Ramage, Ellis, Beagle and Todd in semis at State A tennis

Columbia Fall’s Cloey Ramage worked her way into semifinals at the Class A State Tennis Tournament on Thursday, as did Whitefish duo Mason Kelch and Dane Hunt

Flathead sweeps Bigfork netters

Flathead earned dual victories in non-conference tennis on Tuesday at FVCC.

Bulldogs down Columbia Falls, 3-1

The Whitefish Bulldogs poured in three goals in the second half to top the Columbia Falls Wildcats 3-1 at Smith Fields on Thursday in Northwest A soccer.

Polson boys, girls lead State A golf

SIDNEY — The Polson golfers appear to travel well, with both the girls and boys teams seizing first-day leads at the State A golf tournament at the Sidney Country Club.

U.S. educators praise 'Teach to Remember 9/11' program

Twenty years ago when the Flight 93 National Memorial site was a temporary monument to the victims of the United Airlines plane that crashed there on Sept. 11, 2001, Mechanicsburg Middle School teacher Scott Marsh brought his students to the powerful location.

Volleyball: Western teams falter at State

BOZEMAN — All four Western teams competing at the All-Class State Volleyball tournament at Breeden Field House lost their first-round games Thursday, leaving all them in the loser’s bracket Friday.

Whitefish looks to rezone gateway property

The approximately 11-acre property, recently annexed into the city, is located at the northwestern portion of the U.S. 93 and Montana 40 intersection.

Tristan Butts has become a big-play receiver for unbeaten Eureka

Trevor Utter was a sophomore in high school when Jeff Casazza set Eureka’s single-game record for receiving yards: 193, in 1991. “It was a weird thing,” Utter, in his 12th season as the Lions’ head coach, remembered. “Jeff was fast, and we were at Conrad, and it was three passes. They were stacking the box, and Jeff just ran deep. Eighty-yard bomb, 80-yard bomb…”

Rexford man killed in fatal U.S. 93 wreck near Trego

A 56-year-old Rexford man died following a traffic accident on U.S. 93 in Lincoln County near Trego on Monday morning.

State plans resurfacing project for Kalispell Bypass

The Montana Department of Transportation will undertake a large road improvement project to resurface about four miles of U.S. 93 Alternate, commonly known as the Kalispell Bypass.

One dead in two-vehicle crash south of Polson

A two-car crash on June 19 at about 5 p.m. resulted in the death of one of the drivers. The vehicles collided at mile marker 58, which is near the intersection of U.S. 93 and Ridgewater Drive, south of Polson.

Roadwork for alpine coaster project begins on U.S. 93

Work is beginning on the installation of a left-turn lane on U.S. 93 near Lakeside to ease access to and from a new alpine coaster attraction.

Eddy Lou Benson, 93

Eddy Lou Benson

Ruby Otis Levitt, 93

Ruby "Tiny" Otis Levitt, 93, died Oct. 5, 2023.

Legals for June, 26 2023

Moveable Vietnam Veterans Memorial to arrive in Kalispell

The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., is expected to arrive in Kalispell on June 20.

Family-run hardware business celebrates 75 years in Whitefish

Nelson’s Ace Hardware and the town of Whitefish have been growing hand in hand for the past 75 years. Nelson’s offers steadfast support to the community, open seven days a week and closed only for Thanksgiving and Christmas each year.

170-foot water tower to serve north Kalispell

A new 1-million gallon, 170-foot-tall water tower and associated well sites that will serve Kalispell are under construction on a knoll along U.S. 93 just north of Rose Crossing.

Apartment project proposed at Whitefish's south entrance

Plans emerged Monday for a large mixed-use development at the south gateway to Whitefish that would include more than 200 apartment units.

State Supreme Court rules for Whitefish in hotel denial

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled Whitefish City Council was within its right to deny a proposed hotel along U.S. 93.