Good morning; on the Beacon today, Kalispell Regional Medical Center will build a new primary care and imaging clinic in Columbia Falls, with construction scheduled to begin in October and completion expected in December. The number of reported chlamydia cases in Flathead County nearly doubled in July and August, while HIV cases continue to steadily increase, according to officials at the county’s health department. A Hungry Horse man has been sentenced to five years in prison for shooting and injuring a woman. On Sept. 14 at the Whitefish Library, a joint city-county committee voted unanimously to move forward with a revised interlocal agreement that seeks to establish fair governance for residents living in an area called the “planning doughnut” outside of Whitefish city limits.
The Bozeman Chronicle’s Dan Person has an excellent profile of Judge Donald Molloy. Mike Jarrett’s 31-yard field with 4 seconds left helped Eastern Washington win in its first game on its new red turf, 36-27 over Montana on Saturday before a record crowd at newly named Roos Field. Coach Rob Ash guided Montana State to a 48-21 win over Drake, the team he left in 2006 after 18 years. The longest recession the country has endured since World War II ended in June 2009, according to a group that dates the beginning and end of recessions. Tea party leaders stung by turmoil over anti-gay rhetoric from their ranks acknowledge the publicity over the issue hurts the movement but hope the rancor will be short-lived. At a time when gays have been gaining victories across the country, the Republican Party in Montana still wants to make homosexuality illegal. In the race for the open Public Service Commission seat representing northern Montana, Republican and political newcomer Travis Kavulla is looking to repeat what he did in the June primary election: Knock off a well-known legislator for something of an upset victory. A conservation plan proposed for more than 500,000 acres of state land in Montana calls for increased timber harvests and buffers along streams where logging would be prohibited. Chuck Johnson describes an increasing number of handy tools available on the Internet for voters to learn more about congressional candidates, where they stand on issues and who supports them financially. The University of Montana will host a symposium that examines the state’s constitution and what it means to hold a constitutional convention.