Planning board and city council shift toward infill
Reviewing Kalispell’s Growth, Officials Look to More Conservative Approach
A view of south Kalispell from Lone Pine State Park. - File photo by Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
“Hindsight is 20/20,” Councilman Tim Kluesner said. “We probably shouldn’t have gone out as far as we did.”
Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana User Sues After Being Fired
Mike Babbitt in a complaint filed earlier this month against Loaf-n-Jug says he was discriminated against, lost wages and suffered other monetary damages.
Playhouses are centerpiece of Home and Garden Showcase
Led by High Schoolers, a Village is Built
Vince Semenza and Matt Stahlberg, from left, hold the long end of wood trim to steady it as Jon Weber cuts a piece to line one of the windows of a playhouse being built by students at Flathead High School. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
At the Flathead Building Association’s Home and Garden Showcase on March 19-21 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds, six playhouses will be displayed as the expo’s centerpiece. Collectively, they will be called the “DreamBuilders’ Village.”
Anger and frustration after fair manager’s contract not renewed
Group Calls for Entire Fair Board to Resign
Gerry Banzet discusses his concerns about the Flathead County Fair Board at a gathering of valley residents at Gardner's Auction Service. - Molly Priddy/Flathead Beacon |
A crowd of roughly 100 people gathered at Gardner Auction Service on March 11 to air their grievances and attempt to get organized in their efforts to get Scott reinstated. Gerry Banzet led the charge, asserting that firing Scott was unjust and immoral.
Health Care Overhaul
Democrats Pare Differences Over Health Overhaul
Obama's decision, revealed Friday morning by senior administration official, came amid assertions by leading Hill Democrats that they're resolving disputes over the measure that has been through a host of rewrites. At the same time, these Democrats said decisions remain on how to subsidize health insrance coverage. And they confirmed they're still hunting for sufficient votes to get it through.
Health Care Overhaul
Pelosi: Democrats Close on Health Care Agreement
Obama himself, rallying support outside Washington for the second time this week, shouted to a crowd in Missouri, "The time for talk is over. It's time to vote."
Unemployment
Flathead County’s Unemployment Rate Hits New High
From the Montana Department of Labor and Industry |
Statewide, the unemployment rate also continued an upward climb with a slight increase in January. The state's unemployment increased to 6.8 percent from 6.7 percent in December – which was up from 6.4 percent in November.
Bozeman Explosion
NorthWestern Sued Again for Bozeman Explosion
Steve Zabel, who owns Montana Trails Gallery, says the energy company and its senior manager of gas system integrity knew or should have known that a threaded connector in the service line behind the gallery was substandard and could fail. Zabel's art gallery was destroyed in the blast.