2025 Fall Mack Days-week 5 Results

2025 Fall Mack Days Week 5 on Flathead Lake is complete with a total of 11,270 lake trout entries turned in by lake trout anglers.

Why it's never too early to start preparing for Christmas

If you stick your fingers in your ears at the mention of Christmas anytime before November, you might just be missing out. You don't need to be scouting for spruce trees or organizing your ornaments, but keeping Christmas in mind a number of months before it arrives can be helpful for your schedule, your stress levels and your bank account.

Christmas cards and Christmas parties in July?

The first snowfall is months away, but you can still have Christmas in July. Not literally, of course, but the quirky tradition of having a holiday-themed party in the heat of July is a fun one that's easy to put together. And, even if you're not throwing a party, there are actually some things you can do now to start preparing for the real Christmas six months down the road.

Sky’s Coffee owner following family tradition

MATTAWA — For Sky’s Coffee owner Alisha Avalos, small business runs in the family.

ASSIST Center opens doors

A Kalispell nonprofit has created a middle ground for patients discharged from the hospital but in danger of ending up back in the emergency room.

Notice of Application and Public Hearing With Optional DNS

Description of Proposed Developement: Plat 6.23 acres into two lots. Construct 28,000 SF shop building for FFA-accredited repair of aircraft parts. The building may be expanded in the future.

Community Thanks January 18, 2015

Sports Briefs

'Loose change' is cost of Ronan girls' hoop camp

Agnes Gingery

Agnes Gingery

Agnes Gingery

Forest offers permits for Christmas trees

Personal-use Christmas tree permits from the Flathead National Forest are available for $3 each from Forest Service offices in Kalispell, Hungry Horse, Bigfork and Whitefish.

Flathead Forest offers Christmas tree permits

Christmas tree permits from the Flathead National Forest are available for $5 each from Forest Service offices in Kalispell, Hungry Horse and Bigfork and from a variety of vendors across the valley.

Review fast tracked for Nevada vanadium mine, 1st in the US

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Invoking President Trump’s executive order streamlining environmental reviews of projects critical to U.S. security, federal land managers have launched an expedited permitting process for the first U.S. vanadium mine at a high-desert site in Nevada.

Review fast tracked for Nevada vanadium mine, 1st in the US

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Invoking President Trump’s executive order streamlining environmental reviews of projects critical to U.S. security, federal land managers have launched an expedited permitting process for the first U.S. vanadium mine at a high-desert site in Nevada.

Are college campus tours part of your summer vacation?

Do your summer plans include one or more visits to campuses of schools being considered by that teen in your family? Such tours can be very positive and helpful experiences, if done right.

Federal funding cuts leave Flathead Valley food banks looking to fill shelves

The county is home to several food banks that provide both fresh and non-perishable goods to thousands of families, seniors and working people. While food banks stock their shelves in various ways, including private donations, grocery surpluses, and buying food, they also lean on the federal government for assistance in buying fresh, home-grown items.

4th annual Newfapalooza on Saturday

Area Newfoundland’s will gather on Saturday for a barbecue and obstacle course.

Community asked to help stamp out hunger

Food drive is Saturday, May 14

Vandals damage Grant County Fairgrounds buildings

EPHRATA — Vandals damaged buildings at the Grant County Fairgrounds sometime during the past two weeks. Tom Gaines, Grant County director of central services, said as far as fairgrounds officials can tell, nothing was stolen.