The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Tuesday included the following: :10 a.m. A pit bull charged a person on Gunsight Loop. 9:14 a.m. Someone called the Sheriff’s Department after they were bit by a vicious Pomeranian. 10:32 a.m. A semi was stuck in traffic on U.S. Highway 93. 10:40 a.m. Someone in […]

BILLINGS – Max Baucus is the sixth most powerful member of the U.S. Senate, according to a report released Monday by Congress.org. The nonpartisan group ranks Baucus ahead of Hillary Clinton and John McCain. The Montana Democrat ranked seventh in last year’s poll. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., earned the No. 1 spot this year, followed […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Sunday included the following: 4:30 a.m. A resident on Harmony Road in Kalispell heard a neighbor woman screaming. Deputies arrived to find an argumentative man and his screaming wife. The two were separated for the remainder of the evening. 8:37 a.m. Someone called in because they […]

Most of the citizens weighing in on an update to the 2006 Kalispell Area Transportation plan Monday night recommended further study and deliberation before the city takes any action. The transportation plan, a supplement to the city’s growth policy, addresses areas within the city and up to three miles outside city limits. All but one […]

WHITEFISH – As the snows fell heavy outside, Whitefish city councilors stayed cozy inside City Hall until past midnight on Monday, picking through a busy agenda that included the final approval of the critical areas ordinance. Toward the end of the meeting, which lasted more than five hours, the council voted 4-1 to adopt the […]

Good morning and happy National Grammar Day. It’s a wet, snowy morning in the Flathead, and the city council meetings ran late last night. Despite a five-hour meeting, Whitefish City Council again tabled discussion of the controversial downtown improvement project. In Kalispell, an update to area transportation plan was criticized by almost everyone who spoke […]

As one of nine seniors on the Flathead Bravettes who have played basketball together for years, Meghan O’Connell knows what to expect from this year’s Class AA state tournament in Great Falls. “I think state is going to be the best time of our lives,” O’Connell said. With that sentiment in mind, the Bravettes kick […]

Somewhere in between the consent agenda and the fall of midnight, I lost touch of reality. I had, once again, slipped into a strange city council coma. With trembling hands, I reached for the Whitefish City Council agenda: four items left. One of them was a discussion on the length of council meetings. The irony […]

HELENA – A German company is planning to build a wind turbine manufacturing plant near Butte, Gov. Brian Schweitzer announced Tuesday. Fuhrlander AG of Waigandshain, Germany, says it hopes to start building the $25 million plant in the fall and finished by next year. It will employ about 150 people. The company selected Montana for […]

HELENA – Brad Miller of Eureka has claimed a $200,000 Powerball prize from Saturday night’s drawing. Miller bought his winning ticket at Ksanka Store in Eureka, where his wife, Trinia Holder, works. Miller and Holder drove to Helena Monday night and claimed the prize Tuesday. Miller is starting his own drywall and construction business. He […]

People wondering about their 2008 economic stimulus payment, often called a tax rebate, should know two things: Most adults qualify for it and everybody must file a 2007 tax return to get their checks. Lil Dupree of Northwest Montana Human Resources has been fielding calls from people worried about getting their rebates, which are part […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Monday included the following: 9:28 a.m. A cat wouldn’t get out of a tree in Evergreen. 2:43 p.m. Tools were taken from a construction site in Bigfork. 3:02 p.m. A man called in because young people were harassing his 16-year-old daughter. 3:56 p.m. Someone smashed a […]

On Sunday afternoon, Nathan Woods was recognized during a ceremony at the North Valley Community Center. A member of Troop 41, Nathan is Columbia Falls’ newest Eagle Scout and the 28th Eagle Scout from Troop 41 since 1992. To achieve the Eagle rank, Scouts must progress through seven ranks, each requiring community service, a mastery […]

In a state that doesn’t have its own pro sports teams, it’s a big deal when NFL players come to town. Kids can sidle up for autographs during the annual Whitefish Winter Classic when top basketball players from the valley’s high schools form an all-star team to duke it out on the court with the […]

Good morning and happy birthday to Alexander Graham Bell. It’s a snowy morning, once again, in the Flathead. On the Beacon this morning, a wrap up of weekend sports action. In Class AA hoops, the Flathead Bravettes are off to the state tournament after defeating Missoula Hellgate. While the season ends for the boys, defeated […]