oldest daughter of Valley and Hildegard Bucher, passed on Aug. 31, at Swedish hospital.