Application process starts on April 3 for Great Fish Challenge

Nonprofit organizations interested in applying for the Whitefish Community Foundation’s Great Fish Community Challenge must submit an online application between April 3 and April 28 at

Ex-Air Force member sentenced for child sex offenses

A former U.S. Air Force service member from Kalispell who admitted to using the internet to coerce minor boys into sending him sexually explicit images and videos of themselves was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release.

Gates Foundation to help with coronavirus testing in Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced it will begin offering home-testing kits for people in the Seattle area for the new coronavirus in the coming weeks.

Helena man jailed after student threatened over 'Star Wars' spoiler

HELENA (AP) — A Montana man is charged with threatening to shoot a boy for sharing information about a subplot of the new “Star Wars” movie during an online conversation.

Ella Jane Nelson, 86

Mrs. Ella Jane Nelson, 86, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, in Fayetteville. She was born May 16, 1923, in Niarada, to Frederick W. Pennoyer and Lauel C. (Logan) Pennoyer. She was a homemaker and a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Frank William Nelson. She is survived by three sons, Timothy A. Nelson of Keller, Texas, Dennis W. Nelson of North Richland Hills, Texas, Randall W. Nelson of Boerne, Texas; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Dec. 29, at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, in the Chapel of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home with Chaplain Paul Woodhouse officiating. Burial will be private at Fayetteville National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Butterfield Trail Village Foundation, 1923 East Joyce Blvd. No. 163, Fayetteville, AR 72703. To sign the online guest book please visit www.nelsonberna.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory.

North Valley cities named safest havens

Columbia Falls and Whitefish are among the safest places to live in Montana.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Whitefish downtown parking permits on sale

Permits are on sale now for Whitefish’s downtown parking permit pilot program.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Wyoming lawmakers debate special education funding

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill that would have lifted a cap on special education funding in Wyoming has failed to pass the Senate before the end of the legislative session.

Troy Henry Braaten, 6

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

Students taking advantage of new schooling options

Of the many education reforms passed by the 2023 Legislature, one has been generating a lot of news lately, particularly in the Bozeman area.

Johnston has low round; Polson boys, Whitefish girls team champs

RONAN — Ryggs Johnston easily captured medalist honors at the Ronan Invitational golf tournament on Thursday.

Area teachers study seasonal changes in Flathead waters

After summer, spring and fall, winter has finally arrived for a group of eight K-12 teachers ready to dive into studying what changes the season will bring to the Flathead Watershed.

Local schools highlight needs, successes

Flathead Valley Community College and Kalispell Public Schools hit the high points on programs and funding at the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon Tuesday.

Literacy meets technology

Learning to read and write in Sharon Sinclair's "multiage" classroom at Elrod School involves much more than simple books, alphabet charts and fat pencils.

Inter Lake takes home 15 awards at annual newspaper convention

The Daily Inter Lake captured 15 awards in the 2018 Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Montana Newspaper Association.

Republicans, initiatives favored in high school mock election

Republican candidates won across the board in Flathead High School’s mock U.S. election.

Take another look at recently published regional books

This is Part 2 in This Week in the Flathead’s two-part series featuring recently published books written either by regional authors or that take place in, or are about, Montana. The Daily Inter Lake recognizes the importance of supporting our local authors, whether published through traditional publishers or self-published.

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