Fraud Plea
Former KOFI Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
KALISPELL – The former office manager of KOFI-AM in Kalispell, Kent Etchison, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently purchasing office supplies at the station's expense in return for incentives from vendors.
"He regrets what happened. Beyond that I don't want to comment," Etchison's attorney, Jeffrey Roth of Missoula, said Friday.
Poaching Charges
Four Kalispell Men Charged With Felony Poaching
Four Kalispell men face felony poaching charges for allegedly killing six big-game animals, including a bull moose, near Helmville.
Benjamin Bolt, 21; his brother, Nicholas Bolt, 20; Benjamin Woodson, 24; and Brandon Mitchell, 22, were charged with possession of unlawfully taken wildlife, tampering with physical evidence and burglary, according to records from Powell County Justice Court.
Columbia Falls probable move a ‘bright spot’
Libraries Left in Limbo
While opportunities for new libraries in Kalispell and Bigfork were recently rejected, a possible new uptown location in Columbia Falls is a bright spot in what has been an otherwise tumultuous few months for the county library system.
[read more]Kalispell City Council
City Approves Land Purchase For Airport
Kalispell City Council voted unanimously Monday night to set up Government Access Channel 9. This government access channel will provide enhanced coverage of locally elected boards, commissions and councils, including that of Flathead County and other area municipalities.
Council also voted 6-3 to purchase the Fire Place Shop on U.S. Highway 93 south to allow for future expansion of the airport at a cost of $332,000 for 0.55 acre. Councilmen Bob Hafferman, Duane Larson and Tim Kluesner dissented, arguing that the city doesn't really need the land, and should not be engaging in speculative land purchases on the taxpayers' behalf.
Whitefish and Kalispell City Councils
On the Agenda: Whitefish Response to Court Ruling, Kalispell Government Access Channel
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The Whitefish City Council has a packed agenda at tonight’s 7:10 p.m. meeting, deciding how to react to a recent court ruling against the city, discussing two large downtown improvement projects and looking at the budget overview for fiscal year 2008-2009, among other items.
Kalispell City Council meets tonight at 7 p.m. in the new chambers at 201 First Avenue East. Topping the agenda will be a vote to implement the policy for the Government Access Channel 9 and a vote on $126,477 in amendments to the 2007-2008 fiscal year budget.
Soldier Killed
Billings Soldier Killed in Iraq
BILLINGS – A 32-year-old Army captain from Billings has been killed after his vehicle was hit by an explosion in Iraq.
The Department of Defense says Capt. Andrew R. Pearson, with the 4th Infantry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, was one of two soldiers killed by Wednesday's blast from an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
Olympic Coach Inspects Course
Readying for The Event at Rebecca Farm
Captain Mark Phillips, the Olympic gold-medal winning equestrian, wandered the grounds of Rebecca Farm in Kalispell last week on a typical Montana spring day where the sky was alternately sunny and spitting snow. Three months later, the mid-summer sun will shine on The Event at Rebecca Farm, the Flathead’s storied equestrian triathlon where an anticipated 450 riders will compete before a crowd of thousands from July 24-27.
[read more]Local Teens Start Commercial Production Business
Friends and Fledgling Entrepreneurs
Jordan Vaughan, left, and Chad Dawson, in the computer lab of Glacier High School, are the founders of East E. Productions. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
It’s not uncommon for high school students to try to come up with any excuse to get themselves out of class. Glacier High School junior Chad Dawson isn’t really any different, but you have to give him credit for originality and merit: Last week, the 17-year-old earned a part-day pass to attend an entrepreneurial seminar at Flathead Valley Community College with his 18-year-old business partner, Jordan Vaughan.
The two were debating the merits of becoming an LLC versus a partnership, and looking for tips on building a portfolio and clientele for their budding commercial production business. “Well, I’d say it’s a pretty good excuse,” Dawson said.
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