Jeannine Boyd

Jeannine Lee Boyd, 89, died on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Libby Care Center. She was born on March 15, 1929 at Logan, Iowa to Louis and Ecil Gash. She attended schools in Logan, and graduated from Logan Magnolia High School in 1947.

Michael Shock

Michael D. Shock, 69, of Libby, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 29, 1949, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He moved with his family to the Kalispell area when he was a young child. He attended Kalispell schools, and was involved in Search and Rescue.

Junior agricultural loans available through MDA

Young people active in rural youth organizations like 4-H and FFA may be eligible for loans up to $8500. More than 65 Montana farm and ranch youths currently participate in the Montana Department of Agriculture’s Junior Agriculture Loan Program.

Fred Oscar Bache

Fred Oscar Bache, 88, died on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby. He was born on May 10, 1930 in Plains to Esbon and Ethel (Nixon) Bache. He married Norma Little on Aug. 27, 1950 and she preceded him in death on June 23, 1989. He married Grace Martin on July 22, 1990 in Libby.

Glacier Nordic Club readying for winter

The Glacier Nordic Ski Club's Chet Hope Ski League is gearing up for winter with an open house at Camas Day School, 534 Pine Avenue, across from the high school, on Dec. 2 from 3:30 to 6 p.m.

Freestyle team places at Night Rider event

The first event of the Night Riders Park Series at Whitefish Mountain Resort ended well for several members of the resort's freestyle team.

Student to blog about overseas trip

County growth policy review winding down

Revision and rewriting of the Flathead County Growth Policy should wrap up in January, according to county planning director BJ Grieve. The text work is mostly done, he said, and map work should be finished in January.

Vandenburg wins LeGrizz

A total of 84 runners from eight states and four Canadian provinces completed the 28th annual Le Grizz 50-Mile Ultramarathon footrace on Oct. 10. The Le Grizz event is USA Track & Field Montana's 50 Mile Championship race.

Hudson River hero pilot gets Air Force award

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - The US Airways pilot who safely landed his plane in New York's Hudson River received an airmanship award Wednesday from the Air Force Academy, where he graduated in 1973.

Freestyle team places at Night Rider event

The first event of the Night Riders Park Series at Whitefish Mountain Resort ended well for several members of the resort's freestyle team.

Dog park leash-cutting ceremony is June 20

The dream of an off-leash dog park in Whitefish will be realized on Saturday, June 20, when the bull-pen gates open at the Hugh Rogers Wag Park, located in the Armory Park complex, with an open house and hot dog party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

93 West road work to wrap up next week

The end is in sight for commuters who have slogged through two consecutive years of road construction on Highway 93 west of Whitefish.

Rising Sun closes to trap bears

FWP updates plans for Flathead Lake islands

Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently adopted an updated management plan for Wild Horse Island State Park and three nearby islands.

FVCC to host 'College Goal Sunday' on Feb. 22

Flathead Valley Community College will host the fifth annual College Goal Sunday, a program that provides students who want to attend college and their families the opportunity to obtain assistance in applying for financial aid.

Park visitor dies in fall

WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The park visitor that died Wednesday, June 26, in Glacier National Park, has been identified as 64-year old Charles Fred Huseman from Packwood, Washington. Huseman died from bodily trauma sustained from a fall in the Rim Rock area, about a mile west of Logan Pass.   

Prepare for avalanches ahead of time

In response to the recent avalanche activity and the elevated current avalanche conditions, the Flathead Nordic Backcountry Patrol asks winter backcountry travelers to take a moment and review some avalanche safety tips.

New bike trails coming to Big Mountain

Construction work on five new mountain biking trails on Big Mountain by Whitefish Mountain Resort that began last fall was underway by May 8.

Eighth wilderness lake slated for fish treatment

A trail in the Bob Marshall Wilderness will be closed from Sept. 9-14 as Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists continue efforts to restore native westslope cutthroat trout in the headwaters of the South Fork of the Flathead River.