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Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-758-4421.

ARTICLES BY HEIDI DESCH

Whitefish Council looks at cell tower contract

Whitefish City Council on Monday will consider a new agreement for a cell tower located at Memorial Park.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS AGO

Whitefish hotel expansion goes before City Council

A hotel along the Whitefish River is looking to expand by converting an office building on the same property into lodging.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO

Ideas into opportunities: FVCC's entrepreneurship center to support future leaders

Billed as a place to cultivate solutions while fostering business innovation, Flathead Valley Community College on Thursday opened the doors to the Wachholz Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO

Whitefish Council discusses change to resort tax relief

Whitefish is examining whether to shift the tax relief that is distributed from the resort tax it collects on certain goods and services purchased in the city.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 MONTHS AGO

Grant for apartment repair before Whitefish City Council

Whitefish is looking at sponsoring a grant for rehabilitation work on the Alpenglow Apartments.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AGO

Montana Supreme Court rules restrictions of vacation rentals allowed under subdivision covenants

Covenants that prohibit commercial activity in a residential subdivision apply to short-term rentals, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AGO

Dancing into words: Kalispell woman hones craft during writing competition in Peru

When Carol Sullivan began penning her memoir, she couldn’t have known the creative endeavor would lead to participating in a reality TV show filmed in Peru.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 MONTHS, 4 WEEKS AGO

Budget approval on agenda for Whitefish City Council

Whitefish City Council on Monday is set to approve a $59.6 million budget that calls for an increase in spending over the prior year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 MONTHS, 2 WEEKS AGO

Whitefish City Council examines changes for Whitefish Yards development

Whitefish City Council on Monday will consider a fourth request for changes to the Whitefish Yards development on the Whitefish River.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 MONTHS AGO

Business owner unafraid to jump into next challenge

By way of explaining her approach as an entrepreneur, Mireille Bierens recalls what an employer once told her.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 MONTHS, 1 WEEK AGO

Committee pitches paid parking for downtown to Whitefish City Council

Whitefish’s climate committee on Monday is set to lobby City Council on creating a system that would charge visitors for parking downtown.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 MONTHS, 2 WEEKS AGO

New jail comes with $105 million bond request

When Flathead County Justice of Peace Eric Hummel decides whether an individual charged with a crime will be held in the Flathead County Detention Center, he starts by checking the capacity of the jail.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 4 MONTHS, 4 WEEKS AGO

Whitefish City Council looks at shift for affordable housing project

Whitefish on Monday will consider an agreement to transfer an affordable housing project planned by the Whitefish Housing Authority to a nonprofit.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 MONTHS AGO

Flathead County aims to tackle overcrowding with construction of new jail

When Flathead County Justice of Peace Eric Hummel decides whether an individual charged with a crime will be held in the Flathead County Detention Center, he starts by checking the capacity of the jail.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 MONTHS AGO

Compensation board denies pay increase for Sheriff deputies

Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino would like to see deputies’ wages increase to improve recruitment and retention of staff.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 5 MONTHS, 1 WEEK AGO

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