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Flathead County Planning Board sends luxury resort near Lakeside to commissioners
Plans for a proposed 1,700-acre luxury resort near Lakeside earned the Flathead County Planning Board’s recommenda…
Prescribed burns begin in Cabinet Ranger District
Prescribed burns are underway in the Cabinet Ranger District of the Kootenai Forest.
Kalispell downtown parking changes add space
After a public process and City Council approval, several parking changes will be made on specific blocks in downtown Kalispell. These changes are the result of a field review to improve parking within the Business…
Stimson Lumber reps discuss forest management
Stimson Lumber Co. representatives showed plans for a conservation easement and dispelled rumors of having a new mill in Libby at a meeting last week with the Society of American Foresters.
Electric co-op to trim trees near power lines
Flathead Electric Cooperative crews this month will be trimming and, if necessary, removing trees growing too close to power lines within the co-op’s right of way. Crews will be working mainly in the areas of Libby…
Glacier Park project would help preserve native trout
People presumably acting with good intentions stocked once-fishless Camas Lake and Lake Evangeline in Glacier National Park in the 1920s and 1930s with non-native Yellowstone cutthroat trout.
Report: Conditions ripe for buggy spring and summer
A recent report from the National Pest Management Association cautioned that Montana’s harsh winter, piggy-backed by what is expected to be a warm, wet spring, may cue certain populations of pests to spike earlier …
PHOTOS: 2019 Whitefish Pond Skim
Photos from the 2019 Whitefish Pond Skim on Big Mountain at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6.
Whitefish schools nail down future in strategic plan
Whitefish Schools Superintendent Heather Davis Schmidt wants to lay the groundwork for the district’s success moving forward.
County takes steps to improve Rose Crossing
Rose Crossing, the once-rural road turned thoroughfare between U.S. 93 and U.S. 2, will soon see added traffic safety improvements, according to the Flathead County commissioners.
Montana 4-H seeks host families
BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension is seeking host families for 25 Japanese youth and two adult chaperones from July 22 to Aug. 17. The youth and their chaperones are part of an international exchange pro…
Kalispell Public Schools sets 2019-20 calendar
Kalispell Public Schools has finalized a calendar for 2019-20 school year.
Management plan doesn't include transfer to tribes
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes announced more than two weeks ago a desire to revisit restoring the National Bison Range to federal trust ownership for the benefit of the tribes.
Blacktail Mountain to extend ski season
Blacktail Mountain Ski Area is planning to stay open as long as skiers keep showing up and conditions cooperate.
Williams launches new bid for Montana U.S. House seat
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Former state Rep. Kathleen Williams launched a new campaign for Montana’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, just five months after her loss to incumbent Republican Rep…
Veterans cautioned about charges for military records
The Montana Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection and Montana National Guard is alerting consumers about the accessibility of military records free of charge for service members and their families.