Live music and documentary featured at Wachholz College Center in August

From enchanting music to a compelling documentary film, there’s a diverse range of performances and screenings coming to the Wachholz College Center this month.

Historic North Fork ranch up for sale for $30M

The Rocky Bar O Ranch, founded by the Ladenburg family in the 1800s is being listed for $30 million.

Accused Ferndale killer pleads guilty to deliberate homicide charge

Twentieth Judicial District Judge Molly Owen set a sentencing date of Sept. 18 for a Bigfork man accused of shooting three people last year, killing one of them.

FWP lifts fishing restrictions on North Fork Flathead

Cooler weather and some rain led Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Tuesday to rescind fishing restrictions on the North Fork Flathead River in late July and loosen some of the restrictions that went into place on the Big Hole River late last week.

Kalispell to begin treating forever chemicals in contaminated wells

Kalispell is purchasing equipment to treat forever chemicals detected at the Grandview Wells site.

Column: New AD Bravely steps in at Flathead

If the state of Idaho is a triangle, then you could say new Flathead High activities director Matt Allison has lived in every corner of the Gem State — including the town of Middleton, which isn’t in the middle at all.

Legals for August, 8 2024

Meals on Wheels program seeks support through livestock purchase

The Flathead County agency that distributes meals for seniors is hoping the upcoming market livestock sale at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo could be an avenue for stocking its freezer.

Great Fish Community Challenge begins with launch party Aug. 8

Whitefish Community Foundation kicks off the 10th Great Fish Community Challenge on Thursday, Aug. 8 with the Great Fish Launch Party at Three Rivers Bank in Whitefish.

Gianforte, FWP say grizzly translocations shows Montana ready for delisting

After announcing on Friday that two grizzly bears from an ecosystem in northwest Montana had been translocated to Yellowstone National Park and Wyoming, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and several others said at a news conference Monday they believe states have done enough to show the federal government that grizzlies are ready to be delisted from Endangered Species Act protections.

New chapter begins with opening of Bigfork library branch

Patrons flooded into the new building, complete with roughly two to three times the number of books compared to the previous location inside the Bigfork Art and Cultural Center building.

Range Riders falter in 8th

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Newcomer Patrick Wicklander dazzled in his Range Riders debut before things fell apart in the eighth inning and the Missoula PaddleHeads won 7-1 on Tuesday.

Griz, Gonzaga soccer set to pack Flip Darling Field Sunday

When the Montana soccer team hosted Ohio State last August at South Campus Stadium in Missoula, the match-up attracted a program-record 1,973 fans to the Grizzlies’ home field, breaking the previous record by more than 900.

Legals for August, 7 2024

Multiyear black bear study comes to Flathead Valley

State biologists are shining a light on Northwest Montana’s black bears as part of a multiyear effort to improve their understanding of the species’ habitat and population size.

Zinke, Tranel offer differing ideas on housing crunch

Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke and his Democratic challenger, Monica Tranel, don’t agree on much, but the two repeat rivals for western Montana’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives agree that one issue that comes up frequently on the campaign trail is affordable and available housing, or the lack thereof, in western Montana.

Law roundup: Adults and children monkey around in the trees

lathead County Sheriff's Office received a report that three middle-aged men, two children and one woman were purportedly climbing a woman’s trees in Kalispell.

Fair Parade makes return to downtown Kalispell

Horses walking the route, chickens on floats and shiny cars driving along to the delight of youngsters and adults gathered in downtown Kalispell. The Northwest Montana Fair Parade returns Friday, Aug. 9.

Uphold the nonpartisan judicial system

Recent efforts to transform nonpartisan judicial races into highly partisan contests are a direct threat to our democracy.

Letters to the editor Aug. 6

Letters to the editor Aug. 6