Board works on annexation rules

An unwritten policy that has been guiding Kalispell annexations for years is about to have some words put to it.
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Stokes' radio station off the air

Kalispell radio station KGEZ was shut down around 1:30 p.m. or 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Bankruptcy court rules against Stokes

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday denied KGEZ radio station owner John Stokes' bid to withdraw his Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and instead granted the trustee's motion to convert the bankruptcy to Chapter 7.
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Local speakers urge people to fight for the American Dream

Brig. Gen. Jim Cash always felt he was a part of the American Dream.
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Former day-care worker acquitted of three charges

Former Columbia Falls day-care worker Pete Ampudia is free after being found innocent Monday of three counts of child molestation involving two young girls.
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Whitefish man dies while fishing near Browning

Gary A. Nelson, 62, an avid outdoorsman from Whitefish, died Saturday while on a solo fishing trip to Four Horns Reservoir on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation near Heart Butte, south of Browning.
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Public invited to comment on library plans

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Boat crash victim Dustin Frost shows signs of improvement

Dustin Frost, U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg's state director who suffered a severe closed head injury in a boating accident on Flathead Lake Aug. 27, was moved to a less-critical level of hospital care Monday morning.
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Kalispell reserves boosted by tax-value numbers

Taxable property valuations that were issued Friday confirmed the city of Kalispell's preliminary budget numbers, then went one better.
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Buffalo Hill outlines long-term facility needs

Cracked asphalt, a frayed driving range and an irrigation system in need of an update are the bane of Jon Heselwood's workday world these days.
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Noodle vendor draws on Hawaiian heritage to wow crowds

Hale Lake had the perfect schedule.
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New city manager doesn't fear tough decisions

Fifteen or 20 years ago, Jane Howington wouldn't have been ready for the top appointed job in Kalispell city government.
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Kennedy files for third term as city mayor

With the clock ticking down on the final week to file in local elections, Kalispell Mayor Pam Kennedy has thrown her hat in the ring.
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Second council race contested

Jeff Zauner filed papers on Monday as a candidate for Kalispell City Council Ward 2, making it a contested race between him and incumbent Hank Olson.
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Kalispell city manager job offered to Ohio woman

Dayton, Ohio, Assistant City Manager Jane Howington is being offered the job as Kalispell's new city manager.
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City manager contract still being negotiated

No signatures are on the bottom line yet, but negotiations continue between the city of Kalispell and its top pick for a new city manager.
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Election race developing for Kalispell mayor

Tammi Fisher, a former deputy Flathead County attorney who now runs a private law practice in Kalispell, will run for Kalispell mayor in this November's election.
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Quality of life key for nonprofit leader

Positive thinking isn't just a catch phrase for Ned Cooney.
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Whitefish schools may trim jobs

Whitefish school trustees will face decisions on cutting staff at their May 12 board meeting.
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Pablo sawmill closing down

Eighty-seven Plum Creek Timber Co. workers in Pablo learned Monday morning the company plans to permanently close that sawmill in 60 days.
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Flathead group gets a peek into diverse country of China

A written script dating to the 16th century B.C., 56 distinct ethnic groups and a terrain ranging from the 13,000-foot Tibetan Plateau to the coastal flats of the Yellow, East China and South China seas make China a land rich in diversity.
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Plum Creek mill restarts after a two-month shutdown

Logs were rolling and saws were spinning at Plum Creek's Columbia Falls Lumber for the first time in more than two months on Monday.
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Closing time: Shoppers snap up bargains at Rex

Televisions and household appliances have been sailing out the door at Rex TV since the store announced its pending closure last Wednesday.
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C.F. manager asks council to cut his salary

Columbia Falls City Manager Bill Shaw thinks the City Council should cut his pay.
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Quality of life key for nonprofit leader

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Better than gold

Whitefish rider jumps ahead of Olympic champion
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. C. Falls riverfront

Project eyed for east side
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Taking a close look at books

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Ethanol group meets this week in Kalispell

The myth is being marched out again: Diverting grain crops to fuel production is wreaking havoc with the price and availability of grains for food.
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High power prices lead to layoffs at Columbia Falls Aluminum

The list of 124 hourly workers to be laid off at Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. starting July 21 was posted in the plant late last week.
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Housing Hall of Famer

Longtime Bigfork builder joins elite group of inductees
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C.F. group closes deal for bank building

The First Best Place Task Force closed a deal Wednesday to buy the former Glacier Bank building in uptown Columbia Falls.
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Job extravaganza may include 75 businesses

If you're looking for a job - or a change of pace in your career - Kalispell Center Mall is the place to be on Thursday.
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Family doc values relationships

Dr. Ron Miller named Montana physician of the year
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Cash crop

Farm co-op gives $278,000 to members
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Who needs a financial planner?

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Who needs a financial planner?

What you should know when choosing a financial planner
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Plum Creek weathers challenging year

A tough third quarter left its financial mark on Plum Creek Timber Co. by the end of 2007, despite a fourth quarter that was much stronger than a year earlier.
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Giving the gift of music

The twinkle in Ron Bond's blue eyes gives him away.
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Paving the way

C.F. Public Works director has ambitious program for road work
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Finding strengths in the Flathead

Economic development chief sees great promise in valley progress
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Utility OKs $3 million in rebates

Record-setting revenues this year prompted Flathead Electric Cooperative's board of trustees to approve $3 million in rebates to its electricity customers.
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C. Falls at the crossroads

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Investment club focuses on real estate

The Flathead real estate market curve may be flattening out right now, but to the savvy investor, it's still a gold mine of opportunity.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Private jet traffic on the rise

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Columbia Falls backs street project

By the narrowest of margins, Columbia Falls voters passed a $1.1 million street levy request Tuesday, that will rebuild some of the city's worst thoroughfares and possibly add a stoplight on U.S. 2.
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Deputy cleared in shooting

It took a jury of four women and two men less than 10 minutes Friday to decide that Flathead County Sheriff's Deputy Russ Papke was justified in shooting Rian Ross inside Ross' Mountain Meadow Road home.
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Weimer out of hospital

Evergreen man accused in killing is jailed in Seattle
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Council tables Lookout Estates

In a rare, if not unprecedented, action Monday night, the Columbia Falls City Council rejected the findings of fact for a residential subdivision and asked for more information.
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Charges lowered in 2006 traffic death

Stefanie Ann Schauf, who is charged in the July 1, 2006, traffic death of Brett Adams of Bigfork, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to amended felony charges.
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Woman changes plea

North Fork woman enters 'no contest' plea in husband's death
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Habitat plans building binge

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Six horses starve to death

Woman faces felony charges of animal cruelty
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Centered on community's youths

Whitefish facility offers recreation alternatives
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A connection for Glacier High?

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Whitefish student feels the need to lead at Girls National in Washington, D.C.

Porsche Erekson plans to make her voice heard in Washington, D.C., next week.
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