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 Dresser
Sports
Girls on the Run Western Montana Forms New Partnership with Whitefish Marathon
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
By Lauren FrickThe 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
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
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
Browning High School Students to Showcase Mental Health App at National Science Fair
Flathead Conservation District Asks Judge to Reappoint Planning Board Member Amid Dispute with County Commissioners
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?
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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
Profile in Failed Leadership
An incompetent and out-of-touch GOP bureaucracy is dragging Montana down
Tired of the Smear Campaigns
Many Republicans in the area are acting no better than Democrats
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Foys to Blacktail Conservation Project Protects 1,131-acre Parcel Next to Herron Park
The newly conserved property includes 12 miles of existing forest roads and trails, including the ridgetop trail connecting Herron Park to Blacktail Mountain
High Fertilizer and Fuel Prices Boost Costs for Montana Farmers as Tight Margins Persist
As the war in Iran bottlenecks supply chains, the price increases have added to steep input costs for local producers. Meanwhile, low commodity prices remain a barrier to offsetting those costs.
Flathead Valley Engineers Play Key Roles in Historic Artemis II Moon Mission
Daniel Baca and Jeremiah Hall, raised in Kalispell and Olney, are part of the team behind the first crewed moon mission in over 50 years
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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
