Rafters rescued after being dumped in Middle Fork of Flathead

Five rafters escaped serious injury when their raft overturned in the Middle Fork of the Flathead River on Tuesday afternoon. The Flathead County Sheriff's Office took a 911 call just before 2 p.m. that the incident had occurred near Izaak Walton Inn Road southeast of Essex.

Spring storm could dump feet of snow on Glacier Park

Winter’s not done with Northwest Montana just yet. A significant spring storm is predicted to impact the region beginning Monday night, bringing heavy snow to the mountains around Whitefish.

Legals for August, 15 2021

Gated Forest roads help wildlife

In the North Fork News column of March 7, Larry Wilson wrote that search and rescue (SAR) training has been “limited in recent years due to Forest Service closure of most public lands in the area.” Unless the Forest Service has been closing all access to large blocks of public lands, this statement is a gross distortion of facts.

Gated Forest roads help wildlife

In the North Fork News column of March 7, Larry Wilson wrote that search and rescue (SAR) training has been “limited in recent years due to Forest Service closure of most public lands in the area.” Unless the Forest Service has been closing all access to large blocks of public lands, this statement is a gross distortion of facts.

Gated Forest roads help wildlife

In the North Fork News column of March 7, Larry Wilson wrote that search and rescue (SAR) training has been “limited in recent years due to Forest Service closure of most public lands in the area.” Unless the Forest Service has been closing all access to large blocks of public lands, this statement is a gross distortion of facts.

Walmart to require customers to wear masks at all its stores

Walmart has become the latest major retailer to require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores

Second Harvest truck returns on Friday

BONNERS FERRY — Second Harvest Inland Empire is at it again! The non-profit will be at the Boundary County Fairgrounds on Friday, May 15 with a truck full of food for those who may need it.

State to target non-native trout in Bull River drainage

State wildlife officials plan to revamp invasive fish suppression efforts on the East Fork Bull River to combat a so-called “hotspot of hybridization” threatening native westslope cutthroat and bull trout populations.

State to target non-native trout in Bull River drainage

State wildlife officials plan to revamp invasive fish suppression efforts on the East Fork Bull River to combat a so-called “hotspot of hybridization” threatening native westslope cutthroat and bull trout populations.

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Marvin Richard Calahan, 91

Marvin Richard Calahan, 91 years old, "went to be with his Lord and Savior" on Sept. 29, 2007, at the Village Health Care Center in Missoula. He was born in Roundup on Aug. 8, 1916, to William and Amanda Calahan.

Marvin Richard Calahan, 91

Marvin Richard Calahan, 91, "went to be with his Lord and Savior" on Sept. 29, 2007, at the Village Health Care Center in Missoula. He was born in Roundup on Aug. 8, 1916, to William and Amanda Calahan.

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Locals visit Superior for Hoop Shoot

Nearly 400 people descended on Superior Schools last weekend to participate in the Annual Superior Hoop Shoot. A basketball competition for grades third through eight comprised of three divisions: third and fourth; fifth and sixth; seventh and eighth.

Legals for January, 13 2022

Preservation payoff

Restaurant owner earns Orchid Award for restoring historic home

POST FALLS - When Tina-Marie Schultz first saw the 1910 home for sale at Fourth and Frederick across from City Hall, she almost turned away. "The paint was peeling, no lawn, dead trees ... it was in pretty bad shape," she recalls.

Refugee carves model of 'a dear friend'

When Syrian refugee Fadel Alkhudr arrived in Germany in 2015, the first thing he saw when he stepped out of the train in Cologne was the city's majestic cathedral. The art carver became so fascinated by the famous Gothic cathedral with its landmark twin spires and intricate ornaments that he spent hours looking at the landmark building on the Rhine river, taking photos of it, drawing sketches and eventually started creating a wooden replica of it. For over two years — or around 5,000 hours, as he says — the Muslim worked on creating a 6.5-foot-tall copy of Germany's best known Christian house of worship. It is now on

City continues search for new cemetery site

Whitefish City Council is committed to finding a new cemetery site for the city and will extend the service of the ad hoc committee charged with looking for a site.