Class AA volleyball: Knights end Glacier's season in play-in match

Glacier had four set points in the second and another in the third.

Whitefish gears up for more annexation

West Lakeshore Drive next on city’s agenda

Kats: Northwestern A regular-season champs

COLUMBIA FALLS - Alyssa Ladenburg made it look easy on Tuesday night.

Columbia Falls to get a community garden

The Columbia Falls City Council gave the community garden a place to officially take root Monday.

Barkus pleads no contest

Judge has until Jan. 20 to decide on plea agreement

As he left Flathead District Court after pleading no contest Thursday to a felony for a 2009 boat crash that injured five people, state Sen. Greg Barkus said he is anxious to put the legal proceedings behind him.

Bravettes prevail in five versus Bruins

That last ball hung above the net in Flathead's gymnasium just about forever Friday night.

So far, so good

Columbia Falls schools begin a new era this fall as District 6 starts up a new alternative high school

Robert Ray Pitman, 54

Robert Ray 'Bob' Pitman, 54, died at his home of pancreatic cancer on Friday, Oct. 20, 2006.

Airport questions may be answered Monday

City plans followup meeting

After months of questions, accusations and debate centered on the Kalispell City Airport, the second session in a scoping process is scheduled to deliver some answers Monday night.

City ordinance should hold up

Kalispell City Attorney Charlie Harball says the city’s panhandling ordinance can withstand any scrutiny that results from a recent federal court decision that banned the city of Boise, Idaho, from implementing most of its panhandling law.

Ambitious plan for county libraries

Three new facilities would cost around $22.6 million

A new facilities master plan for the Flathead County Library System calls for the construction of new libraries in Kalispell, Columbia Falls and Bigfork, an investment that would cost roughly $22.6 million.

Whitefish closes in on hockey team

Junior hockey program hopes to compete in Northern Pacific League in 2011

WHITEFISH -Things are moving right along for a proposal that would begin a new Northern Pacific Hockey League team in Whitefish.

COLUMN: Food-storage rules tightened for broader area

Most hunters do their best to follow the increasingly complex rules associated with hunting. But I’ll bet that most hunters who camp out, either in a tent or RV, will unknowingly violate the law this fall.

Diplomats agree to plan for Syria

VIENNA (AP) — Invoking the need for joint action after the attacks in Paris, foreign ministers of nearly 20 nations agreed Saturday to an ambitious yet incomplete plan for bringing peace to Syria and ending its role as a breeding ground for ISIS and other radical Islamic groups.

Whitefish wants stream limits reconsidered

The city of Whitefish has asked Flathead County to reconsider proposed permanent zoning in the “doughnut” area outside of Whitefish that will reduce stream and wetland setbacks from 200 feet to 20 feet in the area where Whitefish gets its drinking water.

Eureka boys fall in OT to Plains

LIBBY - Plains overcame a rough first quarter to defeat Eureka 63-59 in overtime in a first-round matchup at the District 7B boys basketball tournament on Thursday.

Protect city's heritage: Expand airport

It is hard to believe that the Kalispell City Council is actually considering closing the municipal airport that has been part of our local heritage for more than 80 years.

Suspect's bid to drop burglary charge rejected

Flathead District Court Judge Stewart Stadler has denied an accused murderer’s request to dismiss a felony burglary charge.

Kalispell City Council debates tougher panhandling ordinance

Looking to Florida and Utah laws that fine both drivers and solicitors as potential examples, Kalispell City Council discussed Monday beefing up the municipality’s panhandling ordinance.

Try Rogers Lake for rare arctic grayling

Ah, its springtime in the Flathead when a young man’s fancy turns to open water spring fishing, or at least something like that.