Judge sentences Whitefish man accused of shooting at kayakers

Judge Amy Eddy handed the sentences down to 49-year-old Jeffrey Allen Smith in Flathead County District Court on April 27.

Summit focuses on protecting against fraud

The partner organizations want to increase awareness and education to reduce and eliminate the theft that can greatly impact their older clients.

Education Briefs

College and university honor rolls ...

Law Roundup: Skirmish turns out to be no more than a food fight

Someone took a knife to a local man’s inflatable snowman.

September jobs numbers released for Montana

The September labor and consumer statistics for Montana have been released, and the data shows that while more Montanans are looking for work, less than a third of those searching began jobs last month.

Libby woman pleads guilty to threatening husband with butcher knife

According to terms of the plea deal, Hammers must get evaluations for mental health and chemical dependency.

Kalispell man earns partially suspended sentence for assaulting girlfriend

Eugene Clark, 42, at one point faced a felony count of aggravated assault in Flathead County District Court.

Kalispell felon pleads guilty in federal court

Kyle Kenneth Smith, 33, has pleaded guilty to a prohibited person in possession of a firearm charge in U.S. District Court in Missoula.

Lake County expresses gratitude, lists parade winners

A press release from Lake County, which celebrated its Centennial Aug. 19, thanked the following people and organizations “for their many positive contributions to the County Founder’s Day celebrations”:

Legals for June, 29 2023

Suspect in attempted high school break-in given three-year sentence

The Whitefish man arrested in January for trying to break into Columbia Falls High School earned a three-year sentence with the state Department of Corrections on June 22.

Local high schooler nominated for award

By ELKA WOOD

Fire department receives high rating

By BETHANY ROLFSON

Libby HS welding class certifies 100 percent

For the first time, a Libby High School welding program saw a 100 percent rate of successful certification for its 18 students — including the first two girls to be certified in the program, which is run through Flathead Valley Community College.

Cock-a-doodle-do: Rooster on the loose

A caller reported a rogue rooster to the Kalispell Police Department. An officer observed a rooster and a hen, but the rooster wouldn’t let him get closer than 10 or 15 feet. A live trap was set in the hope of catching the bird.

Business newsmakers

Stephanie Juneau has joined the Montana West Economic Development staff as a loan officer. Juneau previously was regional director at the Small Business Dev-elopment Center, covering Northwest Montana. She also was chief financial officer with a start-up manufacturing company in California. Prior to launching and leading that company, Juneau was senior vice president and relationship manager for several community and commercial banks in Southern California.

Wild Horse ram sets new world record

A 9-year-old ram whose skull was found on Wild Horse Island is poised to break the record for world’s largest ram.

Jim Creek to lose 'impaired' status

Flathead National Forest’s Jim Creek is showing improved health.

Man wraps abandoned vehicle in caution tape

According to the Whitefish Police Department, a resident reportedly wrapped an abandoned vehicle in caution tape after a tow-truck driver wanted to charge him to tow it. The man said he had gone into the abandoned and unlocked vehicle and found the owners registration and they straightened it out. The caller admitted he was told by law enforcement not to enter the vehicle.

Don't forget your local elections

We know there’s an immense amount on interest in the special election being held May 25 to pick Montana’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives. That was inevitable when popular congressman Ryan Zinke resigned to become Donald Trump’s secretary of the interior.