No. 15 Montana Tech knocks off No. 7 College of Idaho

In a battle of nationally ranked teams, Montana Tech came out victorious with a 44-35 win over College of Idaho.

Idaho’s Chavez boots winning FG with 1 second left

Ricardo Chavez kicked a 30-yard field goal with one second left and Idaho added a touchdown on the final play, defeating Sacramento State 36-27 in a wild Big Sky Conference opener on Saturday.

Chambers, Bobcats dominate Weber 40-0

The rematch was a mismatch. Quarterback Sean Chambers threw for two touchdowns and ran for 114 yards and two more scores, and No. 3 Montana State scored a dominant, 40-0 win over No. 8 Weber State Saturday.

Glacier’s Bissen, Flathead’s Wilson shine at Mountain West Classic

The usual suspects — Bozeman, Coeur d’Alene, Hardin, Hellgate and Gallatin — blazed through the Mountain West Classic cross country course Saturday.

Glacier sweeps Big Sky in soccer

Joey Paolini poured in four goals to help the Glacier Wolfpack to an 8-0 win over Western AA foe Missoula Big Sky in boys soccer on Saturday.

Griz offense struggles, falls to NAU 28-14

An early special teams breakdown gave way to major offensive struggles for the Montana Grizzlies, who fell 28-14 to previously winless Northern Arizona inside the Walkup Skydome Saturday.

Legals for September, 24 2023

Collaborative art installation project takes shape at Whitefish High School

Whitefish High School and the Stumptown Art Studio along with several local businesses joined forces three years ago to start work on a large-scale art installation.

SBA celebrates 70 years of powering the American dream

SBA’s creation was largely a response to the pressures of the Great Depression and World War II.

Montana to apply for federal money for children’s meals for summer 2024

Montana’s health department director said last week the state is applying in January for the next round of federal money that helps pay for meals for children in the summer.

Prep Football: Columbia Falls cruises; Eureka wins

COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls quarterback Cody Schweikert threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores Friday, leading the Wildcats over Polson 42-0 in Western A football.

Flathead drops dogfight with Butte 21-7

It was a tale of two halves Friday night at Legends Stadium where the Flathead Braves lost a hard-fought western AA battle with the Butte Bulldogs 21-7.

Griz and cub put down after breaking into cabins, freezers

A grizzly sow and her cub were captured and euthanized after several conflicts with people in the Fortine and North Fork areas in northwest Montana.

Polson sweeps Western A golf divisional

One medalist, two titles. Polson claimed the team titles at the one-day Western A Divisional golf tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Course Thursday, and the Pirates did it pretty convincingly.

Pack golfers 2nd, 3rd at Western AA

HELENA — The Sentinel boys played golf a little bit more like mortals on Thursday, but Glacier couldn’t close the gap at the Western AA Divisional.

Bravette spikers down Hellgate

Olive Lyngholm provided five of Flathead’s 23 total aces Thursday in a three-set victory over Missoula Hellgate in Western AA volleyball.

Bravettes hold off Glacier

The Flathead Bravettes took an early lead and then broke a tie in the second half to hold off the Glacier Wolfpack for a 3-2 win at Legends Stadium on Thursday in Western AA girls soccer.

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Doris "Dorie" Bernice Seney

Kalispell Public Schools levy requests focus on safety and technology

Voters have until Oct. 3 to return ballots to Kalispell Public Schools that will decide the fate of technology and levy issues for its elementary and high school districts, which operate on separate budgets.

Whitefish bond issue aims to accommodate ballooning enrollment

Whitefish School District has mailed 12,230 ballots to voters who will decide the fate of a $33.7 million bond issue to address enrollment growth by expanding the high school’s academic and athletic facilities.