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Week 1: Mack Days angler lands 38-inch lake trout
The 2025 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake started out with anglers saying “fish on” many times over…
Human remains found near Buffalo Bridge
The Lake County Sheriff's Office was notified at around 10:15 a.m. that a Tribal Fish and Game warden had located the remains of a human skeleton near the bridge, which spans the Flathead River west of Polson.
Border Patrol makes arrests in Columbia Falls, Hungry Horse
Nine people were apprehended in the past week by the Border Patrol in Hungry Horse and Columbia Falls, according to posts on the agency’s Facebook page.
BLOTTER: Flooded yard
In Bigfork, a caller reported someone turned on their spigot overnight and flooded their back yard.
Flathead Reservation fish and wildlife board meets Feb. 26
The agenda includes enforcement reports from the state, Tribes, and Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as a discussion of proposed pheasant, partridge and waterfowl hunting regulations.
Zinke reintroduces efforts to regulate summer water levels on Flathead Lake
Republican Congressman Ryan Zinke has again introduced legislation that would require the Interior Department to maintain water levels in Flathead Lake during …
New fire department bond pushed to a later vote
Project planning and design drawings are scheduled for completion by the end of February now, with the intention to distribute them to local contractors for bi…
Bigfork Food Bank hires first paid executive director
“There’s a concept in every community, especially when you get into like Bigfork and Lakeside and Whitefish, that you don’t need a food bank, that there aren’t…
Bridge to the Past: BACC seeks community’s help to open Bigfork’s own history museum
Several thousands of hours of volunteer time have gone into the new museum, with more anticipated. Volunteer work has allowed the project to allocate funds dir…
Lake County seeks input on housing shortage
With the median home price in Lake County perched at $530,000 in December (rocket.com), Abby Moore, a member of the Lake County Planning Department, doesn’t ex…
Shield Arms ‘expanding in every direction’
Shield Arms, created in 2017 by Brandon Zeider and Seth Berglee, specializes in firearms accessories, such as magazine extensions and Mag wells, AR-15 assault …
BLUAC presents slow but steady progress on neighborhood plan
BLUAC intends to revamp the neighborhood plan, a document for the Bigfork area referenced by county planners, which was last updated in 2009. The progress is expected to take at least a year to complete, with commi…
Informational meetings planned for U.S. 93 Polson-Somers corridor study
The Montana Department of Transportation in partnership with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Federal Highway Administration, local jurisdictions, resource agencies, and the public, is developing a corr…
Donations for new baseball field matched through May 1
It is anticipated that both baseball teams will be practicing and playing games on the new field sometime in April 2025 thanks to their efforts. However, BYBA …
Bill could increase fines for transporting aquatic invasives
Millet and Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, are sponsoring House Bill 242, which would double the maximum fines for boaters that bypass inspection stat…
Tribes, wildlife officials oppose proposed hunting bill for Flathead Indian Reservation
Tribal advocates argued during hearing in Helena last week that a proposed hunting bill could jeopardize tribal-state relations and result in years of costly litigation.