Flathead Valley gears up for major airport, road and path projects in 2026

Whitefish will see its largest road reconstruction project yet next year. Columbia Falls will eventually have a shared-use path connecting the city. Kalispell's West Reserve Drive rebuild continues to chug along.

Halloween Safety Tips from SFPD

Before you send out your trick-or-treaters check out these safety tips provided by South Boundary Fire Protective District.

Bonner County Calendar - April 15, 2025

A look at the events, activities, and meetings happening around Bonner County, from Sandpoint to Cocolalla, from Priest River to Ponderay, and from Clark Fork to Dover.

Lakers bow out of AA with 10-inning loss

HELENA — Cody Collis’ bases-loaded single in the 10th inning kept the Billings Scarlets alive Friday, with a 5-4 win over the Kalispell Lakers at the Montana/Alberta State AA Legion tournament.

US-Entertainment Digest, 1st Ld-Writethru

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Coronavirus complicates primary process as 3 states vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new coronavirus kept some voters and poll workers at home and hampered efforts to open some polling sites on Tuesday as three states held Democratic presidential primary contests amid a global pandemic.

Arlee Warriors come up short against Anaconda, Deer Lodge

At Arlee last Thursday, the host Warriors trailed by a double digit deficit at intermission against the visiting Wardens, but pulled within a single possession with a third quarter surge.

Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 162 people

HPAKANT, Myanmar (AP) — At least 162 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, the worst in a series of deadly accidents at such sites in recent years that critics blame on the government's failure to take action against unsafe conditions.

Citizen Coordinating Council

What does citizen engagement mean?

Gesa Credit Union to open first Idaho branch in Post Falls

Gesa Credit Union on May 24 announced it will open in Post Falls its first full-service branch outside of Washington state.

Knights win with last-second goal against Wahluke

ROYAL CITY – The Royal City Knights soccer team (7-3-2) earned a close victory Tuesday evening with a score in the last few minutes of regulation to win 1-0 over the Wahluke Warriors (7-5). The result of the game places the Knights in third and the Warriors in fourth in the South Central Athletic Conference.

So goes the neighborhood? Resort wrestles with rental rise

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Lake Placid is a picture-book village in the Adirondack Mountains offering tourists crisp air, pretty peaks, Winter Olympic sites and, lately, a lot more houses to rent for the weekend.

Legals for September, 28 2023

Levi Bisnett

Keeping Moses Lake a place people want to live

MOSES LAKE - Levi Bisnett wants Moses Lake to be recreationist and pedestrian-friendly. As a project surveyor with the city, he gets a chance to make that vision happen. “It kind of plays into what I’ve been talking about for many years,” Bisnett said of his position. “Which is the need to do things other than just streets, water, sewer, (stormwater drainage) and sidewalks.” ...

FVCC theater and music departments present musical farce

In this hilarious mash-up of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway, Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of the Renaissance rock star.

Ski racers successful at regional, divisional championship events

Young ski racers representing the Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation and the Northern Division of the US Ski & Snowboard Association qualified for and competed in regional and divisional championship events over the past several weeks.

Reach out and help someone

Why do people — or at least many of us — think we can't let others know we are struggling? The usual method of operation is to keep it quiet and not let anyone see, thinking we'll wait it out or that we'll get it figured out.

PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls' Peters wins in Missoula; Coeur d'Alene boys second

Trojan senior first out of 330 runners at annual race in Missoula.

OPINION: The media and the caucus

As we approach the March 2 Presidential Preference Caucus the amount of misinformation being generated by the media and talking heads is stunning. At the Republican Party headquarters literally half the staff’s time is being consumed correcting this misinformation.

Schweitzer giving back during Community Day

Schweitzer is giving back to the community March 29 during its annual Community Day, where lift tickets are only $20.