“The Pajama Game” opened Thursday night in the Columbia Falls High School Little Theater, giving late week theatergoers a great show. The musical comedy features Scott Hopkins, Bralyn Joubert, Jacob Santee, Ben Donner and Adelle Houle in leading roles, with a cast of 22, a chorus, and a crew of 13. The music is provided […]

America owes a great debt of gratitude to the men and women serving in our armed forces. A whole generation of military personnel is paying a huge price in service to our country. The federal government must honor that service with an updated benefits package suited to the needs of the 21st Century. Many of […]

VIRGINIA CITY – The founder of the exclusive Yellowstone Club has sold a parcel of land where he had planned to build the world’s most expensive home. Records at the Madison County Courthouse indicate that Big Sky resident Loren Bough bought the 160-acre parcel within the millionaires-only club. Bough grew up in Highwood and saw […]

Good morning and happy Schmeckfest! And happy Friday folks! There’s a lot happening around the valley and over the weekend. Our top story details the rampant illegal fish introductions taking place in lakes and streams throughout the Flathead and Swan valleys. At a recent investor forum, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., was pressed on the […]

Voters have rejected a $21.5 million school bond to renovate Whitefish High School. When all the votes were tallied on Thursday, 2,551 were opposed to the bond and 1,796 were for it. Superintendent Jerry House said he was disappointed with the decision and now must look for other ways to address the school’s needs. “Honestly, […]

WEST GLACIER – Glacier National Park officials say the park’s $25 million budget for 2008 includes an increase in base funding, which will allow for the hiring of more seasonal employees, but does not have as much money for special projects. The base budget increased from just over $12 million to nearly $13.2 million, mostly […]

If the skateboard, incline skates or BMX bike has been sitting in the corner all winter, it’s time to shake off the dust at Woodland Skate Park. With much of downtown Kalispell off limits to skateboarding, the park provides a safe haven for board enthusiasts and a “way of life – eat, sleep, skate,” according […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Thursday included the following: 8:03 a.m. Someone reported a reckless driver on Conrad Drive intentionally running into garbage cans and mailboxes. 10:10 a.m. A 17-year-old girl was arrested after she hit her Mom. 10:11 a.m. A man called in from Butte to say that his storage […]

For more than 25 years Whitefish photographer Kathy Sullivan, owner of Mountain Photography, has snapped shots of downhill racers clipping gates at 80 mph and screaming whitewater rafters paddling Pinball rapids on the Middle Fork. As the digital revolution swept photography, she swapped film for pixels – rekindling her enjoyment as her art improved. “Like […]

BIGFORK – Orange cones, flagging and detour signs mark the return of spring here. Two separate water and sewer projects are underway. Grand Avenue is closed to through traffic while the existing water main gets replaced and updated. Last summer, around the busy Fourth of July weekend, leakage from the water main alerted the community […]

Live Music: Friday: Somewhere Down the Road at Blue Canyon; Rudy and Gena Mendez at Los Caporales; Karaoke at Grizzly Jacks; Silver’s Platter at The Cottage; Xtra Sauce Raleigh’s Bar & Grill; Good Wood at Scotty’s; Mobile Beat DJ at Red’s; Sol Jibe at Lincoln County High School; Can’t Hardly Playboys at Red’s; 27th Annual […]

There is no shortage of litigation conversation in Whitefish these days, with plenty of indication that the city’s decision to sue Flathead County is only the first of what could be a series of lawsuits involving the “planning doughnut” and the critical areas ordinance. City Attorney John Phelps has publicly acknowledged he expects the city […]

HELENA – Montana is cracking down on casinos that ignore state law prohibiting gambling on credit. Gene Huntington is administrator of the state Gambling Control Division. He says the idea is to prevent people from losing all they have by using a credit card to gamble. The law has been on the books since 1989, […]

MISSOULA – Former White House political strategist Karl Rove was in Missoula on Wednesday for a fundraiser and to advise local GOP leaders on how to regain political control of the state, party officials said. The event was closed to the public, and media representatives were not allowed to attend. Will Deschamps, chairman of the […]

Good morning and happy Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day. Our top story this morning reports on the City of Whitefish and Flathead County hunkering down for a prolonged legal battle with each other – and how they’re going to pay for it. While plans have been scaled back for the proposed Glacier Performing Arts […]