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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…
Kalispell Senior Center marks half-century of togetherness
In downtown Kalispell there’s a place that’s routinely full of people — people laughing, playing games and catching up, people who make the place “a lively, exciting building to be in every day,” according to Flath…
Hit-and-run was fatal; ID of victim pending
Kalispell Police on Monday confirmed the death of the victim of a hit-and-run collision that occurred Thursday, Sept. 27, in downtown Kalispell.
Water, sewer rate increases on tap in city of Whitefish
As the city of Whitefish anticipates needing up to $20 million for a new sewage treatment plant over the next eight years, water and sewer rates are on track to increase again this year for city residents and busin…
Flathead Special Education Cooperative updates preschool program for students in rural areas
This is a year of new beginnings for the Flathead Special Education Cooperative.
Permit sought for Evergreen senior housing
With a zone change now in hand, the developer of the proposed Evergreen Senior Condominiums project in Evergreen now must secure a conditional-use permit to allow multifamily dwellings on property behind Shopko and…
Erudition delivered directly with a Texas drawl
The author acknowledges up front that a reader might decide he’s a grouch.
Supporters fear Farm Bill cuts could hurt the working poor
Pam Gerwe, a Whitefish-area farmer, believes the poor provide a ready and especially vulnerable target.
Ammon Bundy to speak at Whitefish event
“This West is Our West,” a group that bills itself as a collection of voices throughout the Western states that are opposed to government regulation, will hold a day-long seminar Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Grouse Mo…
Kalispell to consider downtown angle parking
A 2001 study by the Oregon Department of Transportation described pros and cons of angle versus parallel parking.
Proposed camp for at-risk kids worries neighbors
Residents with homes scattered throughout the forests off Spring Creek Road near Somers may gain a new neighbor as plans come together for the construction of a $16.3 million summer camp for at-risk kids on 178 acr…
Fire departments raffle off chance for first bridge crossing
The U.S. 2 bridge over the South Fork of the Flathead River is nearing completion and you could be the first person to walk or drive across the structure.
Alpine section of Sun Road closed due to weather
The Going-to-the-Sun Road is temporarily closed between Avalanche Creek on the west side of the park and Jackson Glacier Overlook on the east side of the park.
Resource officers have vital role in local schools
Nineteen years ago, Kalispell Police Department Administrative Capt. Wade Rademacher was designated as the department’s first school resource officer and assigned to Flathead High School and Kalispell Middle School.
White-tailed bucks battle to the end
If area hunters were wondering if white-tailed bucks have begun the rut in the Flathead Valley, the answer is unequivocally yes.
Grizzly hearing focuses on managing delisted bear
Opinions at the grizzly bear-focused public hearing Thursday night ranged about as far and wide as the bruin itself.