Jul. 1—A drenching rain Sunday afternoon caused some localized ponding across the Flathead Valley. The Columbia Falls area took the brunt of the impressive storm that developed around 5 p.m., with 2.17 inches of rain recorded at a site 1 mile southwest of the city. Some parts of Kalispell picked up 1.37 inches of precipitation […]
Jun. 26—Flathead County Library staff stepped foot inside the newly finished Bigfork branch for the first time last week, marveling at the transformation the space has gone through since construction began last fall. “This location is going to show the valley what a 21st century library is like, I hope it gets people excited,” Communications […]
Jun. 19—An argument over a water pump last week ended in alleged gunfire and a Flathead Valley man facing a felony attempted assault with a weapon charge. Donald James Hanson, 73, is expected to appear before Judge Dan Wilson in Flathead County District Court on July 18 for his arraignment on the felony charge. Hanson […]
Jun. 14—Thanks to a $26 million investment into the Forest Service’s Northern Region, rental cabin updates, road work, campground improvements are among the upcoming projects slated to occur in the Flathead Valley. The U.S. Department of Agriculture injected more than $26 million from the Great American Outdoors Act to enhance recreation opportunities across Northern Idaho, […]
A fisherman caught a flathead catfish weighing a whopping 95 pounds in southeast Oklahoma, setting a record for the largest flathead ever caught in the lake, wildlife officials announced last week. “Check out this flathead,” the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday, adding that it’s the largest flathead catfish […]
A fisherman caught a flathead catfish weighing a whopping 95 pounds in southeast Oklahoma, setting a record for the largest flathead ever caught in the lake, wildlife officials announced last week. “Check out this flathead,” the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday, adding that it’s the largest flathead catfish […]
May 24—Safety concerns have forced the closure of the main seating structures in the arena at the Flathead County Fairgrounds and pushed events to alternate venues for the time being. The county began a capital improvement campaign in February to design and build a new seating structure to replace the north bleachers adjacent to the […]
May 15—Owing to incidents of loitering, trespassing and a general uneasiness since the opening of the nearby Flathead Warming Center in 2021, Michelle Davey said her North Meridian Road employer installed a panic button in the front office earlier this year. “It shouldn’t be that way, that’s not the way it was supposed to be,” […]
May 8—A self-proclaimed Navy brat, Rob Clagett moved extensively with his family before settling down and growing up in Virginia. His home base coupled with his uncle’s career as a chef lit the flame to explore a culinary path of his own. “Being around southern food in particular really opened my eyes, and then around […]
May 1—U.S. Sen. Jon Tester on Monday called on a federal inter-agency group charged with managing dams and reservoirs to immediately begin taking steps to avoid low water levels in Flathead Lake this summer. “A lesson learned from 2023 is action must be taken early to try to mitigate the worst case scenarios when summer […]
Mar. 28—Flathead Valley residents expressed frustration over property taxes, the lack of affordable housing and a broken mental health system during a listening session organized by Democratic state lawmakers Tuesday. “We may not have all the answers, even though you may think we do and some legislators may think they do,” said Rep. Mary Caferro, […]
Mar. 24—Kalispell Republican Rep. Courtenay Sprunger, like many other Flathead Valley legislators, will face an opponent in this year’s primary election: political hopeful Shaun Pandina. Sprunger, a business owner who was born and raised in Kalispell, is running for a second term in House District 7, an area that encompasses the city’s downtown. “As a […]