An early spring cold snap froze a portion of cherry buds on Flathead Lake’s east shore while early summer rain is splitting the fruit’s skin as a low supply from Washington is driving up prices
By Maggie Dresser
When Emilie Sangimino first began promoting local businesses as “Hidden Gems,” she didn’t know the impact it would have across the valley and country
By Mariah Thomas
In addition to the region’s extensive heritage, Highway 83 cuts through an area rich in wildlife and water recreation
By Tristan Scott
Since its 2010 debut, Sweet Peaks Ice Cream has redefined the ice cream experience, tapping into tasty traditions while pioneering new flavors for future generations
By Pete Avery
With 4,000 glacial potholes, ponds, lakes, marshes, wetlands, and a 1,300-mile network of streams, the Swan Valley is the wettest watershed in Montana
By Kay BjorkThe Whitefish Community Foundation awarded a $75,000 grant to NeighborWorks Montana to purchase and preserve Twin Willows, a mobile home park in Kalispell that is slated to become a resident-owned community
The reopening of Going-to-the-Sun Road and some Many Glacier Valley trails coincides with the first day of the park’s new reservation-only shuttle system
The July 10th Flathead River Fest at Marantette Park celebrates the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River
Annual event offers season preview, waived ticket fees, and outdoor performance by nine-piece funk band
Piton Wealth Advisors started leaning into the overlap between their work and engineering a couple of years ago
As more kids grow up playing lacrosse in the Flathead Valley, the Northwest Avalanche Lacrosse’s boys and girls senior classes have cultivated a legacy of success
Five local musicians will perform classical music in small, intimate venues across the valley this weekend
Our state has a proud history of standing up to concentrated power – from the Copper Kings to today's anonymous billionaires
To protect American consumers and small businesses, Congress must reject the Durbin-Marshall mandate
Montanans have always been at the center of the struggle to push our country forward
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Local conservationists say the potential U.S. Agriculture Department secretarial memorandum is part of the latest effort to roll back regulations and undermine years of collaboration in managing motorized and non-motorized use in the Flathead National Forest
A newly seated board is grappling with remediation efforts, personnel challenges and attempting to learn the ropes of serving in their roles in the small, rural district
Even before the Strait of Hormuz cut off fuel and fertilizer supplies, uncovered row crop losses have totaled $43 billion in recent years as lawmakers attempt to provide aid to farmers and push the 2026 Farm Bill across the finish line
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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
