Bear Aware Month Returns to the Flathead Valley
Fruit drives, bear spray swaps, and safety talks fill Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' September calendar as local bear conflicts are on the rise
By Jules Lingenfelter
Newsletter
The Daily Roundup: Lakeside District Approves Water Lease Agreement for Territory 1889 Project
The water lease agreement would set aside 125 acre-feet of water annually for the more than 350-unit development
By Zoë BuhrmasterThe Latest
Flathead Living
Tracing Her Roots to the Grave
After inheriting both her mother and grandmother’s ashes, Sarah Defelice traced her family’s deep Flathead Valley roots to the oldest section of the C.E. Conrad Cemetery where she laid them to rest while connecting with her past
By Maggie Dresser
Peeling Back the Past at the Swan Lake Trading Post
After a flood and a remodel, the Swan Lake Trading Post celebrates a century serving a remote corner of Northwest Montana
By Justin Franz
In ‘Beartooth,’ Callan Wink Sharpens His Literary Claws
The Livingston-based novelist’s third book delivers an unflinching examination of how an unforgiving landscape tests brotherly bonds
By Maggie DohertyNEWS & FEATURES
As Record-low Wheat Crop Boosts Prices, Montana Farmers Barely Break Even
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.
Department of Transportation Head Steps Down for Private-sector Job
Capitol Dome $32 Million Restoration Underway
Floor Space: What You Can Buy for About $890,000
New Homeschooling Collective Set to Instruct Nearly 300 Students in its First Year
Columbia Falls Community Market Races to Raise $1.1 Million to Buy its Land
OUTDOORS
State Wildlife Agency Proposes Updated Fisheries Plan
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks released its four-year fisheries roadmap ahead of a public meeting Sept. 3 in Kalispell
Pickled Peppers
Trail Crossing Ahead: Montana’s E-Bike Debate Picks Up Speed
Hemorrhagic Disease Outbreak Potential Cause of Deer Mortalities on Flathead Reservation
Glacier Park Visitation Jumps 17% in July, 8% for the Year
When the Weather Turns
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SPORTS
2026 Flathead Valley Fall Sports Preview
After a 2025 fall season filled with individual and state championships, several Flathead Valley athletes will be on the title defense over the coming months.
How Two Kalispell Women in Their 50s Became Record-setting Powerlifters
Glacier Park College Showcase Returns for Third Year in Columbia Falls
Ryggs Johnston, Jonny Cielak Win 18th Flathead Beacon Pro-Scratch Invitational
The Event at Rebecca Farm Gallops into its 25th Year
Building a Legacy for Lacrosse
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
North Valley Music School to Host First-ever Bluegrass and Roots Mini Festival
The free event, which will feature workshops, jam sessions and performances, will run from Aug. 4 through Aug. 6 in both Whitefish and Kalispell
Creamy Grilled Pepper, Onion and Garlic Pasta
Grilling Alliums
Watermelon-Basil Syrup or Shrub
Watermelon-Mint Sorbet
Two-Meal Garden Risotto
OPINION
We Can Trust Amy Eddy with Our Public Lands and Access
If you care about judicial impartiality, public access, and clean air and water, there's only one choice: Vote Amy Eddy.
Old-Fashioned Handshake
The last six years of Republican control in Montana have proven outrageously expensive for the working stiff and retiree
Let’s Rename Lake Koocanusa ‘Lake Koousa’ — or Just ‘Lake USA’
What to do with a shared Montana-Canada reservoir now that relations have soured
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As Record-low Wheat Crop Boosts Prices, Montana Farmers Barely Break Even
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.
Trail Crossing Ahead: Montana’s E-Bike Debate Picks Up Speed
As e-bikes explode in popularity, the mountain biking community continues to grapple with whether the new technology should be shunned or embraced
Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Adopts Reduced Wolf Harvest Quota Amid Population Estimation Error
Faced with revised counting methodology that dramatically reduces the state’s estimated wolf population, commissioners approved a scaled-down quota of 300 wolves in Montana
Police Blotter
Recent Podcasts
Project 7
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
