Squeezed by ever more students, Marion asks voters to approve $8.2M school expansion bond

In November, Marion School District is seeking approval for a $8.2 million bond issue to expand the school and improve building security.

Mustangs win, Range Riders miss PL playoffs

MISSOULA — The Billings Mustangs won again Saturday, and kept the Glacier Range Riders out of the Pioneer League playoffs

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000

A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. More than 2,000 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled Saturday to reach hard-hit remote areas.

Golf: Glacier boys surge to Helena Invite win

HELENA — The Glacier Wolfpack boys golf team turned it on Friday, claiming the Helena Invitational by virtue of its top four players combining to shoot 4-under par.

A Football: Wildcats, Bulldogs fall

DILLON — Dillon quarterback Kee Christiansen ran for two touchdowns, the second one lifting the Beavers over Columbia Falls 22-19 in Western A football on Friday.

Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires

There are so many since wildfires killed at least 115 people in the historic town of Lahaina that Olsten is worried about a full-blown economic catastrophe. Restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers, and unemployment is surging.

Big Sky tops Flathead 21-20

A couple sophomores stood tall in Missoula Big Sky’s 21-20 Western AA football win over Flathead Friday at Legends Stadium. One was Big Sky’s 6-foot-2 quarterback Avery Omlid. The other was Flathead's 5-7 Jordan Griffin, who did about everything except kick.

PHOTOS: Flathead falls to Big Sky, 21-20

Photos from the Flathead Braves 21-20 loss to the Missoula Big Sky Eagles at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 8.

Woman accused of pulling a box cutter on park patron pleads not guilty

April Dawn Werner, who has no address listed with the court, appeared before Judge Danni Coffman in Flathead County District Court on Sept. 7 and was arraigned on a single count of assault with a weapon. She is being held in the county jail with bail set at $20,000.

Legals for September, 8 2023

Montana’s ‘choice school’ commission gets Flathead representatives

Two Flathead Valley women recently appointed to a new state commission that will authorize and oversee charter schools in Montana are optimistic that the “choice school” model will ultimately prove to be a valuable addition to the state’s public education system, even as the concept faces some initial legal hurdles and fierce criticism.

Legals for September, 7 2023

Concert in memory of longtime music teacher set for Sept. 10

The Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association will present a Concert in Memory of Janis Hoffman on Sunday, Sept. 10.

Race along Parkline Trail set for Sept. 16

The Kalispell Downtown Association is holding the Kalispell Parkline Run and Brewfest on Saturday, Sept. 16.

Best of Flathead block party Sept. 20

The party includes a live DJ, food and beverages.

Letters to the editor Sept. 7

Letters to the editor Sept. 7

Climate science and the Montana climate lawsuit

In his Aug. 23 guest opinion article about Montana Republicans losing the Held v Montana climate lawsuit, Ed Berry suggests that if Montana’s attorney general had presented Berry’s story of climate science to the court, the presiding judge would have ruled in favor of the state instead of the plaintiffs.

North Valley Food Bank seeks volunteers for fruit harvest

North Valley Food Bank is gathering members of the community for its fall fruit harvest event throughout Whitefish on Sept. 10.

Whitefish's new Fire Chief brings two decades of experience to the job

The Whitefish Fire Department’s new chief comes from a long line of firefighters and brings two decades of experience to the top job.

Whitefish Community Foundation’s Great Fish Fun Run Saturday

This family-friendly event features 5K and 1-mile races, lunch from Piggyback BBQ, a nonprofit fair, incentive grants, prizes and more.