While some local politicians point to redistricting, which split the solidly blue city of Whitefish in half, as part of the reason the races are competitive, the north part of the valley has long seen its districts switch partisan hands
By Mariah Thomas
The school district last year proposed a charter school focused on trades education. After it didn’t receive approval from the state’s Board of Public Education, Columbia Falls went back to the drawing board to resubmit its pitch, with the hopes of moving the effort forward in 2027.
By Mariah Thomas
A family's multi-generational hold on a Flathead Lake bluff meets an architect who grew up with the same water in her blood
By Tristan Scott
In 'The Way Around: A Field Guide to Going Nowhere,' Missoula author Nicholas Triolo delivers a meditation on movement — and what circling back can teach us
By Maggie Doherty
At Two Sisters Cafe, Susan and Beth Higgins are serving up Blackfeet-raised bison, with a side of education, for the unversed tourists and seasoned travelers alike
By Jules LingenfelterDemocrat Cindy Bruckner is challenging Republican incumbent Tracy Sharp in a bid for the house seat spanning Lake and Flathead counties
A September that drew 643,543 visits leaves the park less than 1% short of 2017's overall mark of 3.34 million, with the final quarter of the year still to come
Lessons on planning for charitable giving without fear
The Discover Kalispell Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards dinner and fundraiser takes place Nov. 5 at the Hilton Garden Inn
FVCC’s largest scholarship fundraiser takes place on Oct. 30 at Wachholz College Center on its Kalispell campus. Tickets go on sale Sept. 15.
Braves and Griz alum Dylan McFarland will be inducted into the Legends Wall of Fame during the crosstown clash between the Wolfpack and Braves football squads on Thursday night
Tim Torgerson will perform alongside nine other finalists as part of the Whitefish Songwriter Festival’s first-ever “It’s All About the Song” Songwriting Contest on Sept. 18 at the O’Shaughnessy Center
Vote for lasting property tax relief, not a bigger tax bill
Why I am voting yes on CI-132, CI-133 and I-194
I need a strong partner in the House who understands Lake County and will fight for meaningful results
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Absentee ballots went out Oct. 9, and Election Day is Nov. 3. Flathead Valley voters will weigh an open U.S. Senate seat, an open western congressional seat, a state Supreme Court contest, three ballot measures and a full slate of legislative and county races. Here’s what to know.
Economic headwinds have triggered a shift in spending trends as visitors seek low-budget trips while weather, the airport runway rehabilitation project and Glacier Park’s new entry system have caused fluctuating visitation patterns
Federal wildlife officials and hunting groups say wolves in the Northern Rockies have recovered; conservation groups say the agency ignored historic range where wolves no longer live
A six-part series on notorious Flathead Valley militia leader David Burgert, who vanished into the wilderness after a shootout with sheriff's deputies in 2011
