Lily Gladstone nominated for Golden Globe, named 'breakthrough entertainer'

Lily Gladstone is the anguished heart and compassionate conscience of Martin Scorsese's Osage tragedy "Killers of the Flower Moon." She embodies not just Mollie Burkhart but generations of Native joy, grace and pain. It's a performance that's thrust the 37-year-old Gladstone onto a much larger stage.

Pickled vegetables refreshing

This recipe of pickled vegetables is perfect to help cut through all the sugar and butter that is consumed over Thanksgiving through to the New Year.

Restored classic truck feature of Split Rock’s move into event service

The Chevy first caught Foster’s eye when he was 13 years old while moving irrigation for a local farm. Despite its dilapidated state, Foster bought it from the original owners for less than $1,500, determined to spark new life into the truck.

Kathleen (Herman) Bowers, 76

Kathleen Bowers, 76, passed away peacefully with family at her bedside on Nov. 27, 2023.

Legals for December, 13 2023

ImagineIF Libraries director search underway as state loosens requirements for the position

Chair David Ingram told fellow ImagineIF Libraries trustees Thursday that the state Library Commission’s decision to loosen hiring requirements for directors at Montana’s largest libraries gives them “something to consider” as they search for a replacement for Ashley Cummins.

John Dennis Woods, 77

John Dennis Woods, 77 of Whitefish, Montana, passed in the comfort of his home and surrounded by loved ones on Dec. 8, 2023.

Legals for December, 12 2023

Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions

DENVER, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don't want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state.

Girls Tip-Off: Whitefish, Libby and Browning start 2-0

FRENCHTOWN — Jude Perry scored 18 points, 15 in the first half, and helped Whitefish complete a 2-0 opening weekend with a 50-28 win over Stevensville Saturday at the Frenchtown Tip-Off. It was a solid Saturday for the Northwest A girls basketball teams; they went 5-2.

Boys Tip-Off: Whitefish, Libby win Saturday

FRENCHTOWN — Carson Gulick scored 14 points to lead three Whitefish players in double figures, and the Bulldogs moved to 2-0 with a 62-21 win over Livingston at the Frenchtown Tip-Off boys basketball tournament.

Law roundup: Crude woman on balcony is no Juliet

A woman on a motel balcony was reportedly heard not asking her Romeo to forsake his surname but instead was screaming obscenities.

Saturday Boys Tip-Off: Whitefish now 2-0

Carson Gulick scored 14 points to lead three Whitefish players in double figures, and the Bulldogs moved to 2-0 with a 62-21 win over Livingston at the Frenchtown Tip-Off boys basketball tournament.

Girls Tip-Off: Vals' 29-game win streak ends Friday

FRENCHTOWN — It took overtime and 20 points from Madison Kaufman, but Frenchtown knocked off Bigfork 40-37 Friday, ending the Valkyries’ 29-game win streak.

Boys Tip-Off: Whitefish, Libby and Browning win Friday

FRENCHTOWN — Carson Krack scored 24 points, 12 coming in the second quarter, and Whitefish opened its boys basketball season with a convincing 65-35 win over Stevensville Friday at the Frenchtown Tip-Off.

Ramey, Wolfpack girls take down Bison

Glacier’s Reese Ramey scored 17 points, seven in the fourth quarter to help the Wolfpack pull away to a 47-30 girls basketball win over Great Falls Saturday afternoon at the Wolf Den.

Whitefish Theatre Company tells classic holiday story in ‘A Christmas Carol’

This holiday season, the Whitefish Theatre Company is taking its own shot at telling it during its production of “A Christmas Carol: The Musical.” The show opened Thursday and runs through Dec. 17.

Whitefish bookstore relies on experience to keep well-stocked shelves

Owner Cheryl Watkins has been selling books since 1996 when she acquired the store from Mary Pat Love, who ran the same shop beginning in the early 1970s.

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Troy Henry Braaten, 6

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