Swan River Levy Passes, Columbia Falls Bond Fails
Voters approved a $1.5 million building reserve levy for the rural K-8 school but rejected a $75.9 million high school bond for the second time
By Mariah ThomasVoters approved a $1.5 million building reserve levy for the rural K-8 school but rejected a $75.9 million high school bond for the second time
By Mariah Thomas
The state awarded $8.7 million to 78 rural agencies including Blackfeet Tribal EMS for purchasing new equipment
By Zoë Buhrmaster
The Flathead has six members of Generation Z running for office this fall — the highest number anywhere in the state. Their experiences running for office, serving as leaders, and the issues they’re focused on, help illustrate how the next generation could shape Montana’s future
By Mariah Thomas
Glacier Park’s classic Dawson-Pitamakan Loop encapsulates the best elements of autumn
By Hunter D'Antuono
Ray Djuff's new book, co-authored with Scott Tanner and Bill Lundgren, digs into the park's stranger corners.
By Tristan ScottDel Orrin Crawford argued that Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson erroneously admitted statements during trial that violated his due process rights
Draft now planned for late November, with a one-month comment period; final report to the IJC pushed back to February 2027
The questions clients actually ask, from fees and fiduciary duty to succession planning
FVCC’s largest scholarship fundraiser takes place on Oct. 30 at Wachholz College Center on its Kalispell campus. Tickets go on sale Sept. 15.
Local artists create curated collection of iconic park posters that celebrate the beauty and spirit of Glacier National Park
The historic program will celebrate its legacy, which includes six state titles, with a reunion open to former players, coaches, managers and fans at the Bulldogs’ game against Ronan on Thursday, Sept. 17.
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
For us dirt farmers, grunts, and clock-punchers, finding an extra grand per month to pay the man remains painful
Montanans value fair, unbiased courts and judges who interpret our laws and Constitution consistently and reliably
Vote the person, not the party
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The rural Seeley-Swan Valley school has long struggled to make ends meet, but school board members and the county superintendent say a 2023 law requiring tuition payments was the final blow. It's one of at least nine small Montana districts to go non-operational since the law passed.
Commodity prices are up despite drought and the geopolitical climate contributing to the lowest U.S. wheat production since the 1970s. But Montana farmers say it’s not enough as input costs rise and tight margins persist.
As e-bikes explode in popularity, the mountain biking community continues to grapple with whether the new technology should be shunned or embraced
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