For 50 years, the Flathead River system has been designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, serving as the legislation’s inspiration after wildlife biologists John and Frank Craighead spearheaded the watershed’s protection stemming from the Spruce Park dam proposal on the Middle Fork
By Maggie Dresser
The resolution represents a “formal action” to move forward with financing on the new justice center to be located on Snowline Lane
By Maggie Dresser
Over half of the clinic’s staff graduated from high schools around the Flathead Valley
By Zoë Buhrmaster
The food truck offers up both sweet and savory dishes, along with a rotating cast of other menu items
By Zoë Buhrmaster
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 BjorkWith fuel prices, labor costs and mortgage rates running high, construction remains steady as builders find creative ways to cut costs and recruit workers
The fuels reduction project targets about 200 acres of forested front-country terrain on Whitefish Mountain Resort's south-facing aspect. Some of the work will cause “brief disruptions” affecting trail access this summer.
The annual event showcases local culinary talent and supports workforce housing
Aaron Ells shares key insights on how financial planning can help couples when they are together and after one has passed on
How a simple ticket can change everything
Roughly 150 third- through fifth-grade girls from across the Flathead Valley will compete alongside other racers in the 5K distance on race day next month
Bands from Montana and beyond treat Kalispell metal music fans
Maclean’s late-in-life achievement is a legacy for us all
If candidates cannot support what the Republican Party states as general values and beliefs, then they should not use the party banner to get elected
Now, whenever Chicken Little comes calling, I suggest taking a deep breath
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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
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
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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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
