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Donations for new baseball field matched through May 1
It is anticipated that both baseball teams will be practicing and playing games on the new field sometime in April…
Construction key to solving housing crunch, report says
More housing — not just affordable housing — is needed to control rising unaffordability, according to a report issued by the Urban Land Institute.
Three Bigfork athletes sign to play in college
Bigfork High School saw three seniors sign their National Letters of Intent last week.
Speech and debate bound for State
Bigfork High School speech and debate is sending eight team members to State after a hard-fought weekend at Divisionals in Polson. All members who attended the…
BLOTTER: Locked out by husband
In Bigfork, a caller reported her husband locked her out of the house when she returned to “talk things out” and get her car, which was stuck in the driveway.
Easement protects key link to Mission Valley wildlife corridor
Located near the Kicking Horse Waterfowl Production Area and Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge, designated as an Important Bird Area by Montana Audubon, the pr…
Bigfork crew aids in Palisades Fire
Two four-person crews from the Bigfork and Whitefish fire departments are part of a named Montana Strike Force stationed at Will Rogers State Beach, which sits…
Woods Bay’s Joe Martinez blazes his trail in blues and country
Doors are opening for 20-year-old Joe Martinez’ burgeoning singing career. The blues and country singer and songwriter from Woods Bay is the first winner of th…
School board puts stop to four-day week plans
“I think that until empirical data shows that kids are more proficient with a four-day school week, I could never be for it... If we’re trying to benefit the k…
Missing Middle: Lake County looks for solutions to housing shortage
The “missing middle” is how housing advocates sometimes describe the lack of affordable housing for middle income residents of Lake County, or almost anywhere in Montana.
Teen charged with homicide in Christmas murder
A 17-year-old teen is charged with murder in the Christmas morning shooting death of Sheldon Fisher.
HAPPENINGS: Undecorate Day, CPR classes, BLUAC
Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee will meet downstairs at Bethany Lutheran Church at 4 p.m. to consider an application for a zone change on a residential property.
Flathead Rivers plan calls for free, unlimited, mandatory use permits
User permits could be coming to the Wild and Scenic portions of the Flathead River system.
Community pushes for tougher DUI laws and sentencing following fatal wrecks
The peaceful advocates for tighter DUI laws and harsher sentencing appeared proceeding the arraignment of Dal Segall, 41, of Corvallis on Thursday, Jan. 9.
Polson biochemist earns Green Chemistry Award
PhoSul was recognized for offsetting climate change by making phosphate fertilizer “that avoids hazardous chemicals and waste emissions associated with traditi…
U.S. will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears
The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. w…