The public works director for Columbia Falls said the failure led to elevated levels of phosphorous and nitrogen in the effluent released into the Flathead River

Opponents included local churches and Whitefish Credit Union

In October, the company will put on its first mainstage production of the season with Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

More firefighting personnel are expected to continue arriving on the fire

Two bartenders on opposite sides of Flathead Lake discuss this sometimes polarizing, and often ordered, cocktail

Firefighting personnel have been dispatched to a fire burning about 10 miles west of Polson

A developer’s zoning requests to construct the 455-unit River Highlands subdivision east of the Flathead River is slated to go before city council on Aug. 29

‘A Timeless Legacy: Artists of Glacier, Past & Present’ will have its opening celebration on Aug. 27. The Hockaday Museum of Art exhibition will be on display through Oct. 29.

As crews report gains on Elmo Fire, seasonal outlook shows above normal fire potential

A community meeting about the Elmo fire is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday night at the Elmo powwow grounds off Highway 93

Called “Mozart and the Modern,” this year’s weeklong classical music festival begins the night of Aug. 9 at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center

Thursday marks the fourth time firefighters on the Elmo fire have encountered red flag conditions capable of producing increased fire behavior

A community meeting about the fire is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday night at the Elmo Pow Wow Grounds off Highway 93

Daily fire forecast calls for 'aggressive spread' on some timbered slopes as blaze grows to 16,000 acres with 10% containment, threatening structures and prompting evacuations

The Elmo fire is expected to continue backing its way to the north and east