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Junior instructors show how to roll with the waves
When the Montana Kayak Academy began in the fall of 2016, it was a volunteer organization that offered free instru…
We must invest in rural public schools
As I travel around Montana I often speak with teachers, professors and students concerned about the cost and ability to access quality education. Rural communities know that a public school in their town is a tent-…
Neil David Van Sickle, 104
Neil David Van Sickle, of Kalispell, died of natural causes on Sept. 29, 2019.
Ardith Faye De Raad, 78
Ardith Faye De Raad was born in Torrington, Wyoming, Sept, 19, 1941, and passed away Oct. 13, 2019.
Pumpkin spice belongs in pie
After years of listening to co-workers, friends and pretty much all of America gush about pumpkin spice, I finally took the plunge this week and ordered my first-ever pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks.
Myrtle M. Strodtbeck, 103
Myrtle M. Strodtbeck was born at the family homestead near Bloomfield, Montana, on Jan. 28, 1916; she moved on to her final destination on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 at the age of 103.
Frances 'Frannie' Lula Uken, 78
Frances “Frannie” Lula Uken of Columbia Falls passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at the age of 78 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. She left this life gently and gracefully.
Steven Andrew Hasson, 32
Steven Andrew Hasson, 32, passed away Sept.19, 2019.
Why the U.S.-Japan trade deal matters for Montana
As United States Senator from Montana, and as a rancher from Miles City serving as the president of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, we took a major step forward last week for Montana ag. Together, we worked t…
Letters to the editor Oct. 20
Lois Jean Thielen, 86
Lois Jean Thielen, 86, of Kalispell, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.
Mary Jane Thramer, 70
Our precious Mary passed from this world peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 10, 2019, with husband Tom at her side and bathed in the love of her family.
Longtime councilor Karper leans on experience
Genevieve Barbara Schrammeck, 92
Genevieve Barbara Schrammeck, 92, of Kalispell, passed away on Oct. 16 at Brendan House. She was a wonderful wife and mother, and will be dearly missed by family and friends.
Hemp facility in Libby expects to hire 120 workers
About 210 people, most from Lincoln County, have applied for jobs at Isotex Health since the hemp production company closed a deal to buy the old Stinger building in Libby on Sept. 26.
Daniel Stromme, 59
Daniel Stromme, 59, passed away Sept. 16, 2019, in Missoula after being transferred from Heritage Place in Kalispell.