Somers considers planning effort

A potential Somers neighborhood plan appears to have noticeable support.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Planning Board appointment debated

The Flathead County commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to appoint engineer and surveyor Jeff Larsen to the county planning board - with one commissioner voicing qualms about potential conflicts of interest.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Several-phase overhaul studied for drain system

An overhaul of central Bigfork's drainage system depends on whether federal stimulus money materializes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Finalist drops bid for city manager

Jay Krauss is second of three candidates to withdraw from Kalispell council's search
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Chief has unfortunate attraction to deer

Kalispell Fire Marshal D.C. Haas handed two index cards of "Helpful Interview Questions' to a reporter arriving to do a profile on Acting Fire Chief Dan Diehl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

KGEZ owner files for bankruptcy

KGEZ radio station owner John Stokes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell OKs smaller impact fees

Kalispell's road impact fees will be 38 percent of what was originally proposed - until April 1, 2011.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Public hearing tonight

Road-impact fees
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Eagles' nest confirmed near housing development

State wildlife biologists have confirmed that two eagles live near a proposed Marion-area subdivision.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Study ranks hospitals for charitable care

Kalispell Regional Medical Center is roughly in the middle of 11 major Montana hospitals in balancing tax breaks against charitable care in 2007.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Condo projects have to go through county review

Three Lakeside-area condominium projects recently lost a legal battle to be built without going through a Flathead County review.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

'We're serious about our dust problem'

Flathead County stopped 572 dust-raising drivers and put up 94 warning signs in 2008.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell council tackles impact fees again

On paper, 111 people voiced support for the current proposed road-impact fees before the Kalispell City Council.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Civic-minded transplants

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Attorney clears county over list of 'doughnut' addresses

No one in Flathead County government did anything illegal regarding a land ownership list used by the Flathead Business and Industry Association, the county attorney's office concluded.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Lawsuit against county resurrected

A long-dormant lawsuit against Flathead County has been removed from suspended animation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Close races hold up in final tallies

The razor-thin leads in Flathead County's two closest ballots held up Monday after the final votes were tallied.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Radio host faces lawsuit

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Town pays off debt in blood

Think of it as paying off a blood debt - a 112-pint "thank you."
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Court orders man to remove swastika signs

Neighbors of Kalispell radio host John Stokes recently won a legal decision to force him to remove his Nazi-themed signs near their property.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Cleanup planned for polluted site in Evergreen

The state has given the green light to a plan to clean up a 57-acre contaminated Evergreen area.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

No headline

Waste land
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Subdivision plan call for 535 homes

A plan is in the works to extend Kalispell southward and add possibly 535 new homes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Another finale for Kimmel

Kalispell's favorite player could win $1 million tonight
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS AGO

Comfort and joy

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS AGO

'Make their last days the best that you can'

Debra Horinek is pretty matter-of-fact about her career and the honor she recently received.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS AGO

Families needed for home-building venture

A self-help housing program is seeking families to start building their own homes this summer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS AGO

Landmark Sykes' up for sale

The broker for the proposed sale of the Sykes' Grocery and Market building in Kalispell expects an offer to be made within a few weeks.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Leaders: Housing a priority

Revamping pieces of downtown Kalispell along with KGEZ?s radio towers are among the City Council?s top priorities for 2008.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Road impact fees starting to take shape

Some places - such as shopping centers and bars - don't show up in traffic engineering handbooks.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

New city hall project nears completion

Hidden problems lead to delays, increased costs
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Evergreen pollution plan nears completion

Trial in March to determine liability
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Consultantweighs in on town center road

A new street parallel to U.S. 93, between the highway and the proposed Glacier Town Center, is being recommended by a Florida-based traffic consultant.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Glacier Town Center: Talking traffic on Tuesday

Everyone is getting ready to rumble over two proposed traffic lights.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Hearing addresses housing funds

Cramped nonprofit facilities and the Flathead's lack of affordable housing dominated a Kalispell hearing Tuesday on seeking federal financial help.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Nurse keeps O.R. on an even keel

Hinkle lauded as nurse of year
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Public hearing tonight

A public hearing on Glacier Town Center is scheduled at 7 p.m. today before the Kalispell City Council.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Office of Emergency Services staff faced 'baptism by fire'

Mapping out how to deal with disasters dominated Flathead County's Office of Emergency Services in 2007.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Survivor' contestant Kimmel: 'I was done'

Former Kalispell resident Amanda Kimmel felt drained when she faced seven fellow "Survivor: China" contestants to convince them to vote her as the game's winner.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Sculptor captures Montana moment

It's a story about every Flathead hiker's deepest fear.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Finding a new way to treat wounds

Local woman's firm has crafted 'WoundStat' to stop bleeding
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Willow Creek project still raises many questions

The proposed 580-home Willow Creek project will likely seek a green light from the Kalispell City Council by the end of the year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wind feeds flames

Chippy Creek Fire creeps northward
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Brush Creek Fire rages

Firefighters were pulled away from Tally Lake blaze
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Stokes loses 3 court battles

Radio station owner John Stokes has ended up on the losing side of three recent Montana Supreme Court decisions - mostly relating to a disputed easement on the land holding KGEZ's two towers.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

City cable rates may increase

Kalispell residents likely will see a 4 to 4.25 percent increase in their cable bills from Bresnan Communications.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Council considers Valley Ranch subdivision

The Kalispell City Council sent a bunch of signals Monday to the developer of the proposed Valley Ranch subdivision.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Looks like he made it

Whitefish cinematographer reaches summit of Mount Everest
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Upgrade of 911 system still stalled

Efforts to consolidate and upgrade the Flathead's emergency-dispatch system have bogged down, with the local 911 board trying to kick-start it back into motion.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Planning Board rejects Willow Creek project

For the second time, the Kalispell Planning Board rejected plans to build a subdivision southwest of town because members thought it crammed in too much.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Neighbors object to Valley Ranch

53 Ponderosa Estates households speak against proposed zoning changes
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Growth impacts emergency services

Flathead County is growing faster than its emergency medical crews can adjust to keep up.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Moving memories

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell to weigh bid for City Hall

A Great Falls construction firm is the recommended bidder to receive a contract to remodel the old Wells Fargo building to become Kalispell's new City Hall.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Glacier fire blows up

Flames reached as high as 200 feet as an eastern Glacier National Park forest fire covered at least 35 square miles Sunday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

New life for old oils

Restoring paintings is part chemistry, part art, part delicate instinct
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

A rare breed

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS AGO