
Best of Preps — Fall 2023
Highlighting the best Flathead Valley athletes from the fall sports seasons
By Micah Drew | Photos by Hunter D'AntuonoHighlighting the best Flathead Valley athletes from the fall sports seasons
By Micah Drew | Photos by Hunter D'AntuonoAn early champion of Montana's premier literary journal, David James Duncan, the acclaimed author of "The River Why" and "The Brothers K," will give a reading from his new novel ‘Sun House’ on Dec. 7 at an event hosted by the Whitefish Review
The shift comes within a year of Glacier’s new digital permit process for advanced wilderness campground reservations; park officials attributed the change to public feedback
Forecast says temperatures and rain on snow have combined to create unstable snowpack conditions in the Whitefish and Flathead ranges as well as Glacier National Park
Attorneys argue state will be irreparably harmed if it has to consider greenhouse emissions quickly
So far, the governor’s office has not said how the state plans to handle law enforcement duties on the Flathead Indian Reservation
The Flathead Valley will offer plenty of activities this winter to appeal to a wide range of interests and age groups
By Denali SagnerFrom musical theater to martial arts, the art of balancing your children’s extracurricular activities and interests is a rarefied parenting skill
By Katie CantrellFor more than 40 years, the Glacier Mountaineering Society has helped its members explore the farthest reaches of Glacier National Park while promoting an ethic of stewardship and safety. Now, following the recent deaths of some of its most dedicated members, the next generation of climbers is taking up the mantle.
By Tristan ScottJohnnie Lee Hantz was reported missing on Nov. 29 and was last seen driving a side-by-side northbound on Highway 37 with his dog
While electric fences reduced human-bear conflict levels this year, Northwest Montana had 224 total calls and 13 known grizzly bear mortalities
Unique drive-thru quick lube service allows customers to never leave the comfort of their car
Whitefish Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine focuses on clinically proven, results-driven methods that provide long term relief for patients
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With high hopes for an incoming storm, Blacktail anticipates solid snow cover, encourages public to snow dance
Tickets for the 2024 Under The Big Sky festival will go on sale Friday, Dec. 8 at 12 p.m., MST
His record shows he is more like a party hack who does little more than toe the party line
The bigger picture, too often ignored unfortunately, is last summer’s misery was by no means confined to Flathead Lake
The decisions made on the future viability of hydro projects will have a direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of Montanans
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At a pair of recent binational meetings, tribal and First Nation governments said any solution to pollution in the international watershed must include IJC intervention, with Sen. Tester urging a unilateral reference if Canada refuses to engage
City council elections were held Nov. 7 in Kalispell, Columbia Falls and Whitefish, where voters also approved reallocating a portion of the resort tax for community housing
Hundreds of housing units are cropping up in the once-empty area northwest of Kalispell. With limited resources at its disposal, one small, rural school district is left to accommodate the wave of new children moving to the area.
A six-part series on notorious Flathead Valley militia leader David Burgert, who vanished into the wilderness after a shootout with sheriff's deputies in 2011
Flathead Beacon editor in chief Kellyn Brown is a cohost for today's episode, and asks host Micah Drew about the upcoming climate change lawsuit Held v. Montana
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