Lake County undersheriff has to attend law academy
Due to a lapse in law enforcement service, Lake County Undersheriff Karey Reynolds is being required to attend the Montana Law Enforcement Academy to obtain the required certification.
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Kalispell approved for $1 million in cleanup money
Kalispell recently was awarded $1 million in federal funds to clean up affected downtown properties.
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City of Kalispell to get less revenue from EMS tax
During a budget workshop Monday night, members of the Kalispell City Council expressed dismay with a new revenue formula used by Flathead County Emergency Medical Services.
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Police union, city make progress
Kalispell and its police union made some headway during a contract negotiating session on Wednesday, but a final agreement is not yet in place.
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Nicosia gets nod as C.F. manager
Susan Nicosia will be the new city manager for Columbia Falls.
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Columbia Falls Council OKs greenhouse rezone
Columbia Falls approved a controversial rezoning for a greenhouse on Monday after requiring a tree buffer to reduce noise.
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Evergreen firefighters reject union
There will be no union representing Evergreen firefighters.
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City transaction fee proposal now 9 cents
A proposed retail transaction fee of 5 cents in Kalispell has increased to 9 cents, according to City Manager Jane Howington.
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Missionaries reflect on their service in Paraguay
Don and Lorene Gould have some stories to tell.
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Skip Beardsley Profile
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Father, son team up to craft pioneer woman sculpture
A father-son team has made one for the ages.
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Kalispell union pulls out of Evergreen election
The International Association of Fire Fighters union has withdrawn from an organizing election in Evergreen.
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Kalispell legislator dismayed by veto of bill
A Kalispell legislator expressed disappointment Thursday over Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s veto of a bill to protect unborn victims of violence.
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Local lawmakers not happy with governor's vetoes
Montana needs a better governor than the one who vetoed dozens of bills.
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Ruby Ridge survivor to share her story
Ruby Ridge survivor Sara Weaver-Balter will share her story of forgiveness on Friday, May 27.
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National Prayer Day
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Lower police raise request may still be too high for city
The Kalispell Police Association requested a slightly lower cost-of-living adjustment during contract negotiations on Wednesday, but the city stood its ground.
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City delays permit for group home
After much neighborhood opposition, the Kalispell City Council on Monday tabled a request for a conditional use permit for an adult care home.
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Bigfork residents learn flood preparation
Some 30 people showed up in Bigfork on Tuesday to learn how to make a 96-hour survival pack in case of a flood emergency.
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Variety of city airport sites, options considered
The spokesman for a local group that wants to relocate Kalispell City Airport favors a site farther from the city that would allow larger aircraft.
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City, police meet over new pay contract
Scheduling and a cost-of-living pay increase are the main items up for negotiation between the police union and the city of Kalispell.
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Electronic verification plan becomes law
Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed a bill Monday that requires the state to electronically verify that foreign nationals have a legal presence in the United States before they can get Montana driver’s licenses or state identification cards.
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Kalispell roosters ban one step closer
Roosters will no longer be allowed in Kalispell after the City Council unanimously approved the first reading of a new ordinance on Monday.
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Plan board backs adult care home near hospital
Despite neighborhood opposition, the Kalispell Planning Board last week recommended approval of a conditional use permit for an adult care home near Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
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Firefighters' Kelly Days make for complicated budgeting
Kelly Days are complicated. That’s the word from Kalispell Fire Chief Dan Diehl.
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Firefighters offer new plan for scheduling
Kelly Days and Kelly Work Back Days were at the center of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 547’s request to re-enter collective bargaining with the city of Kalispell on Thursday.
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City keeping ambulance service
Kalispell has decided to keep its ambulance service.
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Union session off to a slow start
A bargaining session between the city of Kalispell and its firefighters union didn’t get very far Wednesday.
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Townhome owners vexed by flooding
Some people just north of Somers are confounded by recent flooding of their townhouses.
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Layoffs ahead in Kalispell
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 547 is not taking news of impending layoffs in stride.
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Kalispell gets tougher on what pets leave behind
The Kalispell City Council on Monday passed a “pooper scooper” amendment to the animal ordinance but postponed action on chickens.
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Firefighters' pay compared with others in state
Base pay for Kalispell’s firefighters is generally lower than those in Bozeman, Helena and Missoula.
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Public sounds off in support of firefighters
Kalispell residents are fired up about a potential change in city ambulance service.
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City raises sewer rates
Kalispell residents will begin paying more for the city sewer soon after the City Council decided to increase rates Monday night.
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City, union differ on contract cost
Although Kalispell’s firefighters union and city management met Wednesday, it’s up to the union to request contract renegotiations.
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Ambulance move would eliminate six jobs
Outsourcing Kalispell’s ambulance service would result in at least six layoffs and maybe more, according to City Manager Jane Howington.
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Pilot's projects: Ron Gipe wraps up a flying life that was rich with variety
After 40 years of commercial flying, Ron Gipe is giving it up — but not without a lot of memories.
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City hears advice on utility rates
The chairman of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council encouraged Kalispell City Council on Monday to charge higher rates for big users of city water and sewer.
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Kalispell City Council member dodges quake
Kalispell City Council member Tim Kluesner experienced Japan’s recent 9.0 magnitude earthquake and lived to tell about it.
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Union ruling could cost city $690,000
An adverse arbitration decision could cost Kalispell $690,000 to pay firefighters over three years, City Manager Jane Howington told the City Council on Monday night.
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GOP gathering hears about history of nullification
As state legislators continue to ponder several bills to declare parts of federal authority “null and void” in Montana, Flathead Republican women got their own history lesson in nullification last week.
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City studies street-light assessment
The city of Kalispell is trying to decide how to compute assessments for 50 large street lights.
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Women object to Kalispell legislator's words
Some comments a Kalispell legislator made last week about the value of pregnant cattle in relation to a bill about pregnant women have caused a stir.
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Kalispell Council OKs annexation policy, map
The Kalispell City Council on Monday gave final approval to an annexation policy and map.
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Firefighters prevail in contract arbitration
An arbitrator has ruled overwhelmingly for the Kalispell firefighters union in a contract dispute — a decision that may cost the city of Kalispell several hundred thousand dollars or force layoffs.
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Evergreen retail vacancy rate rises
Evergreen business owners are beginning to mobilize to try to deal with the community’s 40 percent vacancy rate in commercial property.
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Winter takes toll on vintage city pipes
Cast-iron pipes from the 1920s are the culprit in two water main breaks in Kalispell over the past week.
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No beer, wine allowed for Boiler Room
There will be no beer or wine served at the Boiler Room on a regular basis after the Kalispell City Council unanimously denied the request Monday.
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Kalispell continues tree removal program
Kalispell workers have been busy the past couple of weeks removing dead trees.
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Sewer study calls for sharp increase in basic fee
A new sewer rate study for Kalispell calls for a sizable increase in the base rate.
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Seized computers returned to owner
Terry Leonard got his computers back Thursday.
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Council to pay developer $312,000
The Kalispell City Council agreed Monday to pay developer Owl Corp. $312,000 to settle a dispute over payment for connecting to water lines.
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Comments split on Boiler Room proposal
Is it time for beer and wine at the Boiler Room?
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Local fans pump up for Super Bowl battle
Locals who are Pittsburgh Steelers or Green Bay Packers fans were gearing up this week for today’s big game.
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City Council to consider Boiler Room's request for beer, wine
Temperatures are rising about a request to add beer and wine at the Boiler Room in Kalispell.
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Fluorescent bulbs not toxic, electric co-op says
Concerns about mercury in compact fluorescent lightbulbs being sent by Flathead Electric Cooperative to its members are misplaced, a cooperative spokesman said Tuesday.
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Kalispell council rekindles fifth Monday meetings with fellow councils
The Kalispell City Council wants to reconnect with area government officials.
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Shaping lives: Potter's Field turns marriage mission into international children's ministry
A local ministry centered around healing marriages has evolved into taking care of children in four countries.
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Crews keep busy patching potholes
It’s pothole season in the Flathead Valley, driven by this winter’s freeze/thaw cycles.
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First numbers from airport study released
An engineering firm on Tuesday night released the first results from its study of Kalispell City Airport.
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Evergreen car dealership closing
After 13 years in Evergreen, Kari Dodge is closing its doors.
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Kalispell plow drivers tackle busy snow season on 114 miles of city streets
It takes 2 1/2 days to get Kalispell streets clear after a major snowstorm.
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Human rights group hears about tea party
Two dozen people showed up Friday night to hear an anti-tea party speech at Flathead Valley Community College by Devin Burghart of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights in Seattle.
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Open house planned on Kalispell airport
Ån open house on the master plan study for Kalispell City Airport will be held Tuesday night.
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Heating help harder to come by this winter
A cold winter, bad economy and a funding shortfall in low income energy assistance make a triple whammy for Flathead Electric Cooperative customers.
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Speaker rallies packed house: 'We know there's a fight coming'
A standing-room-only crowd came to hear former Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin speak Tuesday night.
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Plans stirring again at Spring Prairie Center
A developer is taking steps once again to complete the Spring Prairie Center shopping complex on Kalispell’s north side.
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New pastor, Bethany Lutheran both making transitions
A born-and-bred Lutheran is the new pastor at Bigfork’s Bethany Lutheran Church, which like the pastor is making a transition to a new church affiliation.
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DUI Court gets one more year of funding
Kalispell will have at least one more year of a DUI Court program after the City Council approved grant funding on Monday.
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Community mosaic on display at City Hall
A community mosaic art project featuring an iconic display of Glacier National Park is on display at Kalispell City Hall.
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Messages from the pulpit for Christmas
Holiday sermons in area churches range from finding your way at Christmas to facing fear — with other variations of religious themes surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Couple's 'little ninja' born at 25 weeks
Jayden Marie Richard is a miracle baby — just in time for the holidays.
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City gets $75,000 grant
The Kalispell City Council on Monday accepted a $75,000 National Park Service grant for promotion of the city’s historic downtown district.
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Woman needs to raise money for bone-marrow screening
Kay Seymour of Kalispell is searching for a bone-marrow donor — and donations to help find that donor.
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Holiday display brightens up Main Street storefront
Something old and something new.
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Hospital expansion approved
An expansion plan for Kalispell Regional Medical Center received initial approval Monday.
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City puts off sewer increase vote until February
The Kalispell City Council on Monday put off until February a decision on a proposed 5-percent sewer rate increase.
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County approves new subdivision regulations
The Flathead County commissioners on Thursday approved new subdivision regulations.
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Kalispell store offers glass recycling option
Conservation-minded residents of the Flathead now can recycle their glass.
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Local cities raise concerns about lost revenue
Replacing revenue from the state business equipment tax — if it’s eliminated— is a concern of Flathead Valley cities.
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Christmas with Mayor fundraiser coming up
Helping others in their time of need is the goal of the first-ever Christmas with the Mayor, a fundraising dinner with Kalispell Mayor Tammi Fisher.
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Board supports North Fork setback change
Prohibiting temporary structures from the setback area in the North Fork got a positive recommendation from the Flathead County Planning Board Wednesday night.
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Center offers array of help for veterans
The estimated 40,000 combat veterans in Western Montana have another option for counseling services.
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Lodge faces new questioning before planning board
A new lodge that opened in West Glacier this past summer once again is going before the Flathead County Planning Board.
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City to use mix of cash, bonds to buy vehicles
The Kalispell City Council decided Monday to use bonding and cash to pay for three new police vehicles and parks and forestry equipment.
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Burned boy returning from Seattle
A 2-year-old boy burned in a mobile home fire Friday night in Hungry Horse was headed home Tuesday.
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Complaint dismissed in Lake Co. sheriff's race
The most recent complaint filed in the Lake County sheriff’s race has been dismissed because of a jurisdictional issue.
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Freedom House continues, but not the name
The Freedom House name is no more, but the house continues.
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Stores open early to lines of customers
Black Friday shoppers were out earlier than normal this year.
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New Bigfork eatery specializes in 19th century entrees
A 15-year-old idea finally came to fruition.
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Undersheriff wins close Lake Cty. race
The Republican candidate won a close race for Lake County sheriff on Tuesday.
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Planners look at U.S. 93 coordination
Is a coordinated effort in the works to save the U.S. 93 corridor from Kalispell to Whitefish from helter-skelter development?
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Tunnel planned under U.S. 93
It’s been a long and winding road for Kalispell’s trail system, but an idea that’s some 15 years old looks like it’s about to come to fruition.
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City struggling to pay for sewer plant
The city of Kalispell is struggling over how to pay for $13.5 million in sewer-plant improvements.
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Evergreen to give back $578,000 federal grant
The Evergreen Water and Sewer District has decided to give $578,000 back to the federal government.
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Sculptor threatens to sue city over payment
The city of Kalispell is under threat of a lawsuit over payment for bronze grizzly bear sculptures.
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County growth policy update begins
Water quality and a need to keep development closer to cities surfaced as key concerns as Flathead County got a jump-start on updating its growth policy Wednesday night.
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Kalispell still mulling options for clean and sober houses
At a work-study session Monday night, the Kalispell City Council pondered what to do about clean and sober houses.
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Goodwill store coming to Evergreen
A Goodwill store is in the works for Evergreen.
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Self-help housing effort seeks applicants
Helping working families get into a home. That’s what the Mutual Self-Help Housing Program does.
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Candidates differ on budget at Chamber forum
Twelve candidates for the Montana Legislature and Flathead County Commission faced off at a Wednesday forum arranged by the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce.
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Dance studio gets support from board
The Kalispell Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously recommended approval of a conditional-use permit for a dance and yoga studio at 42 Bruyer Way between Edgerton School and Whitefish Stage Road.
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Council looks at animal law revisions
The Kalispell City Council considered revisions to the city’s animal ordinance during a work session on Monday.
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Council OKs golf-course upgrade
The Kalispell City Council unanimously approved a $600,000 upgrade of the city golf course Monday, but not before asking for consideration of North Main Street neighbors.
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Business lineup changes at Main & Idaho
The building that formerly housed Barley’s Restaurant in Kalispell has some new tenants.
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Ex-deputy wants help from ACLU
A Polson man who last week had his home searched and computers seized by Lake County Sheriff’s deputies now says he has turned to the American Civil Liberties Union for help.
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City wants attorney general opinion on sober house
The Kalispell City Council on Monday tabled a decision on a conditional-use permit for the Freedom House, a men’s clean and sober house located at 1128 Third Ave. W.
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Candidates vie for open Kalispell seat
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Complaint filed in Lake County race
A complaint has been filed against Lake County Sheriff candidate Jay Doyle for naming his potential undersheriff on advertisements in advance of the November election.
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Sober house still an open question
The saga of the Freedom House continues with no City Council resolution.
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Study outlines N.F. Road options
Only additional grading and stabilization treatments for the North Fork Road have broad public support, according to a recently completed study of the road corridor.
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Airport plan may take up to two years
The opening meeting on planning the future of Kalispell City Airport began with an apology.
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Meeting notice raises questions
Some Kalispell residents aren’t happy with what they consider too short a notice about a public meeting related to the municipal airport.
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Animal ordinance still being tweaked
Kalispell City Council postponed a revised animal ordinance Monday night.
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County quashes large-tract zoning proposal
By a 2-1 vote with Joe Brenneman dissenting, the Flathead County commissioners put the kibosh on a proposed large tract rural zoning classification Tuesday morning.
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County budget includes slight increase in taxes
Without much discussion, the Flathead County commissioners on Thursday morning unanimously approved the final budget for Fiscal Year 2011.
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Lakeside plan update advances
An upgrade of the Lakeside Neighborhood Plan took another step forward on Wednesday.
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Panel agrees on 'doughnut' plan
A compromise may have been reached in the long-running dispute over the Whitefish “doughnut area.”
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Registration plan a matter of safety
Increasing public safety is the main reason the city of Kalispell is proposing to start licensing businesses, according to City Manager Jane Howington.
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Council to allow impact-fee payments to be divided
The Kalispell City Council on Tuesday discussed but eventually tabled some housekeeping changes to the city’s administrative code.
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Freedom House decision postponed again
Without any explanation, Kalispell City Council on Tuesday tabled consideration of a conditional use permit for the Freedom House.
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Community holds its own as northern Kalispell expands
Evergreen’s business scene is changing, but one longtime business owner thinks the area is going to be O.K. in the face of northern Kalispell’s expansion.
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Ruby Ridge survivor learns to forgive
Sara Weaver-Balter has forgiven the federal agents who shot and killed her mother and brother 18 years ago on Idaho’s Ruby Ridge.
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Standoff a 'living hell' for Weaver family
Sara Weaver-Balter, now from Marion, lived through the harrowing incident on Ruby Ridge in August 1992.
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Constitution Party mainstay moving to Flathead
Chuck Baldwin, a former Constitution Party presidential candidate and Baptist pastor from Pensacola, Fla., plans to move to the Flathead Valley with his family.
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Kalispell moves toward business registration system
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Bigfork voluntary tourism tax gains supporters
Bigfork is moving forward with its voluntary tourist assessment.
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Planners recommend extraction limits in N. Fork
The Flathead County Planning Board last week recommended limiting the size of extractive industries in the North Fork, but took pains to disassociate itself from a much-publicized memorandum of understanding between Gov. Brian Schweitzer and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell.
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Kalispell Council gives unanimous OK to budget
The Kalispell City Council on Monday night voted unanimously for the 2011 fiscal year final budget, and again put off a decision on the Westside Tax Increment Financing District.
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New senior apartments to be built
Groundbreaking ceremonies last week launched work on Van Ee Apartments in north Kalispell.
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YMCA would require plenty of 'hard work'
A small crowd gathered Tuesday to explore the possibility of a YMCA in Kalispell.
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Board approves controversial permit
Even though discussion of a controversial motocross track was postponed at Tuesday’s Flathead County Board of Adjustment meeting, there still was plenty of division in the room.
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Council delays action on Freedom House permit
Kalispell’s Freedom House is not home free.
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Shootout victim in custody on attempted robbery charge
A man with nearly $1 million in medical bills related to a December shootout was jailed Thursday.
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Lack of money likely to deter N.F. paving plans
To pave or not to pave may not be the question.
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Sober facility can house up to eight men
Clean and sober. That’s the aim of the Freedom House that opened in Kalispell April 15.
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Felony sexual assault case goes to jury
An eight-woman, four-man jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon in the trial of Darwin Berosik.
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Lease of airport land raises questions
Is Red Eagle legal?
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Kalispell OKs new study of airport
The Kalispell City Council accepted a $92,910 grant Monday from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct another airport study.
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Couples reopen Northern Lights
The Northern Lights are open for the summer.
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Large-tract zoning gets favorable nod
A controversial large-tract rural zoning classification was recommended for approval Wednesday by the Flathead County Planning Board.
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Panel picks Whitefish Stage for upgrade list
Whitefish Stage Road is the interim selection for Kalispell’s next Urban Aid Highway project.
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Council considers problems of noise, rowdy dogs
Kalispell may be getting noise and vicious animal ordinances soon.
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Linguist deciphers girl's texts: Experts testify in case of double-fatal collision
A forensic linguist testified Wednesday that Justine Winter likely did not mean to kill herself when she texted her boyfriend about intentionally crashing her car.
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Willow Creek gets council OK
Developers Hubert and Wayne Turner finally got the approval they wanted.
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'A race against the flames'
Five Kalispell-area residents saved a man’s life early Wednesday morning while returning from a mission trip to Tucson, Ariz.
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Case will determine teen driver's status
“All your life you run from (expletive) instead of facing it.”
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Mayor wants to revive local economy
Kalispell Mayor Tammi Fisher called for a “progressive program to get our economy humming again” in her inaugural State of the City address on Wednesday.
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Opposition to airport expansion resurfaces
Nine Kalispell residents asked the City Council on Monday to close the door on Kalispell City Airport expansion.
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Airport in line for grant to update master plan
Kalispell’s Airport looks to be in line for a $95,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Kalispell studies system of business licenses
Business licenses could be on the agenda for Kalispell business owners soon.
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Trail crossing may go underneath road
After a four-year saga, the city of Kalispell has reached a compromise on the Willow Creek residential development.
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Kalispell sewer users could face higher costs
Kalispell officials are proposing a 5-percent increase in sewer rates.
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