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Bigfork Fire lieutenant dismissed following misconduct investigation
The Bigfork Fire District Board of Trustees held a special meeting Thursday night for a disciplinary decision rega…
Board works to rebuild Bigfork Senior Center
Need for Meals on Wheels volunteers, capital improvements and community events
Bigfork man pleads guilty to deliberate homicide charge
Twentieth Judicial District Judge Molly Owen set a sentencing date of Sept. 18 for a Bigfork man accused of shooting three people last year, killing one of the…
Search expands for woman missing from Hungry Horse Reservoir
Friends and family of a woman who vanished while paddleboarding on the Hungry Horse Reservoir last month are expanding a public outreach campaign in the hopes …
BLOTTER: Fight on Grand Drive
An intoxicated woman reportedly pulled the caller from their car and punched them in the face on Grand Drive.
Bears, fruit trees and gleaning in Northwest Montana
Fruit gleaning programs organize volunteers to collect fruit on public and private property throughout a given area. Gleaning events can be organized through l…
Diving into history: Flathead Maritime Archeology expands underwater archiving and stewardship
“We’ve been on the Kee-O-Mee several times, and as we go back down, things are missing, things that don’t drift off, they’re being cut off and taken up and in …
Community meeting to discuss recreation impacts on Flathead River
Flathead Conservation District and Flathead River Commission will soon present their findings from a 2022 study on the impacts of recreational boating on the Flathead River; initiated in response to concern from la…
HAPPENINGS: Vacation Bible school, Teen Switch Days, Drop-in fiber circle
Vacation Bible school, Teen Switch Days, Drop-in fiber circle
Agencies look to lift Stage I fire restrictions across much of the Flathead
Following rainfall and lower temperatures across the valley, Flathead National Forest, Flathead County and Glacier National Park will lift Stage I fire restric…
Commissioners call for EA on Steamboat Landing subdivision following Superfund, wetlands concerns
Flathead County commissioners want environmental testing on a site proposed for a large-scale housing subdivision in Somers before considering whether to appro…
Agency on Aging seeks donations from 4-H and FFA Livestock sale to bolster meals on wheels
The Flathead County Agency on Aging is looking to obtain 10 steers and 10 hogs from the 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale for its Meals on Wheels Program.
Flathead County SWAT team aids in stand-off in Lake County
A Lake County man is accused of brandishing a firearm that led to a brief armed stand-off with law enforcement last month.
PHOTOS: Festival of the Arts
Bigfork hosted its annual Festival of the Arts on Electric Avenue and Grand Drive Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4. Vendors from across the country brav…
Lake County bills state for Public Law 280 expenses
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen was sent a bill Monday for $151,038 – the cost Lake County says was spent to detain, transport and prosecute tribal members accused of committing felonies in Lake County duri…
Picklers from across the country headed to Bigfork for Crown of the Continent Tournament
Two Rivers Pickleball Club will host their Fourth Annual Crown of the Continent Tournament this weekend, August 9-11, with roughly 275 registrants from 18 stat…