The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Monday and Tuesday morning included the following: 12:08 a.m. A fight between two young men resulted in one arrest for assault and carrying a concealed weapon. 8:38 a.m. A Chevy S10 was reported stolen on West Reserve in Kalispell. 10:23 a.m. A man built a fence […]

Good morning and happy National Custodial Workers Day, Topping Flathead news on the Beacon this morning, Kalispell City Council (which has thankfully remained much more civil than Missoula City Council) met last night to approve a cash-in-lieu of parking fee for downtown development, and approved a 1,600 square-foot expansion to the new city hall. Whitefish […]

HELENA (AP) – The state’s two top lawmakers say increasingly partisan elections help create bitter legislative sessions, and suggested that more downtime after Election Day could help cool tempers. State Senate President Mike Cooney, D-Helena, and House Speaker Scott Sales, R-Bozeman, said it might be better if the Legislature waited more than a year after […]

HELENA (AP) – U.S. officials plan to meet with representatives of Canada this month in Paris, to discuss shielding Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park from energy exploration proposed in British Columbia, Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said Tuesday. Rehberg said the Interior Department told him arrangements to meet when the World Heritage Convention gathers in Paris, on […]

Local bar proprietors and musicians have different views on the health and future of Flathead’s music scene. Personally, I lean toward the optimistic, though in the presence of people who know what they’re talking about, my opinion is completely irrelevant. Nevertheless, I offer my diagnosis – say what you will about the professional music scene […]

Whitefish High School: 15:36 – Drew Coco’s winning time at Sept. 27 Thompson Falls Invitational cross country meet, a boys school record 18:52 – Loni Hanson’s winning time at Thompson Falls, a girls school record 5 – Whitefish girls runners who finished in top 7 at Thompson Falls 140 – Two-round final score by Sam […]

65 – Golfer Larry Iverson III’s first-round score in the Flatfish Invitational 76 – Iverson’s second-round score; he finished one shot behind leader 2nd – Iverson’s place in Flatfish tournament last year too; winner was Krause 3 – Goals scored by Maddey Frey in girls soccer team’s 3-2 victory over Helena High 6 – Consecutive […]

559 – Rushing yards by junior Josh Wilson, second in the conference 225 – Average weight of Libby’s linemen, who led the way to Libby’s 359 rushing yards in 41-21 victory over Columbia Falls 98 – Length in yards of Scott Palmer’s kickoff return for a touchdown 20 – Goals scored by state leader Kassi […]

61 – Kills by Alyssa Fierro, first in the conference 97 – Serving percentage by setter Claire Wilken, tops in Northwest A 1 – Errors by Wilken out of 33 serving attempts 75 – Tyler Butts’ first-round score in Flatfish Invitational golf tournament 98 – Butts’ second-round score Sports by the numbers is updated every […]

18 – Touchdowns thrown by junior quarterback Brock Osweiler through six games 23 – School record touchdown passes in a season 4 – Regular season games left for Osweiler to break record 4 – Consecutive victories by football team (4-2) 121 – Rushing yards by backup running back Bryce Stacy against Missoula Sentinel 18:45 – […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Sunday included the following: 12 a.m. Someone threw a beer can on First Avenue and Main Street and hit a shiny new truck. Minimal damage was caused by the tin can, but KPD was called anyway. 1:21 a.m. Two men were kicked out of Sawbucks and […]

Good morning and Happy National Cubicle Day. I’m not quite sure who should celebrate this holiday – those who work in cubicles or those who don’t? Maybe both? Topping Flathead news today, the AP reports on a Coram man found dead after crashing a friend’s ATV. Columbia Falls contributor Mark Riffey has pics and a […]

For Emilee Hashley, volleyball is a game of mistakes. For Glacier’s varsity girls, the winner is the one who gets over those errors the fastest. “Volleyball is the only sport you gain points by other people’s mistakes,” said Hashley, a junior and co-captain of the Wolfpack volleyball team. And with the help of setter Lindsea […]

KALISPELL Kalispell City Council meets tonight for a regular meeting at 7 p.m. The top issue council will consider is a cash-in-lieu of parking fee for downtown. Because parking spaces in downtown Kalispell are so scarce, builders there are obligated to provide a new parking space for every 400 square feet constructed. The council’s vote […]

By Oct. 10, Whitefish voters will have their say – whether to levy funds to purchase property to enlarge City Beach or let the parcel be sold on the open market for possible development. The .44-acre parcel of undeveloped, wooded land spans 100 feet of pricey waterfront that sells for about $36,000 per foot. The […]