Mundel takes third in Libby

Bear attack survivor shares tips for griz country

Hudson had already suffered several bites from the 1,500-pound, snarling beast.

Law enforcement and court records, Sept. 23

Lake County District Court, Judge McNeil presiding

First nurses finish MSU here

What began as a conversation eight years ago resulted in eight students earning their bachelor's degrees in nursing this month without leaving the Flathead Valley.

Jury finds Craig McCrea guilty of two counts of felony arson

Former firefighter Craig McCrea was found guilty Feb. 8 on two of four counts of arson after a dramatic four-day trial at the Lake County Courthouse.

Whitefish looks for way to complete river trail

The Whitefish Bicycle and Pedestrian Path bicycle and pedestrian path advisory committee is advocating that the missing piece of the path along the Whitefish River be completed.

Biden in call with China's Xi raises human rights, trade

Joe Biden on Wednesday held his first call as president with Xi Jinping, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing's crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong as well as other human rights concerns.

Gullible consumers are fraud's best pals

Some consumer complaints belong firmly on the shoulders of the complainer.

22 tips to reduce plastic use

Tuesday’s column shared the disheartening and almost overwhelming statistics of our increasing, and increasingly Earth-strangling, plastic-filled lives. What can the average person do to reduce it? Here are a few ideas:

Lancaster Market now open

The new Lancaster Market opened last week in the southwest corner of Highway 95 and Lancaster Road. Owned by Dan Duvall, it includes a convenience store, a San Francisco Sourdough Eatery and 12 Conoco gas pumps and separate diesel pumps.

Spokane shoppers making a run on guns and ammunition during outbreak

Spokane shoppers continue to ravage grocery store shelves, but they also have begun buying guns, ammunition and camping supplies as coronavirus concerns have turned to thoughts about home defense.

Rangers rescue river rafters

Glacier National Park rangers rescued two people from the Middle Fork of the Flathead River Monday afternoon after their raft flipped between the new and old bridges at West Glacier. A call for help came in to the Flathead County Sheriff's Office about 2 p.m. on Memorial Day, but park officials said rangers had the two boaters out of the water and into an ambulance for a ride to the raft company before sheriff's deputies could arrive. Other than being cold, the two people were fine, the sheriff's office said. No information was available on their ages or what caused the raft to overturn.

Brooms in hand, people patch up stores damaged in protests

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Carrying brooms, shovels, trash bags and cans of paint, thousands of people from Los Angeles to New York swept up glass from broken store windows, covered over graffiti and organized ransacked businesses Monday after

Brooms in hand, people patch up stores damaged in protests

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Carrying brooms, shovels, trash bags and cans of paint, thousands of people from Los Angeles to New York swept up glass from broken store windows, covered over graffiti and organized ransacked businesses Monday after

Romantic comedy to be filmed in town

Whitefish will be transformed into a movie set later this month as filming begins for the independent romantic comedy “The Thin Line.”

Romantic comedy to be filmed in town

Whitefish will be transformed into a movie set later this month as filming begins for the independent romantic comedy “The Thin Line.”

Romantic comedy to be filmed in town

Whitefish will be transformed into a movie set later this month as filming begins for the independent romantic comedy “The Thin Line.”

Schools move activities inside as air quality worsens

Schools across the Flathead Valley are hunkering down inside as recess, P.E. and sports practices are moved indoors as air quality worsens.

Margaret A. Peg Smith, 92

Margaret A. Peg Smith, 92, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell. She was born on Aug. 10, 1917, to local railroad conductor William Steven and Hermine (Merker) Forhan. She was one of nine children. In 1939, she met Art Smith. Art was a salesman for a local automotive supply store, the Kalispell Motor Supply. They were married on Dec. 30, 1939. By October of the following year, they welcomed their first daughter, Colleen. Kathleen, Sally, Jean Marie, Judy and Jennie completed their family. In 1959, Art, then general manager of the Motor Supply, died of cancer and she was left alone to raise her family. She was proud that all of her girls finished college. She was also a well-known local quilter, making and quilting over 100 quilts. She was also a first-place winner in several local and state quilt contests. She is survived by four of her daughters, Colleen McCabe and husband, Jim, of Helena, Kathleen McLaen and husband, Don, of Albuquerque, N.M., Judy McKenzie of Eugene, Ore., and Jen Moore of Kalispell; 11 grandchildren, Bill, Pat, Mike, Kathy, Annie, Dave, Scot, Jinny, Shawn, Rachel and Arthur; and one brother, Rudy Forhan, of Tuscon, Ariz. She waited 50 years to be with her one true love. Tell daddy 57, mom. Love you. Funeral services for Peg will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Burial will follow services at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Peg s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Peg s guest book, offer condolences and share memories.

City has to tighten sewage pretreatment process

A survey will go out on March 1 to tally what hazardous materials are stored at Kalispell businesses.