KATE HESTON
Kate Heston covers politics and natural resources for the Daily Inter Lake. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa's journalism program, previously worked as photo editor at the Daily Iowan and was a News21 fellow in Phoenix. She can be reached at kheston@dailyinterlake.com or 406-758-4459.
Recent Stories
Kalispell’s Fair Trade Tattoo focuses on traditional tattoos
From opening a massive shop with Zac Brown from the Zac Brown Band in Georgia to competing on the TV show Ink Masters to making a name for himself in Hawaii, he has a breadth of experience in tattooing.
Skin care company focuses on natural ingredients
Products that are all natural, all organic and sourced from the woods of Montana when possible.
Logan Health to close inpatient rehabilitation unit
Logan Health is closing its inpatient rehabilitation facility in February with plans to turn the facility into a surgical unit. It’s a decision hospital Co-CEO Kevin Abell announced at the beginning of December in an email to staff.
Community rallies for Kalispell business destroyed by fire
A fire ripped through Tanner and Jana Roach’s Kalispell business, Beck and Cap, in the early morning hours of Dec. 17, destroying everything within its walls.
North Kalispell bustling with construction while more on the horizon
Some of the projects were approved just last year and others have been in the works for more than a decade. Construction is underway on a hotel on the west side of U.S. 93, while plans have been submitted to the city for a new Costco warehouse to the east.
Led by faith, couple serves others around the globe
On Jan. 15, the couple is set to embark on their latest adventure: serving on a medical vessel with Mercy Ships in Papa New Guinea, the eastern half of the island New Guinea, just northwest of Australia.
Kalispell massage therapist focuses on mind-body connection
Aly Aiyn George, born and raised in Eureka, opened her shop just across the street from Elrod Elementary in April. A year of renovations and work later, the building — originally built in 1893 — has a new, welcoming, fantasy sort of look with curving wood features.
Dazzling Christmas light show awes viewers while giving to nonprofit
The lights, synchronized to music and displayed on the house and across the front lawn, have raised nearly $10,000 over the years.
Flathead Valley churches honor Christmas season
The build-up to Christmas is a time of joy and thankfulness for churches across the valley, many of which have special services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Bojangles Diner closes the door on decades of nostalgia
“The main point has always been community,” said owner Tena Bowen. “Bojangles is just a building and without the community, you have just an empty building. [These people have] been my world for all these years.”