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Infrastructure

Creston Paving Project on Pause for Winter

Since September, crews have crack sealed the roadway shoulders and installed new signage on approximately 7 miles of MT 35 southeast of Creston; work will be completed in 2025

Wildlife

Chronic Wasting Disease Found for First Time in Wild Flathead Valley Deer

Wildlife officials confirmed the disease in a symptomatic buck at the Flathead County Landfill. The detection signals the neurological disease’s first known occurrence in wild deer populations in the Flathead, even as it has gained prevalence in the Libby area since 2019 and was detected in a local game farm in 2020.

Montana

Going Deep

In Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness, a team of cavers reaches new depths in Tears of the Turtle, the nation’s deepest known limestone cave. How much lower does it go?

Twice as Tasty

Smashed Bean Pasta

The long Italian tradition of pairing shell beans with pasta inspired this easy, pantry-based, one-bowl meal