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Council to discuss annexation request

Ashley Davis Rich Jr., 91

Ashley D. Rich Jr., died Feb. 15, 2012, of natural causes, at the Montana Veterans Home where he had lived since April of 2011. Ashley was almost 92 years old and had lived in good health until six weeks prior to his death.

Student driver gets off to rocky start

Grizzly bears beginning to emerge from dens

Glacier National Park officials advise park visitors to be aware that bears are emerging from their dens, and Flathead Valley residents are reminded to secure potential bear attractants.

Fires, other activities restricted in wildlife areas

Fish and Wildlife has restricted fires and other activities on Fish and Wildlife managed lands east of the Cascade Mountains.

New Mattawa Food Bank formally opens

MATTAWA - About 40 members of the community joined board members and volunteer workers on Aug. 12 to formally open the new Mattawa Food Bank.

Search warrant served at Boneyard Recycling

EPHRATA - Law enforcement searched a home recycling center near Soap Lake Thursday to find stolen property.

Sheriff's office looks to grow in remodeled Kootenai North building

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office aims to complete its move to the Kootenai North facility in Hayden by summer’s end.

Mineral County Library gets shelving upgrades

Replacing the shelves that books are displayed on in the Mineral County Library may not be exciting, unless you work there and can see the upcoming benefits.

Kootenai Tribe breaks ground on travel center

Construction on Sturgeon Station is set to begin the first week of July.

Moving history forward

Prohibition - Part 2

Prohibition - Part 2

Proposed retreat center west of Whitefish includes horse facilities

A camp and retreat center proposed on 20 acres of agricultural land off U.S. 93 west of Spencer Lake near Whitefish will need a conditional-use permit to move forward.

Warm coats, warmer hearts

The ladies of the Wallace Elks were filled with gratitude following their first ever coat drive. The event took place last Saturday after the women spent six weeks gathering donations with hopes of giving children of all ages the gift of a warm winter season.

Law roundup: Adult goes the distance in infant care

A cautious caretaker called the Kalispell Police Department wanting to know if there was a law regarding how far away she could be from an infant inside her home while she took her dog out to go potty.

Adams Co. Commissioners discuss new evidence storage facility

RITZVILLE – The Adams County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday for their regularly scheduled meeting to discuss the location of a new Adams County Sheriff’s Office evidence storage building, temporary assignment of a law enforcement officer and an agreement with the Columbia Basin Conservation District...

Council OKs 90-acre annexation, subdivision

Kalispell City Council approved a proposal to annex 89.4 acres of undeveloped land between Three Mile Drive and Two Mile drive along West Springcreek Road at their meeting Monday night.

Helena begins removing Confederate memorial

HELENA — The City of Helena on Friday began removing a monument to Confederate soldiers that has been in a public park in Montana’s capital city since 1916.

Buckskins and a bay on a stroll

A caller to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office reported two buckskins and a bay without halters wandering on Edgewood Drive.

Stream flows impact Whitefish Lake

The limiting nutrient concept developed in the field of ecology a century ago states that the yield of any organism will be determined by the abundance of the substance that, in relation to the needs of the organism, is least abundant in the environment. For algae in a lake, the limiting nutrient is usually either nitrogen or phosphorus. In multispecies algal communities like we have in Whitefish Lake, growth rates among different species are likely to be affected by the timing and delivery amounts of nutrients to the system.