ARTICLES BY KATHERYN HOUGHTON

COVID-19 infections causing health care worker shortages

COVID-19 cases are surging in rural places across the Mountain States and Midwest, and when it hits health care workers, ready reinforcements aren’t easy to find.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 infections causing health care worker shortages

COVID-19 cases are surging in rural places across the Mountain States and Midwest, and when it hits health care workers, ready reinforcements aren’t easy to find.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

COVID-19 infections causing health care worker shortages

COVID-19 cases are surging in rural places across the Mountain States and Midwest, and when it hits health care workers, ready reinforcements aren’t easy to find.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Rodeo goes on in small Montana town despite pandemic

Rodeos are a summertime staple across the West, but the pandemic has presented a dilemma for cities and towns dependent on the economic and cultural boost the events give
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Chasing the curve: As budgets churn, can Montana get its mentally ill care before they hit crisis?

(Editor’s note: This is part three of a three-part report for
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Chasing the curve: As budgets churn, can Montana get its mentally ill care before they hit crisis?

(Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part report for
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Chasing the curve As budgets churn, can Montana get its mentally ill care before they hit crisis?

(Editor’s note: This story is the first of a three-part report for
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Photographer captures raw emotion of birthing experience

A Kalispell photographer’s studio walls hold images of newborns dressed in bright colors — some as bumble bees and others wearing tiaras. In most photos, the babies are posed with their eyes closed and their hands folded under their chin.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Assisted living worker documents residents' lives

While a lot of people spend a minority of their time with their community’s elders, Julia Sweeney has always been drawn to older generations, who she calls her teachers. Her curiosity around stories of the past pulled her into a career surrounded by clusters of aging societies.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Senior Center fundraiser begins

As kids line up to see Santa Claus at the Kalispell Center Mall, a few people in the background will be wrapping presents to go under the tree this season.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Norovirus on the rise in Flathead County

Cases of a stomach bug causing diarrhea and vomiting from norovirus have appeared in local assisted and long-term care facilities, according to the Flathead City-County Health Department. With Thanksgiving just a couple of days away, health officials are worried time with family could put people with underlying health conditions at …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

FVCC course focuses on the human body's dominance factors

Hunched over in a Kalispell coffee shop, Carla Hannaford drew a rough outline of a person’s body in her notebook and began a series of questions:
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell Regional begins free valet parking

Kalispell Regional Medical Center has announced it will provide season-round valet parking for patients and visitors, as continued construction projects further shrink already limited parking on the campus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Coalition receives teen alcohol use prevention grant

A Lincoln County coalition aimed at preventing teens from diving into the world of drinking, smoking and doing drugs received more than $47,000 in federal grants to expand its reach.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Polls open, late registration continues

A minute past noon on Monday, an election volunteer walked down the steps of the Flathead County Election Department with a sign announcing registration had closed for the day. Behind him, a line of people waiting to register led up the stairs and double backed, snaking along the department’s hallway.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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