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ARTICLES BY HANNAH SHIELDS

Choir members rush to director’s rescue after home destroyed in fire

There wasn’t time to save anything as panicked family members fled outside to safety in the freezing night air. Had she waited even five minutes, Allyson Kuechmann speculated she and her husband would have been trapped in their third-story bedroom.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

Mineral County commissioners calculate how to approach updates to courthouse, jail

Mineral County commissioners calculate approach to reconstruct courthouse, jail
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 9 HOURS AGO

Trump signs off on bill with $10M funding for Noxon Bridge replacement project

President Donald Trump signed a spending bill Tuesday that includes $10 million to replace the failing Noxon Bridge in Sanders County.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 9 HOURS AGO

Planning Board to review residential clustering proposal

Flathead County planning staff are holding a workshop Wednesday to discuss additional incentives for residential clustering in agriculture, sub agriculture and residential zones.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 9 HOURS AGO

Banking on kindness: Mineral County food bank serves as community pantry as demand increases

Volunteers hefted heavy bags of food up steep steps to clients waiting outside. Annual food drives were held in October, and members of the Boy Scouts went around town, collecting food from donors.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 9 HOURS AGO

Banking on kindness: Mineral County food bank serves as community pantry as demand increases

Volunteers hefted heavy bags of food up steep steps to clients waiting outside. Annual food drives were held in October, and members of the Boy Scouts went around town, collecting food from donors.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 9 HOURS AGO

Trump signs off on bill with $10M funding for Noxon Bridge replacement project

President Donald Trump signed a spending bill Tuesday that includes $10 million to replace the failing Noxon Bridge in Sanders County.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO

Flathead County commissioners hire owner’s representative for jail project

In2itive Architecture scored the highest out of six contenders for the position.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO

Trump signs off on bill with $10M funding for Noxon Bridge replacement project

President Donald Trump signed a spending bill Tuesday that includes $10 million to replace the failing Noxon Bridge in Sanders County.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO

$10M in funding for Noxon Bridge heads to Senate for final vote

A federal funding bill that includes $10 million to replace the failing Noxon Bridge has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is headed to the Senate for a vote.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 3 DAYS AGO

Flathead County OKs 159-foot marina dock in Lakeside

Despite overwhelming opposition from a standing room only crowd, Flathead County commissioners Tuesday approved extending a marina dock in Lakeside nearly 59 feet beyond the permitted length.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 3 DAYS AGO

Flathead County OKs resort's 159-foot marina dock in Lakeside

Despite overwhelming opposition from a standing room only crowd, Flathead County commissioners Tuesday approved extending a marina dock in Lakeside nearly 59 feet beyond the permitted length.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 3 DAYS AGO

Most interesting man: Flathead Valley volunteer and author has led a captivating life

He sipped his black coffee as he sat across the plastic table, with his 8-year-old Newfoundland-mix rescue dog, Hercules, curled up at his feet. Even at 68 years old, Palmiotti is not one to sit still.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO

Project to rebuild Farm to Market Bridge in Lincoln County is open for public comment

The Montana Department of Transportation is taking public comment on a proposal to replace the Farm to Market Bridge in Lincoln County that washed out during December's disastrous floods.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO

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