The move rankled some local Republicans, who defended incumbent Sheriff Brian Heino at the Flathead County Republican Central Committee's Thursday night meeting and on social media, saying the local party’s endorsements in primary races have widened divides
Industry professionals and local tele-vangelists will converge March 28-29 at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area for the second-annual TeleFestivus, which celebrates the region's history — and its future — as a breeding ground for top tele skiers
The county Republican central committee plans to endorse candidates in local legislative races again as campaigning ramps up. Democrats have also fielded candidates in each of the area’s legislative races, a feat the local chair called “a sign of growing energy.”
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