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

Barbara Ree Saunders, 95

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

Roger Lane Doney, 87

Roger Lane Doney, Oct. 28, 1936-May 13,2024.

Suzanne M. (Morgan) Henry

Suzanne M. (Morgan) Henry, of Kalispell, passed away on Jan. 10, 2024, in Gilbert, Arizona, following a stroke.

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.

Track: Glacier boys, Flathead girls lead Western AA

Glacier’s Aiden Krause hit 60 feet in the shot put for the first time and Flathead’s Trevin Olivier hit 14 feet in the pole vault for the fourth straight week Friday, for two of many highlights at the Western AA Divisional track and field meet.

Legals for May, 17 2024

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.”

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.

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.

Flathead High School presents beloved story about a red-haired orphan in ‘Anne of Green Gables’

Embark on a delightful journey and learn a few life lessons about love and friendship, along the way, in Flathead High School Theatre’s performances of “Anne of Green Gables” May 23 and 24.

Law roundup: Parental advisory required for campground singer

Columbia Falls Police Department called back a phone number tied to a 911 hangup and dispatch heard a child screaming, “I don’t want to go to jail.” The ...

Handguns and bear spray

Wow, it’s springtime in the Flathead. Last weekend was a great spring weekend with daytime highs in the 70s and 80s, plus bright sunny skies.

Flathead Story Concerts return with inspiring stories told live

True personal essays, short stories and poems will be shared live by local storytellers during the Flathead Story Concerts’ next event on Tuesday, May 21.

Commanders should honor Montana’s Wetzel family, Native American heritage

At today’s hearing we also have H.R.4984, the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act.