Champion Jackrabbits negated Griz special teams

FRISCO, Texas — Montana rightly has a reputation for strong special teams play, and South Dakota State was able to keep a handle on that threat, too, in Sunday’s FCS title game.

Photos of 2023 by Daily Inter Lake photographer Casey Kreider

Look back through a selection of photos from 2023 by Daily Inter Lake photographer Casey Kreider.

Kalispell flower shop designs modern garden arrangements

Samantha Nolan is well versed in her knowledge about plants having grown up working at her family’s nursery, but she’s begun working with flowers in a new way by opening a floral shop in downtown Kalispell.

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Twila Jean Williams, 90

Twila Jean Williams, 90, was born July 7, 1933, in Elk City, Oklahoma, to Sam and Ledger Anders. She left this world for her home in heaven on Jan. 1, 2024, in Kalispell.

Winter Carnival names Prime, Duchess

Regan Peschel was crowned Duchess of Lark and Mike Vrentas was named Prime Minister.

Global food prices declined from record highs in 2022, the UN says. Except for these two staples

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oil fell last year from record highs in 2022. The agency said Friday that the FAO Food Price Index was 13.7% lower last year than the 2022 average, but its measures of sugar and rice prices growing in that time.

PepsiCo products are being pulled from some Carrefour grocery stores in Europe over price hikes

The French grocery chain said it pulled PepsiCo products from shelves in France on Thursday and added small signs in stores that say, “We no longer sell this brand due to unacceptable price increases.”

Wall Street shaves off some losses to close its worst week in the last 10

Wall Street closed its worst week since Halloween with a listless Friday after reports showed workers are getting bigger raises, but key parts of the economy still don’t look like they’re overheating.

US employers add a surprisingly strong 216,000 jobs in a sign of continued economic strength

Friday’s government report showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7% — the 23rd straight month that joblessness has come in below 4%.

Glacier holds off Helena in double overtime

Cohen Kastelitz scored 21 points and Liam Ells added eight including a buzzer beater to force double overtime and the Glacier Wolfpack defeated Helena 70-66 in double overtime in boys basketball.

Wolfpack take fifth at the Pacific Northwest Classic

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — The Glacier Wolfpack wrestling team took home fifth place in the Pacific Northwest Classic tournament at University High in Spokane Valley Saturday.

Legals for January, 7 2024

Glacier boys' rally falls short against Capital

Kyler Meredith converted a layup with 25 seconds left and Helena Capital held on to beat comeback-minded Glacier 51-49 Friday in a Western AA boys basketball game at the Wolf Den.

Late run pushes Helena past Flathead

Dylan Mosness scored 16 points and Helena High used a game-ending 9-0 run to defeat Flathead 56-48 in boys basketball Friday.

Something will have to give when Jacks, Griz battle again

For Montana coach Bobby Hauck, it’s a string of three losses in these games. Meanwhile the defending champion Jackrabbits are looking for their first-ever win over Montana.

Flathead Electric Co-op set to hold trustee election

Potential candidates must be natural persons, members of the co-op, and must maintain primary residence within the district they seek to represent.

Kalispell hit-and-run victim seeks answers

An uninsured victim of a Dec. 7 hit-and-run in Kalispell is still coping with injuries as police continue to investigate the incident nearly a month later.

Drunk driver sentenced for fatal wreck near Somers

Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson handed down Thursday a partially suspended 20-year sentence to the drunk driver who struck and killed a motorcyclist near Somers in 2022, citing the sincerity of his remorse and efforts to address his alcoholism, among other factors.

Legals for January, 5 2024