Local lakes to be stocked with 43K fish

Over 43,000 catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) rainbow trout will be stocked in the Panhandle Region in April.

A home run for Bigfork: community impact project transforms local baseball field

The American Rental Association (ARA) Foundation, in partnership with The Toro Company Foundation, Flathead County Parks and Bigfork Baseball Association, completed a Community Impact project in Bigfork, Montana to benefit Aero Lane Park, a local baseball field.

John Wesley Muffley, 67

John Wesley Muffley, a beautiful soul weighed down by decades of earthly turmoil, and yet still larger-than-life, left behind the shackles of gravity and electric bills on Jan. 23, 2023.

John L. Spellman, 81

John L. Spellman (81) of Coeur d’Alene Idaho passed away August 28, 2023, surrounded by his family.

Kalispell veteran sentenced in child porn case

A former U.S. Navy sailor, previously of Kalispell, was sentenced Wednesday, May 30 to 40 months in prison and 20 years of supervised release for possession of child pornography.

Forest Service proposes 1,300-acre salvage sale

Florence 'Flora' Lauman, 97

Florence “Flora” Lauman passed away on Jan. 9, 2018, at the Prestige Assisted Living in Kalispell, at the age of 97.

Warren N. "Buck" Holman

Warren N. "Buck" Holman, age 83, passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, Mont. from natural causes. He was born on May 16, 1924 in Independence, Iowa to Floyd and Verba (White) Holman.

New taxi service heading to Mineral Co.

A new taxi service will soon be available in Mineral County. Superior resident, Michael Bowen, is starting “Bowen Family Transport”, and will provide services throughout the county.

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Holiday Village volunteers needed

Rose Horn

Rose M. Horn, 74, of Lewistown and a former Whitefish resident, died Sept. 1, 2007, in the Central Montana Medical Center in Lewistown following a year-long battle with cancer.

Ants: America's Number-One Nuisance Pest

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Rose Horn

Rose M. Horn, 74, of Lewistown and a former Whitefish resident, died Sept. 1, 2007, in the Central Montana Medical Center in Lewistown following a year-long battle with cancer.

Florence 'Flora' Lauman, 97

Florence “Flora” Lauman passed away on Jan. 9, 2018, at the Prestige Assisted Living in Kalispell, at the age of 97.

Elizabeth 'Bette' Ann Krause, 97

Elizabeth “Bette” Ann Krause, 97, of Silverton, Idaho, passed away on April 10, 2025, at Silverton of Cascadia Health and Rehabilitation in Silverton, Idaho, where she had been a resident for several years. Bette was born on June 5, 1926, in Bessemer, MI, a daughter of the late Andrew and Inga (Leppala) Halmon.

Elizabeth 'Bette' Ann Krause, 97

Elizabeth “Bette” Ann Krause, 97, of Silverton, Idaho, passed away on April 10, 2025, at Silverton of Cascadia Health and Rehabilitation in Silverton, Idaho, where she had been a resident for several years. Bette was born on June 5, 1926, in Bessemer, MI, a daughter of the late Andrew and Inga (Leppala) Halmon.

'Seats for Seniors' makes Fall Serenade open to all

Join the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint’s Fall Serenade on Nov. 16 at Little Carnegie. Enjoy live classical music, refreshments, and a dessert auction.

People and Carnivores funds bear resistant containers up the North Fork

The North Fork Preservation Association and People and Carnivores teamed up to provide bear resistant food storage and garbage containers in businesses in and around Polebridge.

Jean Ann Edwards, 80

Jean Ann Edwards, 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by her four daughters on Feb. 23, 2025.

David John Winn, 78

David John Winn passed away on March 8, 2025.