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Freemasons award annual trades scholarships
Bigfork Masonic Lodge 150 held their scholarship award luncheon July 8 and presented three Bigfork High School stu…
Electric fencing for bear attractants garners 50% reimbursement program
Here in Montana, many of us live, travel and recreate in bear country. Being “bear aware” here is more a requirement than a recommendation. However, it can be easy to overlook the common bear attractants in our bac…
Tester, Daines split on abortion bill
Montana’s senators split last Wednesday on whether to proceed with a bill that would have expressed support for abortion access.
Montana lawmakers want answers from Secret Service
Montana’s representatives in Congress, many of whom have shared a stage with Donald Trump, pivoted Sunday to toning down political rhetoric and investigating h…
Despite summer heat wave, 20,000 music fans attend Under the Big Sky
Fans and water misters were as ubiquitous as cowboy hats as concertgoers did their best to beat the sweltering heat during the opening day of the Under the Big…
State wildlife agency gives boost to native rainbow trout species
Most rainbow trout swimming in Montana’s waters are not native to the state — with the singular exception of the redband trout in the Kootenai drainage.
Black bear euthanized after breaking into vehicle at campground
State wildlife officials trapped and euthanized a black bear at a Northwest Montana campground on Monday after it broke a vehicle window to get food in a cooler.
Bigfork Soccer Club continues to grow
Bigfork’s soccer players are out on the newly redone Carlyle Johnson fields this week for One. Soccer Schools. Kids from kindergarten to high school will be ta…
Federal judge stops Forest Service plan for Flathead Forest over endangered species
Federal Judge Dana Christensen has stopped the Flathead National Forest from implementing its forest plan for the 2.4 million acres because the U.S. Forest Ser…
Blotter: Tailgate stolen at rodeo
A tailgate was reported stolen from a truck at the Bigfork Rodeo.
Co-op seeks photo submissions for calendar
Photo submissions for the 2025 Flathead Electric Cooperative Members’ Calendar opened July 1. Submissions are considered through August 31. Winners receive $25 and are notified in late September. Calendars are typi…
The sky’s the limit: 50 years of flying in local author’s new book
A highlight of Combs’s career was being selected as the star of a series of Wrigley’s Gum commercials.
PHOTOS: Bigfork Summer Rodeo
Photos from the Bigfork Summer Rodeo on Friday, July 5. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle)
PHOTOS: Bigfork Fourth of July Parade
Photos from the Bigfork Fourth of July parade through downtown Bigfork on Thursday, July 4. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle photos)
Body of missing boater recovered from Flathead Lake
A dive crew on Wednesday evening recovered the body of a Missoula man who drowned in Flathead Lake last week.
Local author shares story of hope in new children’s book
Michelle Weltz and her family were playing fetch with their black lab, Sky, having a fun Labor Day at the lake in 2014. When Sky brought back the ball covered …