Samaritan Healthcare officials still committed to new hospital project

While Samaritan Healthcare officials are re-examining their forecasts for future hospital use and how that would affect finances, the plans to build a new Samaritan Hospital are going ahead

IFG hosts youth waterfowl hunt

Idaho Fish and Game has a mentored waterfowl hunting opportunities for youth aged 10-15. The hunt is planned for Sept. 30, the opening day of the annual youth-only waterfowl season.

SERVICE: Show due respect

"No greater love hath any man who lays down his life for another."

Whitefish 'won't tolerate' doughnut divorce

If Flathead County decides on Thursday to sever its interlocal agreement with Whitefish for the two-mile "doughnut" planning area, the city won't recognize the action, Whitefish City Attorney John Phelps said.

Zinke says he will appeal judge's Badger-Two Med ruling

Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke said last week he would appeal a judge’s ruling that would allow oil and gas exploration on the Badger Two Medicine.

Letters give secular humanist sense of victory

I learned much from the Daily Inter Lake’s “Make a joyful noise ....” series of letters and columns last Sunday. In fact, one can cut the expressions of Christian peace, love, understanding and tolerance emanating from those pages with a knife.

Forest admits thinning is ugly

Glacier Park hiker puts out hiking map

Historic Flathead Forest sites placed on National Register

Class explores woods, waterfowl

Sponsored by Libby Hostel Base Camp, participants will explore and identify Rocky Mountain vegetation, local and migrating birds, and diversified species of waterfowl.

Jean Ann Tikka, 59

Jean Ann Tikka, 59, passed away of natural causes at her Somers residence on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. She was born on April 14, 1950, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Jesse and Myra (Ullrich) Wilkinson.

WSU Master Gardeners offer 'drop-in' clinic

A garden clinic at the WSU Master Gardener Demonstration Garden will take place on Friday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon. The drop-in clinic is a chance to visit with local Master Gardeners about gardening in the region.

AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

A health official scans the body temperature of a passenger arriving at Indonesia's Jakarta airport, as fears mount over a new virus spreading from China.

AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

A health official scans the body temperature of a passenger arriving at Indonesia's Jakarta airport, as fears mount over a new virus spreading from China.

Kansas communities see dramatic spikes in coronavirus cases

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A spike in reported coronavirus cases has prompted a northeast Kansas community to take a step back in reopening its economy and led the commanding general of a nearby U.S. Army post to restrict soldiers' visits to a popular bar and restaurant district.

Flathead County Sheriff's Deputies

A reportedly intoxicated Spring Creek Drive man allegedly kept calling Montana Highway Patrol dispatchers and harassing them. Flathead County Sheriff's deputies visited the man's home to tell him to stop, but he refused to answer the door. The calls stopped.

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The future of small-town Montana rides on public lands From Dupuyer to Columbia Falls, a look at the growing recreation economy.

The winds of Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front buffet the empty Dupuyer Elementary School. At one time the grasslands around it teemed with family-run ranches and Dupuyer was the heart of its region. In 1966 there were 63 students. In 2015, only one remained, with a lone teacher to instruct him. It shocked no one when the school shuttered last year.

The year in wine review and preview

At the end of the year the press is full of reviews of the previous year and all that has occurred, coupled with a look forward on what to expect. As the wine industry in North Idaho has continued to evolve a similar retrospective, and prospective will provide wine consumers with information that will help guide their purchases to wines they enjoy and appreciate.

Entries sought for veteran-themed film festival

HAYDEN — The organizers of Idaho’s first military-themed film festival are requesting film submissions from the general public.