After historically operating under the Clerk and Recorder Office, the Flathead County Board of Commissioners appointed Paula Buff as the nonpartisan election administrator to run the newly independent department, which is designed to eliminate conflicts of interest and provide greater oversight
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the Treasure State the fourth largest grant out of all 50 states that applied for the Rural Health Transformation Program
The 43-year-old driver and his 7-year-old son on Dec. 30 were pronounced dead at the scene on Spotted Robe Trail
Fire crews from across Flathead County responded to the fire at Montana Timberline Firewood Co. in the Helena Flats area near Kalispell
Senate President Matt Regier claims a $126.2 million supplemental for schools was indicative of a “sloppy” legislative process — a suggestion that has drawn pushback from other legislators and education advocates
Mitchell Alexander Kleinman is charged with a felony count of attempted deliberate homicide and a second count of criminal endangerment after allegedly shooting another driver in the head and firing multiple rounds at his vehicle with an 8-year-old child in the backseat
Located on the corner of Railroad Street and Fourth Avenue East North, the six homes are slated to break ground this spring as the nonprofit organization works to acquire more land and expand its inventory
Conflicting estimates of the plant’s maximum capacity show two different paths forward as the city develops in the coming years
A relocated and updated residence in Kalispell; a Lakeside property with Flathead Lake views; and a home on Eagle Bend Golf Course in Bigfork
Kelli Higgins, an English teacher and the International Baccalaureate coordinator at Flathead High School, was honored at a school-wide assembly.
A selection of the Beacon's best imagery from the past year
From the consequences of mass firings of public land managers to trade war tensions with Canada and the Flathead’s hidden immigrant communities, here are a few of our best stories from the last year
United Airlines added several seasonal direct flights to Kalispell to accommodate winter tourism as Whitefish Mountain Resort staff prepares for big crowds through the New Year
When a rock-blasting operation on a luxury lakeshore home triggered a landslide last year, it became the poster child for regulatory dysfunction on Whitefish Lake. But even as the custom builders responsible for the landslide say they have repaired the damage, which didn't warrant enforcement action, neighbors and citizens' groups argue the lack of local oversight begs the question: Who's in charge of Whitefish Lake?
The driver of a Chevy Silverado on Dec. 20 fled the scene of the fatal accident, which Montana Highway Patrol troopers estimate occurred several hours before it was reported
A selection of the Beacon's best imagery from the past year
From the consequences of mass firings of public land managers to trade war tensions with Canada and the Flathead’s hidden immigrant communities, here are a few of our best stories from the last year
As Whitefish enters the final stretch of a state-mandated overhaul of its 2007 growth policy, long-simmering tensions have spilled out. While city leaders acknowledge the community's frustrations with the process — as well as the difficulty of the commission's task — they remain optimistic about the end result.
