BNSF Foundation grant supports Great Fish Challenge

The Whitefish Community Foundation recently accepted a grant for $10,000 from BNSF Railway Foundation to support the organization of the Great Fish Community Challenge.

Earth Day celebration set for Saturday at middle school

The fifth annual Flathead Valley Earth Day festival is Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Whitefish Middle School.

Gladys Ruth Spear

Lifelong Whitefish resident Gladys Ruth Spear passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at her home in the same Colorado Avenue neighborhood in Whitefish where she lived her entire life.

CFAC offers worker retraining

Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. workers won't be left out in the cold when the plant shuts down later this week.

Little Guy wrestlers place at state

By FAITH MOLDAN Bigfork Eagle

No one is safe from wily scam artists

Letter from the editor

Alex Strickland

Montana pulls plug on sports until April 13

All Montana high school spring activities have been cancelled until at least April 13, according to a press release from the Montana High School Association this morning.

Plains Vacation Bible School 'Roars' for local youth

The Plains community is well known for supporting its members, and the churches are no exception.

An effort in futility

Editor,

Where does the authority of civil government come from?

What is the source of authority for civil government, and what are its duties?

Brothers arrested for alleged theft ring

Two Whitefish brothers were arrested Aug. 16 for allegedly running a theft ring related to a recent string of vehicle break-ins.

Tough hits on the road for Vals soccer

The Bigfork girls soccer team may have taken a couple big losses over the weekend, but they continue to play hard with heart and determination.

McKenzie Holm

McKenzie “Mac” Cecil Holm, 49, of Columbia Falls died Dec. 7, 2013.

Walter E. Ingraham

On Nov. 19, 2012 with his bride of 54 years in his arms and his family’s love at his side, Walter E. Ingraham slipped peacefully from this life to the next with the Lord in heaven.

Man pleads not guilty to kidnapping

A 36-year-old Hungry Horse man pleaded not guilty to felony charges of kidnapping and criminal endangerment in Flathead County District Court on Feb. 23.

Jim Richard Nelson

Jim Richard Nelson, 33, of Hungry Horse, died Thursday, Sept. 15, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Winnett.

Governor is right about National Guard

Lets all hope that the pending fire season is not as dire as predictions,and conditions suggest. While we are hoping, lets prepare in case it is that bad. That seems to be the thought of Governor Schweitzer. The Republicans on the other hand, feel Mr. Schweitzer is somehow bashing our president by asking that Montana have its 3,500 or so National Guard members actually in Montana to help with needed fire suppression.

Loggers 6-0 after beating Butte Central Catholic

The Libby Loggers football team made sure homecoming was a good one as they beat the Butte Central Catholic Maroons, 29-21, Friday.

Area resident in need of life-saving transplant

With the cost of a life-saving transplant often exceeding $800,000, most transplant families are unable to shoulder that financial burden. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association is a national 501(c)3 charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses. In Libby, volunteers are raising funds for COTA in honor of transplant patients like local resident, Chris Stanton.

Libby named 1 of 25 'opportunity zones' in state

The City of Libby