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PHOTOS: 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'
March 13, 2024 midnight

PHOTOS: 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'

Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theatre presents the musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. (Brach Thomson photo)

Gary Lee Lapka
March 13, 2024 midnight

Gary Lee Lapka

Gary Lee Lapka

March 12, 2024 midnight

Steamboat Landing subdivision calls for more than 250 units in Somers

A proposed subdivision adjacent to Somers Middle School could result in the development of 252 residential units.


Panel to discuss Flathead Lake water management
March 12, 2024 midnight

Panel to discuss Flathead Lake water management

An online panel discussion focused on the Flathead Basin's dams and water management decisions will be held Thursday, March 14.

March 12, 2024 midnight

All-Northwest A hoops teams picked

The all-conference basketball teams for the Northwest A have been released, and a total of three players each from Bigfork and Browning were selected All-State, along with two from Columbia Falls.

Lambrecht resigns as CEO of Logan Health-Billings Clinic
March 11, 2024 noon

Lambrecht resigns as CEO of Logan Health-Billings Clinic

Logan Health-Billings Clinic CEO Craig Lambrecht resigned Monday, making way for new co-leadership roles atop the state’s largest hospital system.


March 10, 2024 midnight

Candidates file for election in county races

The list of candidates running for office in Flathead County remains short.

Valkryies come up just short in state championship
March 9, 2024 11:03 p.m.

Valkryies come up just short in state championship

Billings Central edges Bigfork for State A title

BUTTE — The quest of the Bigfork Valkyries got away right at the end Saturday, when Carol Old Bull put back an offensive rebound to give Billings Central a 39-38 lead with 2:15 left.

State A: Davey lifts Valkyries into title game
March 8, 2024 11:05 p.m.

State A: Davey lifts Valkyries into title game

BUTTE — If the final State A girls basketball semifinal was a slog for the Bigfork Valkyries, well, Ava Davey had just about as fine a 4.9 seconds as you can have.


March 6, 2024 10:20 a.m.

Law Roundup

Here are the calls for service made to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office from the Bigfork area over the past few weeks.

Cheryl “Lily” Stone, 75
March 6, 2024 10:15 a.m.

Cheryl “Lily” Stone, 75

Cheryl “Lily” Stone, 75

March 6, 2024 10:15 a.m.

March 8, one of the best days of my life

The day I was adopted was one of the best days of my life, because of his decision, my whole life has changed.


How community investment in 1899 made the FLBS dream a reality
March 6, 2024 10:10 a.m.

How community investment in 1899 made the FLBS dream a reality

Imagine, if you will, a world without the Flathead Lake Biological Station. If not for the generosity of the Missoula community back in 1899, that might have been the case.

Gunning to be the best: Teens take part in local shooting league
March 6, 2024 10:10 a.m.

Gunning to be the best: Teens take part in local shooting league

Standing with her feet hip-distance apart, Flathead Valley Pheasants Forever Youth Shooting League member Abbi Townsend leans into her slightly bent, forward-facing leg. Resting her cheek against the buttstock of her double-barreled shotgun she shouts, “Pull.”

BHS club takes learning and conservation to new depths
March 6, 2024 10:10 a.m.

BHS club takes learning and conservation to new depths

Bigfork High School teacher Hans Bodenhamer has been exploring caves in national parks around the country for nearly 50 years. Now, he is the leader of the Bigfork Cave Club, a group of students dedicated to the conservation and preservation of caves throughout Montana and the United States.


Valkyries three wins from back-to-back state titles
March 6, 2024 10:10 a.m.

Valkyries three wins from back-to-back state titles

Two years ago, the Bigfork Valkyries came into the season having never won a basketball state championship. Now, they enter the Class A state tournament in Butte this weekend as the favorites to win back-to-back state titles.

Vikings fight to the finish at divisional tourney
March 1, 2024 midnight

Vikings fight to the finish at divisional tourney

The Vikings basketball season came to a close over the weekend as Bigfork fell to Butte Central and Frenchtown at the Western A Divisional tournament in Butte.

PHOTOS: Bigfork Chamber banquet and awards ceremony
March 1, 2024 midnight

PHOTOS: Bigfork Chamber banquet and awards ceremony

PHOTOS: Bigfork Chamber banquet and awards ceremony


March 1, 2024 midnight

Community briefs: Sip ‘n Step, community dinner

Community briefs

March 1, 2024 midnight

Roundup for Safety awards funds toward six safety projects

Flathead Electric Co-op’s Roundup for Safety Board on Feb. 8 awarded $34,356 in grant funds supporting six community safety projects.