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ARTICLES BY HANNAH SHIELDS

Hot Springs School Board fires new clerk over unpaid bills, missed deadlines

After less than four months on the job, Barkley Flynn was terminated as Hot Springs School District’s interim clerk and business manager by the school board on Nov. 3.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 3 HOURS AGO

Improved budget figures enables 2% wage increase for Flathead County employees

The wage increase was months in the making as some county officials advocated for higher salaries for staff.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 3 HOURS AGO

Hot Springs School Board fires new clerk over unpaid bills, missed deadlines

After less than four months on the job, Barkley Flynn was terminated as Hot Springs School District’s interim clerk and business manager by the school board on Nov. 3.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO

Flathead County moves to create new Elections Department

Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday made the first step in transitioning the county to an independent Elections Department by approving a new elections administrator position.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO

Judge denies request to force Lakeside utility board to reconsider major votes on development, wastewater plant

Judge Paul Sullivan has rejected a watchdog group’s request to force Lakeside County Water and Sewer District to release requested public documents and void two major decisions made by its board earlier this year.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 3 DAYS AGO

Wyshtech Airsoft: How a childhood war game fired up an airsoft dream

A group of teenage boys darted through a field on the outskirts of Kalispell, shooting at each other with airsoft guns, when the cops showed up.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO

Judge denies request to force Lakeside utility board to reconsider major votes on development, wastewater plant

Judge Paul Sullivan has rejected a watchdog group’s request to force Lakeside County Water and Sewer District to release requested public documents and void two major decisions made by its board earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO

Living large in small spaces, this entrepreneur tackles Flathead's housing crisis one tiny home at a time

The day Rochelle Miller lost her husband, her world felt empty.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO

Noxon Bridge replacement project nets $950K from state coffers

The state is contributing $950,000 to the estimated $35 million effort to replace the failing Noxon Bridge in Sanders County.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO

Somers condominium project gets favorable recommendation

The condominiums include 28 commercial units and an additional 18 live-work residential units, serviced by shared wells and septic systems. A live-work unit consists of a ground floor working space connected to a single small apartment, according to the staff report.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO

Noxon Bridge replacement project nets $950K from state coffers

The state is contributing $950,000 to the estimated $35 million effort to replace the failing Noxon Bridge in Sanders County.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 5 DAYS AGO

Somers condominium project gets favorable recommendation

The condominiums include 28 commercial units and an additional 18 live-work residential units, serviced by shared wells and septic systems. A live-work unit consists of a ground floor working space connected to a single small apartment, according to the staff report.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS AGO

Flathead County examines creating independent Elections Department

Elections administrator is one of five hats Clerk and Recorder Debbie Pierson wears as the county clerk and recorder, an elected position she's held for more than a decade. But the Elections Department has rapidly grown in its complexity in recent years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS AGO

Lakeside zoning change discussion heads to work session

Existing district zoning regulations have befuddled planners and developers alike for more than a decade, according to county Planning and Zoning Director Erik Mack.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO

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