Lessons learned — Kindergarten teacher wraps up 40-year career at Lakeside Elementary

For 40 years, Lakeside Elementary kindergarten teacher Coleene Torgerson has been “at the beginning” of students’ education, sending hundreds of children off on a path of learning and discovery.

Krause lets it fly at Divisionals

Rinehart, Bliven lead Flathead to sweep

Rinehart, Bliven lead Flathead to sweep

Krack flies at Western A Divisional

Whitefish second in boys, girls team standings

Legals for May, 19 2024

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Barbara Ree Saunders, 95

Barbara Ree Saunders, 95, lost her year and half battle with cancer on May 10, 2024.

Randall Ray 'Randy' Winter 64

Longtime Flathead Valley resident Randall Ray “Randy” Winter went to heaven on May 3, 2024, after a heart attack near his home in Tooele, Utah.

The Montana Free Press 2024 election guide for statewide and federal offices

Answers here were solicited from candidates via a written questionnaire conducted by Montana Free Press in April 2024. Responses were limited to 1,000 characters and edited lightly for punctuation and spelling. Candidates were asked to focus on the positives their service would bring the state instead of making rhetorical attacks on their opponents. Responses have not been exhaustively fact-checked. The 2024 primary election, where voters will pick each political party's nominee to advance to the General Election, will be held Tuesday, June 4. The 2024 general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5.

65 years of show tunes and hard work at the Bigfork Summer Playhouse

The Playhouse performs four musicals and a variety show about once a week during its annual run in the summertime. A college-aged cast is hired — roughly 3,000 apply every season for the 20 spots available. The program has churned out performers and crew members who go on to have successful careers in the arts like that of Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons.

State Baseball: C-Falls, Eureka stay alive

Whitefish, defending champion Polson bow out

MISSOULA — Big innings lifted Eureka and Columbia Falls to win at the all-class State Baseball tournament Friday, with Whitefish and defending state champion Polson being the victims.

Legislation to restore Medal of Honor upkeep passes Senate vote

Private Fred Hunt received a Medal of Honor through the U.S. Army on Jan. 8, 1877, in Cedar Creek, Montana. The Medal of Honor is considered one of the highest honors awarded in the military.

Legals for May, 17 2024

State baseball: Whitefish loses thriller, Polson falls

Tough day for Northwest A

MISSOULA — As the State Baseball tournament continues through the weekend, it will be tough to top that opener.

Why is inflation bad and what causes it?

Most of us are painfully aware of inflation. Webster’s dictionary says, “inflation is a continuing increase in the general price level.”

Kroger with a K

Wildcats tab senior hurler to start state baseball opener

Kroger, Sapa and the rest of the Columbia Falls Wildcats are the Northwest A’s top seed into the second-ever State Baseball tournament, which begins Thursday at Ogren-Allegiance Field in Missoula. Kroger will take the mound Thursday against Hamilton at 6:30 p.m.

U.S. proposes ending new federal leases in nation's biggest coal region

The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in the most productive coal mining region in the U.S. as officials seek to limit climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions from burning the fuel.

Ronan man sentenced to 60 years for starting fire that destroy 14 homes

A Ronan man, and son of one of the most experienced and respected wildland firefighters in the country, was sentenced in Polson District Court May 10 to the Montana State Prison for a total of 60 years with 30 years suspended.

Flathead Trails Fest celebrate outdoors

Celebrating the outdoors, the second annual Flathead Trails Fest is set for Sunday, May 19 near Whitefish.

Legals for May, 16 2024

The Gaelic Storm is coming in October

Tickets are on sale to see the October 24 performance at the Wachholz College Center in Kalispell. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.