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Police Identify Kalispell Couple

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Authorities identify Stacy Kalispell Police Chief Roger Nasset Highway Patrol arrived on scene soon
and Dan Fleck as the identiied Stacy and Dan Fleck, both 51, after and made entry into the house and
as the victims of an apparent murder- discovered two individuals on the loor
victims of March 25 incident
suicide at 134 Fly Way of Stillwater in one of the bedrooms. Both were dead and
Road last week.
from apparent gunshot wounds.
The Kalispell Police Department re- Nasset said autopsies are taking
ceived a call at 12:41 a.m. on March 25 place at the State Crime Lab in Missoula
By BEACON STAFF
from an adult male who said his father and an investigation is ongoing with sev-
Authorities have released the names had just shot his mother and was going eral pieces of evidence and interviews.
of the husband and wife who were found to commit suicide.
To avoid hindering the investigation, SECURITY
dead inside their Kalispell home early Oicers from the KPD, Flathead Nasset said no further information is be-
on the morning of March 25.
County Sherif’s Oice and Montana
ing released at this time.

Flathead County, Statewide Jobless Rates Drop

By BEACON STAFF
The state’s overall unemployment employment plus agricultural and self- in banking with
rate continues to slightly decline and employed workers, added 3,090 jobs in
Steady employment gains resulted in
landed at 5.1 percent last month, down February – one of the largest over-the-
a drop in Flathead County’s jobless rate 0.2 percent from January. Nearly 5,000 month job gains in the history of the a local bank

last month, according to the state’s lat- jobs have been added so far in 2014, ac- data series. The Montana labor force
est labor statistics.
cording to Labor Commissioner Pam also increased by 2,480 workers, which that knos you.
Flathead County’s non-seasonally Bucy.
is also a large increase compared to
adjusted unemployment rate dropped The U.S. unemployment rate in- other months. Payroll employment esti-
from 9 percent to 8.3 percent between creased by 0.1 percentage points in Feb- mates signal smaller job growth of 400
January and February, according to the ruary, up to 6.7 percent.
jobs, with small employment changes
Montana Department of Labor and In- “Montana’s economy continues to across most industries.
dustry. There were 3,649 unemployed show strong growth in February, add- The Consumer Price Index for All

residents in the Flathead last month and ing over 3,000 jobs,” Gov. Steve Bullock Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1
40,166 employed.
said. “I look forward to working with percent in February, led by food price in-
Lincoln County maintained the Main Street Montana businesses to en- creases. The food index rose by 0.4 per-
highest jobless rate in the state with 16.5 sure the state’s economy continues to cent, with prices for grocery store food
percent, or 1,228 unemployed residents. grow in 2014.”
increasing. Core inlation, measured by
Sanders County had the second highest February posted large gains in both the all items less food and energy index,
rate, at 14.7 percent. Glacier County’s employment and the labor force. Total rose by 0.1 percent, maintaining rela-
rate hit 11.8 percent.
employment, which includes payroll
tively low inlation levels.

Municipal Matters

A recap of recent news from City Hall

KALISPELL
FLATHEAD COUNTY
and (406) 758-5535. Those wish-
ing to register to vote in person will IDAHO STREET BANK
be required to come to the Fair- 233 E Idaho St.
• Members of the city council met • In preparation for the 2014 primary grounds Country Kitchen. Hours
Monday night to discuss an up- election cycle, the Flathead County will remain the same, Monday- Kalispell, MT 59901
coming trip to Washington D.C. Election Department has moved to Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. The deadline 755-4271
City Manager Doug Russell is lead- the Flathead County Fairgrounds
ing a group of city officials, includ- Country Kitchen through June for absentee voting is noon June 2.
ing councilors Tim Kluesner, Phil 30 for the purpose of voter regis- Absentee ballots are issued to late
Guiffrida, Sandy Carlson, Chad tration and absentee voting. The registrants up until this time on the
Graham, Kari Gabriel and Wayne Country Kitchen building is locat- day before Election Day, June 2; late
registrants who submit a registra-
Saverud and Community Develop- ed directly behind the grandstand. tion card after noon must return to MERIDIAN ROAD BANK
ment Manager Katharine Thomp- Flathead County residents will be the election office on election day to
son, who will meet with Montana’s able to register in person at the fair- 552 N Meridian Rd.
federal delegation and federal agen- grounds. Absentee voting begins receive an absentee ballot. To con- Kalispell, MT 59901
cies like the Department of Trans- May 5 and continues until June 2 at firm registration, or for more infor- 755-5432
portation and Economic Develop- noon and will be conducted solely mation, visit the Flathead County
ment Administration. The local at the Country Fair Kitchen. The website at http://flathead.mt.gov/
election.
A Locally Owned,
group will be in D.C. April 9-12.
mailing address and phone num- Independent Community
bers will stay the same, 800 S. Main Bank Since 1974
– Room 115, Kalispell, MT 59901

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