Kenneth Russel Hansen, 83

Kenneth Russel Hansen, 83, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Kalispell, of natural causes. He was born Jan. 20, 1926, in Kenmare, N.D., to Bendix and Elsie (Rytter) Hansen.

Kenneth Russel Hansen, 83

Kenneth Russel Hansen, 83, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Kalispell, of natural causes. He was born Jan. 20, 1926, in Kenmare, N.D., to Bendix and Elsie (Rytter) Hansen.

Wallace H. 'Wally' Westermark, 83

Wallace H. "Wally" Westermark, 83, a longtime farmer and grain elevator operator as well as World War II veteran from Shelby, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, at a Shelby-area hospital from natural causes.

Sylvia Mae Stenzel, 62

Sylvia Mae Stenzel, 62, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Health Center Northwest in Kalispell.

Stabbing victim's father can make medical decisions

 A Kalispell judge has granted the father of a hospitalized Whitefish man the authority to make all medical decisions for his son, including removing him from life support.

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William J. Daniel 'Dan' Haller Jr., 25

William J. Daniel "Dan" Haller Jr., was born June 20, 1980, to William and Robyn Haller in Yakima, Wash.

Harold L. Erickson, 83

Harold L. Erickson, 83, 'stepped into the presence of Jesus' on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, in Kalispell.

Glacier boys down Hellgate

MISSOULA - Ryan Edwards scored 19 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and had a Glacier High record nine blocks as the Wolfpack outlasted host Missoula Hellgate, 56-52 on Tuesday night.

Boys basketball: Great Falls downs Flathead

GREAT FALLS — Great Falls exploded for 32 points in the third quarter to cruise by Flathead 87-60 on Saturday in Class AA boys nonconference basketball action.

Donald Lyght, 89

Donald Lyght, 89, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell.

Thomas leads Libby to cross country win

Libby boys and Fernie Academy (British Columbia) girls won team titles at the Eureka Invitational Cross Country Tri-Meet at Indian Springs Ranch Golf Course Tuesday afternoon.

Columbia Falls man accused of wielding baseball bat in attack

An argument over money near a Columbia Falls gas station earlier this month allegedly escalated into a beating with a baseball.

Eureka, Mission girls post easy 7-B victories

Eureka and Mission romped to big halftime leads on the way to first-round wins at the District 7-B girls basketball tournament Thursday.

Glacier upends No. 4 Capital in Western AA boys basketball

HELENA - Glacier clamped down on a hot-shooting Helena Capital squad to claim a 55-44 Western AA boys basketball victory Friday night.

Volleyball roundup: Wildkats top Loggers

COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls opened Northwestern A volleyball play with a 25-17, 27-25, 25-22 triumph over Libby on Thursday.

Wolfpack 4th at AA state volleyball

BOZEMAN — Western AA conference champion Glacier was forced to settle for a fourth-place finish at the Class AA state volleyball tournament after it was knocked out by Helena Friday at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

UN report: Equality for women remains a distant goal

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The bold agenda adopted 25 years ago to achieve gender equality remains a distant goal, with women still facing poverty, discrimination and violence and failing to seriously rise in politics and business despite progress in some areas, a U.N. report said Thursday.

Hunting veteran named 'Unsung Hero' by Outdoor Life magazine

Brad Borden has plowed thousands of hours into bow hunting — with great success — but it is the thousands of hours he has volunteered for outdoors education and conservation that brought him into the ranks of 25 annual award winners recognized by Outdoor Life magazine.

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