FVCC: 50 years and growing

An important milestone is being celebrated this week as the community marks the 50th anniversary of the vote to approve the start of a community college in Kalispell.

Victoria M. Tronstad, 63

Vicky passed away peacefully at her home on April 3, 2017, from complications of multiple sclerosis which she dealt with for more than 20 years.

Senate OKs bill to change net metering reimbursement rate

A bill aiming to change the rate at which solar and other “net metering” utility customers are reimbursed for their excess wattage received preliminary approval from the Montana Senate Wednesday.

Meth house mother gets deferred sentence

A 35-year-old Columbia Falls woman received a three-year deferred sentence after she and her two teenage daughters were found living in a Columbia Heights home with a meth lab in May 2013.

MIDWEEK UPDATE Laid-off sawmill workers to receive relief

Montana’s U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester today announced that recently laid-off workers at the Plum Creek Saw Mill in Pablo have been approved to apply for extended federal unemployment and training assistance, a press release from Baucus’ office said.

Stop-gap in place for jail overcrowding

The Flathead County jail has room for a few dozen more “guests” since a temporary addition opened July 2 on the second floor of the Justice Center.

JV Vikes wrap up season with win

The junior varsity Vikings football players may be disappointed that their season has come to an end, but the fact that they ended it with an 18-14 victory over Ronan certainly gives it a silver lining.

8th grader to publish veterans' memories

Columbia Falls Junior High student Kaliann Douglas is raising money to print a book about local veterans’ memories.

'Whitefish Review' releases new issue, 'The Stories We Tell'

Nonprofit literary journal “Whitefish Review” will release their 22nd issue, “The Stories We Tell” on Friday, June 1 with a celebration at Casey’s in downtown Whitefish. The new issue features nearly 40 authors, poets, photographers and artists, as well as an interview with author and CNN anchor Jake Tapper. The cover features new work by artist Jennifer Li.

Teen charged with rape receives deferred sentence

A Kalispell teen accused of raping a girl while she was asleep was sentenced in Flathead District Court recently.

Helena High knocks off Glacier, 21-7

HELENA — Helena High defeated Glacier 21-7 on Friday night in Class AA quarterfinal play of the football playoffs at Vigilante Stadium.

911 dispatchers give life-saving advice

Dispatchers at the Flathead 911 Emergency Communications Center coached a parent in CPR on their 5-month-old baby when the child was not breathing. The baby started breathing and moving within a couple of minutes and was crying by the time law enforcement got to the house.

Ski area breaks record for sales of annual passes

Whitefish Mountain Resort sold more than 11,500 season passes for the upcoming ski and snowboard season, breaking the resort’s sale record for the fourth consecutive year in a row, according to a press release.

Dean Clarence Sturz

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Columbia Falls man racks up a fifth DUI arrest

Aquatic invader inspections must be improved

A new water-quality advocacy group has given the state a rather dismal grade of C- for its efforts to protect lakes and streams from aquatic invasive species. In this day and age, that’s just not good enough.

Women Build crew tackles Habitat home in Kalispell

A dozen women sporting pink hardhats spent International Women’s Day on Friday helping build a Habitat for Humanity home in Kalispell.

Chance Michael Holmstrom, 17

Chance Michael Holmstrom, our son, brother, father, grandson, nephew, cousin, friend, a beautiful soul! has been called home to heaven by a faithful God whom we can trust and knows when our time has come. He passed away on Sept. 2, 2019, after a motorcycle accident.