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Bigfork School Board approves union contracts and new attendance policy
Bigfork School District's Board of Trustees approved a pay raise for teachers and classified employees, while also…
Center offers hands-on approach for CPS requirements
The recently launched Two Bears Family Center in Kalispell, named after co-founders Kim Kearney and Berni McDonald, or the two “mama bears,” offers a very hands-on approach to helping families meet Child Protective…
Conference to focus on vexing mussels, other challenges
Dan Handlin moved to Little Bitterroot Lake in 2007 with a firsthand understanding of the devastating impact of aquatic invasive species.
Women Build crew tackles Habitat home in Kalispell
A dozen women sporting pink hardhats spent International Women’s Day on Friday helping build a Habitat for Humanity home in Kalispell.
Flathead Lake nearly achieves complete ice-over
American coots bobbed in what remained of open water earlier this week on Flathead Lake and eagles perched nearby in a waterfowl mood.
Whitefish, Bigfork teens honored for book-club work
A Whitefish freshman and two Bigfork sisters recently received recognition on the floor of the United States Congress.
Flathead students develop plan to open school-based coffee shop
School-Based Enterprise students at Flathead High School only had 12 weeks to brew up an entire business.
Speech coaches picked for Hall of Fame
With a combined 23 state championship teams during their tenure, speech and debate assistant coaches Ivanna Fritz of Glacier High School and Sean O’Donnell of Flathead High School will be inducted into the Montana …
Bigfork's monthly town-hall meeting today
Bigfork’s monthly community town hall meeting will take place today at Bigfork High School.
Veteran inducted into Women's Foundation Hall of Fame
Retired Brig. Gen. Colleen L. McGuire of Kalispell was inducted into the United States Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame during a special ceremony Thursday in Washington, D.C.
'Fighting For Our Lives'
Noah Couser has a gift for speaking to young people.
Glacier opts for backcountry reservation lottery
Glacier National Park has announced a key change in its backcountry camping advanced reservation system this year. The system, which will go live on Friday, March 15, will now use a “modified lottery system” on ope…
Local geography buffs advance to state competition
Ten global-minded students have qualified to compete at the Montana National Geographic GeoBee.
Changes at DMV aim to shorten wait times
Beginning March 14, Flathead County residents will start experiencing shorter wait times at the county Department of Motor Vehicles as the Treasurer’s Office halts its processing of title work for limited liability…
Martin City fire victim ID'd
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman who died in a fire last week in Martin City as Karen Short, 54.
Young grizzlies didn't hibernate after mother was killed
A sighting of two young grizzlies in the Mission Valley this past week is the ongoing saga of an unusual and sad story from last summer, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Wildlife Management Program post…