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Catherine "Rita" McCue

Catherine "Rita" McCue, age 93, passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, at the Immanuel Lutheran Home. Rita was born Dec. 11, 1910 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was the oldest of four children.

Bullock's budget provides for education and Medicaid

Gov. Steve Bullock presented a first look at his proposed 2016-2017 budget on Nov. 17. The budget calls for increasing general fund spending by 5.6 percent in FY 2016 and 2.8 percent in FY 2017.

Court Reports

Erik Ray Kreiger, born 1967, charged with felony intimidating a witness by BCSO on June 1, 2017.

Unclaimed tax refunds await those who file past returns

Nearly $5,000 in unclaimed refunds are still waiting for Montana taxpayers to file federal income-tax returns for 2002.

Bigfork burglar ordered to pay restitution serve jail time

A 19-year-old Kalispell man was sentenced Aug. 27 to 77 days in the Flathead County Detention Center for burglarizing six Bigfork businesses in February 2014 and injuring a person in a car crash five months later.

College to freeze tuition, fees

The Flathead Valley Community College board of trustees has decided to freeze tuition and fees for the 2013-14 academic year.

Sen. Tester defends health care overhaul

Speaking to Flathead County Democrats at their spring dinner Saturday, Montana Sen. Jon Tester defended support for the Senate health care bill as a responsible and necessary pursuit in Washington.

Cops called about credit card use

A woman called the

Reginald Reg MacDonald, 85

Reginald MacDonald passed away peacefully and surrounded by family, Feb. 7, 2010. He was 85. Reg was born March 12, 1924, in Whitefish, to Frank and Annie MacDonald. He graduated from Whitefish High School in 1943 and joined the Marine Corps. He was sent to the Pacific where, as a member of the amphibious reconnaissance unit, he took part in the battles of Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa. After the war he returned to Montana and attended Montana State University and the University of Montana. He was one of the original employees of Winter Sports Inc., and worked as a brake inspector for the Great Northern Railroad. He married Peggy Lindsay in 1948. They had six children. In 1960 he moved to Bremerton, Wash., and worked as a sheet metal worker at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He returned to Whitefish and worked as lift manager at Big Mountain, then opened a sheet metal contracting business. Before there was a Big Mountain Resort he often hiked to the top of the mountain to ski down. He later introduced his sister Marguerite to Ed Schenck and liked to claim credit, saying that the match led to the founding of the resort. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy; and infant son, Malcolm; and his brothers, Francis and Ralph. He is survived by his sister, Marguerite Schenck; brother, Mike; stepbrother, Don MacDonald; his six children, Tim MacDonald, Anne Wood, Joe MacDonald, Mary Ellen Goble, Martha Dayries and John MacDonald; 11 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Whitefish. Rosary and parish vigil will be Friday evening at 7 p.m. at the church. Arrangements are under the care of Austin Funeral Home.

Obama's prison initiative right move

The recent announcement that the U.S. Justice Department is going to extend clemency to some drug offenders prompted predictable criticism from some law-and-order Republicans.

Odean May Grilley Brown, 84

Odean May Grilley Brown, 84, of Burley, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Parke View Care & Rehab in Burley, of natural causes.   

Yes, mission accomplished

Perseverance finally paid off for the United States in the pursuit of Osama bin Laden, and Americans should be proud of the gutsy operation that led to the death of the figurehead leader of al-Qaida.

Understanding the disciples and self-awareness

It is easy to look back at Jesus’ disciples and judge them harshly. Save one (Judas), they seem to be well-meaning. However, they still usually end up missing the mark.

Bill requiring high school civics passes out of House

OLYMPIA — A bill that would require standalone civics education in Washington high schools passed through the House floor late last week, part of a larger effort to spur the state’s youth to get involved with their political systems.

Business Expo packs ATEC building

Over 60 businesses had tables at the ML Chamber of Commerce's Business Expo

61 local businesses filled the ATEC Building at Big Bend Community College Tuesday night for the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours and Expo event.