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FEBRUARY 26, 2014 | VOL. 8 NO. 9 FREE











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A Family’s Pain






On Feb. 14, 2013, Nicole Waller 

went missing along an isolated 

stretch of U.S. Highway 2. One 


year later, her family is still 

waiting for answers 
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Carmen Keibler shows a necklace, 
which was a gift from her sister, 
Nicole Waller, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 
2014. Waller went missing on Feb. 
14, 2013, after her car was found 
abandoned between Poplar and 
Wolf Point.

GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON




A FOUR-YEAR BUSINESS MONTHLY
FOCUS ON FINANCE 

THE ARTS
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Glacier High 

School begins Fine 
Arts Academy READY FOR THE BIG TIME

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Riding an undefeated season, 
the Bigfork Vikings are 
rumbling into the divisional 
tournament as the top- 

ranked team in Montana
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