2026 Flathead Valley Spring Sports Preview
Four area teams will look to defend their state titles as another year of high school competition winds down
Four area teams will look to defend their state titles as another year of high school competition winds down
City councilors are set to wrap up discussion and adopt the state-mandated update to its growth policy at its April 6 meeting
The three-man Rocket League team will go head-to-head against East Helena on Saturday at Bigfork High School’s gymnasium in what will be the school’s first-ever live esports match
Over the next few weeks, city councilors will consider whether to restrict future short-term rental permits to primary homeowners only.
The music festival, Rhythm & Roots, will take place at Star Meadows Ranch on Saturday, with proceeds supporting the Resilient Strings Foundation
The Whitefish High School girls basketball team will open Class A state tournament play at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday
The Ottawa Senators defenseman played in all six games, helping Team USA outscore opponents 26-9 en route to its first gold medal in men’s hockey in 46 years
The Bigfork Valkyries, Whitefish Bulldogs and Columbia Falls Wildkats enter the tournament as the top three seeds from the Northwest A girls division.
“The Swing Resistance” will feature a selection of von Kleist’s original songs performed alongside a New York City jazz band, exploring themes ranging from women’s rights and religious hypocrisy to aging and the wealth gap
The sustainable growth advocacy group hired a professional polling firm to survey Flathead County voters on questions related to affordable housing, including policies to potentially be woven into new land use plans for Whitefish, Columbia Falls and Kalispell
The three-time gold medalist made the move to Kalispell nearly four years ago and has since leaned on her newfound “village” as she prepares for her third Winter Paralympic Games.
Daniel Lombardi’s first photography show explores a future without birds through the spiritual, science-fiction lens of his cyan images of the cautious, regimented process of bird banding
Local theater companies encourage children to join the action, saying that acting and performing can teach valuable skills that have benefits far beyond the stage
Although the commission reached a consensus on the 20-year planning document, some commissioners gave their OK begrudgingly following the multi-year process that has been marked by contention
The first fee hike in nearly 10 years, which will take effect this summer, was approved to better support the city’s Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) prevention program
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