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‘Melt and dump’ kept Flathead Lake at full pool in 2024
Flathead Lake sat at full pool this summer following a dry 2023 season that saw its water level plunge to record lows.
HAPPENINGS: REzMaDe reception, BLUAC, Senior Center fundraiser
REzMaDe Artist Reception at Bigfork Art and Cultural Center, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. A VOICE along with the Fine Art and Digital Design Technology Departments at Salish Kootenai College are proud to present REzMaDe: ph…
BLOTTER: Kicking son out of cabin
A caller reported his mother broke into his home in Bigfork, claiming he was being evicted from the guest cabin. His mother allegedly cleaned up broken glass he had placed to keep the family out, an in-person respo…
Repairs to Montana 35 south of Creston will continue through 2025
This section of highway was originally constructed in 1957 and has seen much use since then. The last major reconstruction on this stretch of roadway was in 1996, but since then it has only received minor repairs a…
Chemical fire puts Bigfork man in burn unit
Bigfork native Ken Williams left for work Sept. 6 with his dog in his truck, headed down to Polson. Williams had been working for an asbestos removal company f…
Quilted journey: Bigfork maker’s work to be featured in ‘Think Modern, Montana!’
Merrie Ford’s quilting journey started in eighth grade sewing class in Kalispell. Now, after moving around the country and picking up different skills and styl…
Glacier High School student injured in lightning strike released from ICU
A Glacier High School student injured in a lightning strike last month was released from intensive care, according to an online fundraiser for the teenager.
Ronan community mourns victim of alleged murder
The community of Ronan is reeling from the loss of Ed Loder, 67, who was allegedly murdered Saturday, Aug. 31, as he walked along the bike trail near his home …
Northshore Woods development back before commissioners
The Northshore Woods housing development is back on the Flathead County Commissioner’s agenda tomorrow following a settlement agreement that allowed the compan…
Water and Sewer facing lawsuit, capacity issues
Bigfork Water and Sewer District is facing a lawsuit from Snowflake Land Ventures, LLC alleging it didn’t honor a 2004 easement agreement requiring the district to annex the property and to provide water and sewer …
High school students onboard Flathead Maritime Archaeology Project
Fugro is partnering with the Bigfork Arts & Cultural Center to identify, locate, and document underwater cultural heritage sites in Flathead Lake, Montana, as …
REzMaDe artist reception comes to Bigfork Library
A VOICE (Art Vision & Outreach in Community Education) along with the Fine Art and Digital Design Technology Departments at Salish Kootenai College (SKC) are p…
Bigfork Playhouse Children's Theatre premieres ‘The Little Mermaid, Jr.’
The show will be performed at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20, 21, 27 and 28, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on Sept. 29. Tickets are available online or at the box office one h…
Fundraiser for Bigfork Senior Center
Bigfork Community United Methodist Church will host an evening of supper, songs and local stories to benefit Bigfork Senior Center Saturday, Sept. 28 at 5 p.m.
New book features Montana’s ‘Stagecoach Mary’ Fields
She was instantly fascinating to me, as I think she is to a lot of people because we don’t know the stories of Black people in the American west. They just are…