The Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Monday included the following: 9:21 a.m. A wild cat was trapped so it couldn’t get out. 10:29 a.m. An angry inmate in the detention center broke the antenna off the TV. 1:13 p.m. A dog killed a deer and ate it. The dog was hauled off to the shelter. […]

COLUMBIA FALLS – Flathead County Commissioners’ proposal to let voters decide on a gasoline tax to pay for road improvements, has, well, pretty much run out of gas. Commissioners Joe Brenneman and Gary Hall discussed the gas tax Monday night at a joint work session – at which no votes were allowed – with the […]

BILLINGS (AP) – State Sen. Roy Brown of Billings announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for governor in 2008, saying he was “compelled to run because state spending is completely out of control.” Brown is the first GOP candidate to announce a challenge to Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who is seeking re-election. Brown plans […]

Sometimes, while I’m finishing up my Ramen, I like to get on the Internet and check out online menus from four and five-star restaurants. I read things like Cajun-crusted and blackened ahi or duck breast sealed in a light brioche crust and I think, “mmmm.” I look at my Ramen and think, “mmmmssssgggg.” I decide […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Monday included the following: 8:33 a.m. Nearly a dozen mailboxes were smashed and chucked down a hill. 9:50 a.m. A car that had previously been reported stolen was recovered with illegal drugs in it. 10:25 a.m. Audio equipment has been stolen out of cars at Hot […]

Good morning and happy…um, happy…something’s going on tonight, I forget… It’s a brisk, sunny morning in the Flathead, the new Beacons are on the stands and the news is hopping. Keriann Lynch analyzes the report by Bigfork High school on the death of football player Jeffrey Bowman – nearly every other school in the valley […]

26 – Touchdowns thrown this season by Brock Osweiler, a school record at end of regular season 2,686 – Passing yards by Osweiler, tops in the state 75 – Receptions by Michael Gallagher, first in the state and second-most in school history 1,149 – Receiving yards by Gallagher, first in the state by more than […]

30 – Consecutive victories for boys soccer team after winning second straight state championship on Oct. 27 24 – Goals scored by Preston Taylor, first in state 21 – Goals scored by Jonas Magstadt, second in state 301 – Combined kills by volleyball standouts Ashley Ferda and Brielle Menegazzi, top tandem in conference at end […]

220 – Passing yards by Shay Smithwick-Hann in season’s final game against Missoula Big Sky 11 – Completions by Smithwick-Hann against Big Sky 20 – Yards per completion average for Smithwick-Hann against Big Sky 50 – Receptions for season by Connor Fuller, team-best 47 – Receptions by Wiley Fusaro; both he and Fuller finished top […]

31 – Years since last state tournament home game for football team before Oct. 27 first round loss to Hamilton 248 – Wildcats’ rushing yards per game in regular season, tops in conference 22 – Wildcats’ rushing yards against Hamilton, a 24-0 loss 344 – Hamilton’s total rushing yards 827 – Rushing yards by Josh […]

62 – Blocks by volleyball star Alyssa Fierro, tops in the conference at end of regular season 34 – Next closest total in conference 177 – Kills by Fierro, first in conference 497 – Rushing yards by Brad Bell, sixth in the conference at end of regular season 7 – Combined total of touchdowns scored […]

Inside a dark, eerie crumbling castle, Jonathan Harker reaches for door after door. Locked. All of them. As a tall, colorless host clothed in black escorts the prisoner to supper, his host utters, “I have already dined, but I do not sup.” Wolves howl. Thunder booms. Bram Stoker’s 1897 story “Dracula” crawls out of the […]

The city councils of Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls, along with Flathead County Commissioners meet tonight at Columbia Falls City Hall at 7 p.m. for a joint work session to discuss issues facing the entire valley. No votes are allowed. Items up for discussion include: – Ed Heger, a North Fork landowner and member of […]

HELENA (AP) – Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who swept into office as the new face of Western Democrats, draws plenty of ire from Republicans three years later but has yet to draw an opponent for re-election. It’s a big change from the flurry of campaign announcements and gubernatorial hopefuls usually seen at this point in […]

The Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Sunday include the following: 12:56 a.m. A naughty 14-year-old boy slapped his mom and ran off. 4:14 a.m. A woman’s boyfriend slapped her and walked away. 9:06 a.m. A Kalispell man said another guy threatened him over an incident involving a truck. 10:59 a.m. A woman reported a check […]