Great Fish Challenge Outpaces Last Year at the Midway Mark
Donations are up 16% over this time last year, but Whitefish Community Foundation says the biggest surge in giving still lies ahead in the campaign's final week.
Girls on the Run Western Montana Appoint New Executive Director
Gerda Reeb, who previously spent two decades at Flathead Valley Community College, was tapped to lead the nonprofit that combines life-skill development with physical activity for young girls across the Flathead Valley.
Kalispell Chamber Cites Risk to Advocacy Work as Reason it Opposes I-194
Proponents of the anti-dark-money ballot measure dispute suggestions the measure would prevent businesses from supporting political measures
Glacier National Park Invites the Public to Celebrate Over a Century of National Park Service
The National Park Week festivities kicked off Aug. 22 and run until Sunday, with an entrance-fee free day on Aug. 25
Deer Creek Fire Near Flathead and Lincoln County Border Grows to 963 Acres
Firefighters continue to build fire line around the blaze, which is located 18 miles west of Marion and remained at 0% containment as of Monday morning.
Tracing Her Roots to the Grave
After inheriting both her mother and grandmother’s ashes, Sarah Defelice traced her family’s deep Flathead Valley roots to the oldest section of the C.E. Conrad Cemetery where she laid them to rest while connecting with her past
Floor Space: What You Can Buy for About $540,000
A mountain retreat between East and West Glacier in Essex; a Whitefish home with a detached shop near the Happy Valley trails; and a charming East Side residence in Kalispell
Wildfire Smoke Prompts Clean Air Pop-Up Events in Flathead Valley
Climate Smart Glacier Country will host a series of open houses Aug. 24-27 at three newly designated Clean Air Centers in Kalispell, Columbia Falls and Whitefish
Whitefish Planning Commission Amends Growth Policy to Limit 60-foot Buildings in Downtown
The matter will now go to the city council next month for a final decision on how to best address an impending state law that will allow the construction of 60-foot buildings downtown.
Flathead Forest Set to Approve Swan Valley Logging Project Under Emergency Authority
The Rumbling Owls Fuels Reduction Project, which spans 6,200 acres south of Condon near Holland Lake, would be approved under an emergency determination due to wildfire risk
Glacier National Park Closes St. Mary Campground to Tent Camping Amid Increased Bear Activity
Park officials on Friday also temporarily closed a portion of the Highline Trail until they could remove an animal carcass and issued alerts at the Goat Haunt shelter and Gunsight Pass trail
Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Adopts Reduced Wolf Harvest Quota Amid Population Estimation Error
Faced with revised counting methodology that dramatically reduces the state’s estimated wolf population, commissioners approved a scaled-down quota of 300 wolves in Montana
Stimson Timberland Easement Gains Final Commission Approval
The 20,629-acre conservation easement would protect timberland in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties as part of a broader effort to conserve Stimson's entire inland timber base
Increased Wildfire Activity Degrades Northwest Montana Air Quality
Hot, dry and windy conditions are forecast through the end of the week as local and regional wildfires blow smoke back into the Flathead Valley
Montana Supreme Court Denies Knudsen’s Bid to Block Legislators from November Ballot
In a unanimous ruling, a five-justice panel upheld a decision that stopped the attorney general’s opinion from taking effect
