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Hansens Honored with Bucklew Service Award
The couple, who reside in Bigfork a portion of the year, said they were inspired to give back to UM to create educational opportunities for future generations.
BLOTTER: House not actually for sale
A person in Bigfork reported their house was being used for an online scam, with photos of it posted for sale when it was not in actuality.
Bigfork Booster Club eyeing new stadium
The goal of Turf Club, a subset of the Booster Club, will be to install an artificial turf field, renovate walkways and paving around the stadium, expand stora…
Tamarack Time! draws a crowd
Two hundred and twenty-seven people attended Tamarack Time! in downtown Bigfork this weekend, raising $1,135 for the upkeep of the Swan River Trail.
Lost piece of art found in Bigfork church
A piece of history, lost for 90 years, has turned up in the back of the sanctuary at Community United Methodist Church in Bigfork.
Bigfork’s bank building gets new owners
Dustin and Molly Cumming closed on Bigfork’s “bank building” last Tuesday and started construction that week, determined and excited to bring a new set of busi…
Northshore Woods preliminary plat moves forward
Flathead County Commissioners approved Northshore Woods housing development’s preliminary plat on Tuesday, Oct. 1, despite resounding disapproval received in p…
Somers man dies in crash on Foys Canyon Road
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the motorist killed in a wreck on Foys Canyon Road over the weekend as 44-year-old Shaun Madrazo of Somers.
BLOTTER: Bear in the barn
An angry bear was reported trapped in a Bigfork barn.
Aero Lane mechanic shop will continue to run out of home
Flathead County Board of Adjustments approved a conditional use permit for an after-the-fact home occupation mechanic shop in Bigfork during their Oct. 1 meeting, with recommended changes from Bigfork Land Use Advi…
Volunteers pitch in on Wild Horse Island for National Public Lands Day
“I love public lands because they’re kind of that final defense against a lot of development and human interference. And our access to it is kind of a portal t…
Tamarack Time! takes over Bigfork Saturday
Tamarack Time! is back Saturday, Oct. 12, so bring on your best baking and come to taste the best dishes Bigfork has to offer. Bragging rights are at stake, an…
HAPPENINGS: Homecoming parade, Fall Fest at Wayfarers, Flu clinic
Bigfork High School Homecoming Parade, starting at Bigfork High School and going through Bigfork Village, about 1:45 p.m.
Photos from Flathead Nation students on display at Bigfork library
"What was cool about today is that the students hadn't seen this work [on display] before because only one of them traveled to the festival, so they were prett…