Mee, Loggers hold off Wolfpack; Glacier boys cruise

LIBBY — Jackie Mee scored a game-high 25 points and Jaime Gilden added 14 as the Libby Loggers held off Glacier 55-44 in a nonconference girls basketball game on Tuesday.

Season of recalls

Local toy sales not very affected by recent recalls

Four straight divisional titles for C-Falls boys

COLUMBIA FALLS — The whistle blew. The ball rolled ever so slowly around the rim and plopped in.

Cancer surgeons encourage screenings

Dr. David Sheldon and Dr. Sydney Lillard say that universal screenings such as colonoscopies would drastically change their patient numbers.

Prep roundup: Bigfork cruises past Rams; Eureka, C-Falls win big

BIGFORK — Joseph Farrier ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns, and Bigfork got two pick-6 interception returns in another lopsided 47-14 Western B football win, this one over Missoula Loyola on Friday.

Conservative PACs inject millions into local school races

As Republicans and Democrats fight for control of Congress this fall, a growing number of conservative political action groups are targeting their efforts closer to home: at local school boards.

Prep soccer: Ells, Elliott lead Glacier boys

Sam Ells scored two goals and made one assist, and Zane Elliott had one goal and two assists as the Glacier Wolfpack swamped Missoula Big Sky 8-1 Thursday in Western AA boys soccer.

Longtime owners of Kalispell's Woodland Floral retiring

Woodland Floral, a mainstay of Kalispell’s bouquet and sentiment business, is changing hands after 45 years.

Serious shortage of emergency responders impacts the Flathead

Hardworking emergency responders say they are able to quickly get to the scenes of accidents and fires in Flathead County most of the time, but it is getting more difficult to provide adequate coverage because of an increasing shortage of volunteers that is part of a national trend.

Theraputic boarding school in Marion expands programming

At the end of a dirt road on a remote hillside in Marion sits the Montana Academy, a therapeutic boarding school for troubled youth. On a blistering July afternoon, students rotate from one cabin to another, meandering through neatly landscaped grounds with an idyllic water feature at the center. The only other apparent activity is a pair of horses idly grazing in a southern field. Once the change in periods is over, the academy, at least on the outside, descends back into solitude.

Whitefish doctor offers primary-care alternative

Todd Bergland was not satisfied working in America’s insurance-based health-care system as a primary-care physician.

Senators reach $2B deal to boost conservation, parks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders and the Trump administration have reached an election-year deal to double spending on a popular conservation program and devote more than a $1 billion a year to clear a growing maintenance backlog at national parks.

Class A football: Whitefish throttles rival Columbia Falls

COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls made it easy on the Whitefish Bulldogs in Friday night’s Northwestern A football game.

Soldier sentenced to 110 years for murder

POLSON - A soldier convicted of deliberate homicide in the murder of a Ferndale man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison.

Somers ballots in the mail

To build or not to build?

Braves bounced at the buzzer

y DIXIE KNUTSON

Support West Valley schoolkids

Almost a year ago, West Valley trustees started seriously looking at a major problem. Overcrowding. West Valley contacted CTA architects for help. CTA came in and set up meeting with staff, trustees, and community members. There were two questions: What do you need, and what can you afford?

'Confession' pages create Facebook challenges

A recent rash of Facebook “confession” pages has captured the attention of Kalispell Public Schools administration, Kalispell Police Department, students, parents and teachers.

'Nature with a capital N'

Artist seeks to capture light, mood in landscapes

By KRISTI ALBERTSON

Bigfork sweeps Troy cagers

BIGFORK - Bigfork jumped on Troy earlier, leading 15-4 after eight minutes of play and rolled from there to a 51-19 District 7B girls basketball victory Friday night.