Giving for Great Fish Challenge ends Friday

There are 78 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations raising funds during this year’s challenge with the Whitefish Community Foundation.

STCU awards $20,000 in classroom grants

21 North Idaho educators among those receiving $200 for classrooms

Our heroes deserve better

In response to Lola Zinke’s opinion piece “Our Heroes Deserve Better” in the Sept. 27 issue of the Whitefish Pilot I could not agree with her more that it is disgusting that certain lawmakers “are willing to sacrifice our troops for political gain.”

Law roundup: Man claims he’s landlord of the county

A man wearing a gray hoodie was reportedly trespassing on a property where he tried to break into apartments and had a bicycle that was stolen. Kalispell Police Department made

PREP FOOTBALL: Wampus Cats fall in hard-fought battle against Lakeside

Evrett Montgomery led the Wampus Cats Friday with three receptions for 72 yards, a touchdown, and an interception on defense.

Martin City man earns suspended sentence after taking plea deal

A Martin City man arrested after allegedly dragging a man down a Columbia Falls street in March earned a suspended one-year sentence in Flathead County District Court last month.

Fireboat comes home

Will operate from new boathouse next to Tubbs Hill

The move was necessary due to the current storage location at Blackwell Island only being a temporary solution.

Vote on cool stuff made in Idaho

Idaho Manufacturing Alliance contest goes through end of October

To celebrate the ingenuity and creativity of Idaho’s manufacturers, the Idaho Manufacturing Alliance is hosting its third annual statewide Coolest Thing Made in Idaho contest. After a public nomination and voting process, the Idaho Manufacturing Alliance will announce which product manufactured in the Gem State is truly the “Coolest Thing Made in Idaho.”

Buy a painting, help Owen Sowerine Natural Area

The Flathead Land Trust is currently auctioning off paintings to support a critical conservation easement to preserve the Owen Sowerine Natural Area along the Flathead River.

Man arrested for leveling gun at motorist given deferred sentence

A Kalispell man accused of leveling a gun at a fellow motorist in September received a deferred three-year sentence in Flathead County District Court on Dec. 1.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Wildkats fall to Billings Central

Down three goals to the Billings Central Rams in a State A semifinal on Saturday, the Columbia Falls Wildkats desperately needed to score.

Great Fish Community Challenge sets new record in six-week campaign

The eighth annual Great Fish Community Challenge set a new fundraising record, with over $4.1 million in donations as of 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16. The six-week charitable giving campaign ran from Aug. 4 to Sept. 16 and benefited 70 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations.

Legals for July, 13 2023

Legals for July, 6 2023

Convicted child rapist given deferred sentence

A 32-year-old man convicted of raping an underage girl about a decade ago received a deferred sentence in Flathead County District Court earlier this month.

Cd'A Charter grad earns Air Force accolades

A 2015 Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy graduate and Air Force technical sergeant for her unwavering dedication and service.

Woman arrested for stealing, selling metal pump parts

MOSES LAKE — Deputies with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Moses Lake woman on Tuesday accused of stealing metal from an irrigation equipment retailer and selling it for scrap to a local metal dealer, according to a GCSO statement. According to the statement, 38-year-old Magaly Diaz Luna was arrested after staff at Moses Lake Iron & Metal became suspicious of the brass pump impellers Luna was trying to sell them. Staff had recently been informed by Irrigators Inc. that pump impellers had been stolen from their Moses Lake property, the statement said, after Irrigators Inc. staff found a hole in their fence and several impellers missing from a pallet. Diaz had reportedly sold brass impellers to Moses Lake Iron & Metal six different times since mid-March, the statement said, and was paid the scrap rate of roughly $1,900. According to the GCSO statement, employees with Irrigators Inc. were able to identify the impellers as belonging to the company.

Drunk motorist caught driving on pedestrian path sentenced in district court

Judge Dan Wilson on May 11 ordered 31-year-old Steven Lee Myers to 13 months with the state Department of Corrections to await placement in a residential treatment facility.

Reading, summer and a whole lot of fun

It’s going to be a busy summer at the library. Every year, the library celebrates summer reading with dozens of programs and hundreds of prizes to encourage kids and adults alike to spend a little time reading, to keep minds active during our area’s busiest time of year.