At Whitefish Animal Hospital, Homegrown Staff Build Lifelong Connections to the Community
Over half of the clinic’s staff graduated from high schools around the Flathead Valley
By Zoë Buhrmaster
Construction
Flathead Valley Builders Adapt to Rising Costs as Demand Remains Strong
With fuel prices, labor costs and mortgage rates running high, construction remains steady as builders find creative ways to cut costs and recruit workers
By Maggie DresserThe Latest
Flathead Living
Meet the Chef: Wild Child’s Kelly Lundie
The food truck offers up both sweet and savory dishes, along with a rotating cast of other menu items
By Zoë Buhrmaster
On the Wild Side
Mark and Sam Schurke carved out a life in the Swan Valley offering hands-on adventures with rare Inuit sled dogs while raising two sons in the family business
By Kay Bjork
A Century of Sentries
Weathering 100 years of change, the soul of Northwest Montana lookouts endures
By Hunter D'AntuonoNEWS & FEATURES
Investigation of Flood-related Asbestos Releases Continues in Libby
As state and federal regulators try to determine the extent to which last December's flooding exposed or mobilized legacy mine waste the Libby Asbestos Superfund boundary, they're hosting an open house on April 20.
DEQ to Hold Public Hearing on Phase Two of Lakeside Sewer District Expansion Plan
Montana GOP Weighs In on Primaries, Bypassing Flathead Incumbents
Flathead County School Elections Roundup
Democratic Party Announces State Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy’s Withdrawal from Eastern District House Primary
Bodnar, Alme Lead Federal Candidates in First Quarter Fundraising
OUTDOORS
Tribes, Stakeholder Groups Join Forces to Oppose B.C. Coal Mine Expansion
This week's petition for an independent review panel comes as Indigenous leaders from Montana, Idaho and B.C. close ranks to resist a coal mine expansion proposal in the transboundary Elk-Kootenai river watershed until the decades-old pollution problem is resolved
Thinking of Fall, Already
Flathead Forest Authorizes Logging Project West of Blacktail Mountain
Foys to Blacktail Conservation Project Protects 1,131-acre Parcel Next to Herron Park
Montana Judge Upholds Lake Koocanusa Water Quality Rule
What’s a Fly, Anyway?
Sponsored Content
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Whitefish Restaurant Week Returns May 16–22
The annual event showcases local culinary talent and supports workforce housing
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Financial Planning for Widowhood in Three Phases
Aaron Ells shares key insights on how financial planning can help couples when they are together and after one has passed on
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Warm Hearts for Cold Noses
How a simple ticket can change everything
NEWSLETTERS
SPORTS
2026 Flathead Valley Spring Sports Preview
Four area teams will look to defend their state titles as another year of high school competition winds down
Sending Out the Season
Bigfork Esports Team Levels Up
Young Lady Bulldogs to Make First State Tournament Appearance in Five Years
‘It Was Unbelievable’: Whitefish Native Jake Sanderson Reflects on Team USA Hockey’s Historic Gold Medal Run
Blackfeet Referees Make History in First Game Officiated by All-Women Crew
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
All Roads Lead to Whitefish
A Western rock band with a fondness for the road, Radio Ranch always finds its way back to the Flathead Valley music scene. The trio will open for Paul Cauthen on Saturday night at Majestic Valley Arena.
Rocky Mountain Riff Fest Brings the Heavy Underground to Kalispell
Potato and Lemon Cheese Pierogi
Rustic Lemon Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Lemon Cheese
‘A Desire to See the World’
OPINION
The Purging of Independent-minded Republicans
It's important to understand who's actually calling the shots
Legislative Overreach
Senate Bill 243 is a clumsy and ineffective pretense to make housing more affordable
Profile in Failed Leadership
An incompetent and out-of-touch GOP bureaucracy is dragging Montana down
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Editor's Picks
Montana GOP Weighs In on Primaries, Bypassing Flathead Incumbents
The state party's "Honor Roll" endorsements align with the local GOP's picks, and put an exclamation point on Republican infighting that came to a head during the 2025 legislative session
Tribes, Stakeholder Groups Join Forces to Oppose B.C. Coal Mine Expansion
This week's petition for an independent review panel comes as Indigenous leaders from Montana, Idaho and B.C. close ranks to resist a coal mine expansion proposal in the transboundary Elk-Kootenai river watershed until the decades-old pollution problem is resolved
Bodnar, Alme Lead Federal Candidates in First Quarter Fundraising
The quarterly reports to the Federal Election Commission span the period from Jan. 1 to March 31. After a month of shakeups to the state’s federal races, the reports offer a first glimpse at where candidates may stand in the newly shaped primaries for the western congressional district and U.S. Senate.
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Project 7
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
