City looks for airport management proposals

Kalispell is accepting proposals from companies interested in managing its general aviation airport.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Funding found for Three Mile Drive job

The Montana Department of Transportation is trying to rebuild Three Mile Drive next spring in a push to complete yet another phase of the Kalispell bypass.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Promising plans for Bright View

North Kalispell continues to fill in this year, with everything from a 100-room Hilton Homewood Suites to a new Cabela’s store, new Glacier Eye Clinic building and half-mile stretch of highway bypass in the works.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Vacant Kelly-Main Street building

As Kalispell looks to structure its core area revitalization efforts, it’s facing a tax increment funding request from Paul Roybal that aims to fix up the vacant Kelly-Main Street building.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Graffiti on the U.S. 93 bypass

The word "Tree" was spray painted over and over along a quarter-mile-long stretch of concrete wall on the U.S. 93 bypass.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Graffiti on the U.S. 93 bypass

The word “Tree” was spray-painted over and over along a quarter-mile-long stretch of concrete wall near Kalispell’s U.S. 93 bypass.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Initial nod given to permitted land uses

A proposed ordinance to make government facilities such as public schools, jails, fairgrounds and police and fire stations permitted land uses in all zones passed the first of two readings with support from the Kalispell City Council on Monday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

KM windows are a revolving loan fund project

Thanks to a little help from Kalispell’s revolving loan fund program for facade and building improvements, the historic KM Building downtown has some new windows.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell council OKs airport upgrade

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Graffiti cleanup set for July 14

A community-wide graffiti cleanup day in and around Kalispell is scheduled for Saturday, July 14, Kalispell City Council member Phil Guiffrida III said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell contemplates $4 million budget increase

Sizable increases in spending for water and sewer system improvements are driving a $4 million increase in next year’s proposed city budget.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell mail sorting targeted for closure

Mail-sorting operations at Kalispell’s main post office are slated to be closed and moved to Missoula, the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Color queries

Sandi Doyle of Give Them Wings Preschool took her students Monday to Mark Ogle Studios to learn about colors and how they blend to form other colors. In the top photo, Ogle talks about color with Rita Henshaw, Garrett Endresen, Christian Rich, Ryker Wise and Anthony Henshaw as Will Gross …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Celestial light show

Northern lights illuminate the northeastern sky early Tuesday morning as viewed from the northern end of the Flathead Valley.
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S.D. man hired to lead city

Doug Russell will be hired as Kalispell’s next city manager, officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Case closed over Kalispell's handling of sobriety house

Responding to a complaint filed by Montana Fair Housing Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice said it was closing the case on Kalispell’s 2010 handling of a sobriety house on Third Avenue West, formerly known as Freedom House.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

'I'm really thankful to have work'

For much of the past year, CJ Vaughn has been in North Dakota trying to make a living — something he couldn’t do in or around Kalispell after graduating from Flathead High School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Panel considers transportation impact fees

Kalispell’s impact fee committee meets tonight to consider how much the city should charge for transportation impact fees over the next two years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Statue projects continue to vex Kalispell officials

Two “heroic-size” bronze animal statues that Kalispell commissioned in 2007 to beautify the intersection of Idaho and Main streets now are coming back to bite city officials.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

A birthday of a lifetime

Fifth-grader Charles Gapp is getting ready for the birthday of a lifetime on Friday as he turns 11 years old on Nov. 11, 2011.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Council slams barn door on ducks in city

A woman’s push to keep ducks inside the city limits was thwarted Monday when the Kalispell City Council heard from people with complaints about her waterfowl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Paying for Kalispell's growth is a work in progress

At its most basic premise, the idea behind Kalispell’s impact fees is that growth should pay for growth and not be subsidized by other taxpayers and ratepayers.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Paranormal art critic? Mansion art gets moved by unseen hands

During this weekend’s craft and gift bazaar at the Conrad Mansion, Cathi Spence is trying to get another response from what could be a paranormal art critic in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Realtors raise money to buy toys for kids

Leslie Knuth, a retired Lakeside resident who runs the West Shore Food Bank, expects to have lots of children to shop for again this holiday season.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

State seeks $28 million for bypass completion

The Montana Department of Transportation is in the hunt for $28 million in federal funding needed to build the northern half of the U.S. 93 Alternate Route on the west side of Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Getting smart Co-op installs appliances to study efficiency

Flathead Electric Cooperative member Donna Hall said she loves the three new “smart” appliances the utility co-op installed in her home as part of a study to find the best ways to get 48,000 customers to reduce their peak time power demands.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Whitefish doctor battles Lou Gehrig's disease

A 37-year-old physician in Whitefish is taking up the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, after being diagnosed with it in July.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Duck owner runs afoul of city's fowl limits

A Kalispell ordinance that prohibits some livestock inside the city limits is running afoul of a Tenth Avenue West resident who said the city has told her to get rid of her ducks.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Urban renewal plan expansion gathers support

The Kalispell City Council heard from several people who said they support expanding the West Side Urban Renewal Plan during a public hearing Monday night.
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Incumbent wants to keep C.F. costs down

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Kalispell candidate forum planned

Tuesday’s monthly Kalispell Chamber of Commerce luncheon includes a question-and-answer forum with candidates running for the Kalispell City Council.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Board supports annexation plan

Kalispell City Planning Board members voted 5-0 on Tuesday to recommend the city annex the 19.77-acre Kalispell Armed Forces Reserve Center on U.S. 93.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Vote on zoning-rule changes postponed

An ordinance to make five proposed changes to the city’s zoning regulations was tabled Monday by the Kalispell City Council.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Ward Three veteran faces limited election challenge

Three-term incumbent Randy Kenyon is facing a limited challenge for the Ward Three seat on the Kalispell City Council.
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Renewal plan change to be considered Oct. 17

The Kalispell City Council has scheduled a public hearing Monday, Oct. 17, on a proposed expansion of the Westside Urban Renewal Plan.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Council OKs nonunion pay raises

After several years of going without, the city of Kalispell’s nonunion employees were granted a 1.3 percent pay raise Monday night by the Kalispell City Council.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Board wants bigger renewal area

In a special meeting Tuesday, the Kalispell City Planning Board agreed the Westside Urban Renewal Plan should be expanded to include the Flathead County Fairgrounds and a mile-long block of land that runs to the eastern city limit.
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Highway contract awards studied

The Montana Department of Transportation opened bids last week for three road construction projects in the works for Flathead County.
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Council OKs money for sewer cleaner

Columbia Falls City Council members on Monday agreed to spend $324,865 to buy a truck to clean out city sewer lines.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Railroad track removal one option for TIF money

The Kalispell City Council has taken a first step toward possibly expanding the size of the Westside Tax Increment Financing District. But the clock is still ticking for city officials to find a project.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Kidsports seeks permanent easement

Kidsports President Dan Johns said “the stars seem to be aligning” for the organization to acquire a permanent easement at the sports complex, a part of Section 36 school trust property along U.S. 93 North.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell post office's processing plant may be targeted

As part of a nationwide effort to cut costs, the U.S. Postal Service will study Kalispell’s mail processing center to see if it can be shut down and folded into larger operations in Spokane.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell annexation requests test city policy

During a work session Monday, the Kalispell City Council and city planning staff considered two outlying annexation requests as a way to review an annexation policy adopted in March.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

C.F. bike path work ready to begin

City officials in Columbia Falls hope to move forward this fall on the Third Avenue East bike path.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Polson woman joins China expedition

Monica Pokorny of Polson was one of 10 young professionals to spend three weeks in China in June as part of a public diplomacy exchange focused on global environmental issues.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Local seminar to span three days

A three-day seminar in Kalispell this week aims to help leaders learn more about how to grow themselves both personally and professionally.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Council keeps door open for expanding tax district

The Kalispell City Council voted 7-1 Tuesday to follow a planning department staff recommendation and take at least a first step toward possibly expanding the Westside Tax Increment Financing District.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Group forms to offer helping hand for those who knew fallen officers

The Kalispell-based nonprofit Montana Concerns of Police Survivors stands ready to help and offer a hand up to family, friends and coworkers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Council nears vote on Westside tax district

The Kalispell City Council will decide at its next regular meeting whether it wants to move to expand the Westside Tax Increment Financing District, which is on track to sunset in March 2012.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Pint-sized pals get their day at the fair

The Northwest Montana Fair isn’t all about farm livestock. The little guys get a lot of love, too.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell upgrades city's website

City of Kalispell officials are encouraging people to visit the city’s new website that was launched a week ago.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell budget includes slight tax increase

The Kalispell City Council passed a string of resolutions Monday to set annual appropriations and property tax levies and adopt the city’s budget for fiscal year 2011-12.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO