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Plains council discusses fees for fiber optics installation
March 16, 2022 midnight

Plains council discusses fees for fiber optics installation

Members of the Plains council met together Monday evening with the public filling all available seats.

March 16, 2022 midnight

American energy dominance makes the world safer

I have no doubt that we are all watching the the events unfold in Ukraine with heartbreak and horror.

March 16, 2022 midnight

Wild pig reports on the rise in Montana

Feral swine appear to be rooting up in Montana — and invasive species officials say they will be ramping up Big Sky’s “Squeal on Pigs!” campaign in the Flathead Valley and surrounding area.

March 16, 2022 midnight

Gianforte solicits applications for judicial vacancy in Lake and Sanders

Gov. Greg Gianforte is soliciting judicial applications for a newly vacated bench spot in the Twentieth Judicial District, which encompasses Lake and Sanders counties.

March 16, 2022 midnight

Northwest Montana snowpack holds steady

With its northwestern river basins still making par for snowpack by the start of March, natural resource officials say last month overall proved “disappointingly dry” elsewhere for Montana.

Lady Hawks cap successful season
March 16, 2022 midnight

Lady Hawks cap successful season

"In tournaments anything can happen, and it usually does,” Thompson Falls girls basketball coach Chadd Laws said just days before his Lady Hawks traveled to Bozeman for the this past weekend’s State Class C basketball tournament.

Mountain lions likely trimmed island sheep herd to lowest number in decades
March 16, 2022 midnight

Mountain lions likely trimmed island sheep herd to lowest number in decades

Three now-dead cougars that found their way onto Flathead Lake’s Wild Horse Island handily hunted down its bighorn sheep herd to as few as 35 of the prized Rocky Mountain ungulates.

March 16, 2022 midnight

Grab your gear; Spring Mack Days are nearly here

While winter struggles to hang on, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are preparing to launch the 40th Mack Days fishing event on Flathead Lake, which begins Thursday, March 17 and runs through May 15.

Building Community Through Adventure: St. Patrick's gathering supports new nonprofit
March 9, 2022 midnight

Building Community Through Adventure: St. Patrick's gathering supports new nonprofit

In the centuries following Saint Patrick’s death (believed to have been on March 17, 461), the mythology surrounding his life became ever more ingrained in the Irish culture.

Local standouts earn All-State honors
March 9, 2022 midnight

Local standouts earn All-State honors

Let the accolades roll.

I-90 rivals take the court for annual donkey basketball game
March 9, 2022 midnight

I-90 rivals take the court for annual donkey basketball game

No one wanted to make an “ass” out of themselves. Except for the stars of the show who are used to such descriptions.

Lloyd W. Austin
March 9, 2022 midnight

Lloyd W. Austin

Lloyd W. Austin, 87, of Whitepine, passed away on Feb. 28, 2022.

The Lady Eclectic: Local artist launches online store
March 2, 2022 midnight

The Lady Eclectic: Local artist launches online store

The development of online craft marketplaces like Etsy has served a unique role in establishing up-and-coming entrepreneurs, small businesses and artisans that otherwise wouldn’t have the means or opportunity to sell their one-of-a-kind creations.

Mineral County auto auction slated for Saturday
March 2, 2022 midnight

Mineral County auto auction slated for Saturday

On Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. on the Mineral County Courthouse steps, there will be an auction of six vehicles, four of which are former patrol vehicles that were used until the new patrol units were purchased and placed into service last year.

What to know about big horn sheep in Sanders County
March 2, 2022 midnight

What to know about big horn sheep in Sanders County

Along the rocky ridges and the winding roads of Sanders County, locals are blessed to experience the beauty of the snowcapped peaks, the winding rivers and creeks and the chance to explore what is around the next bend in the road.

Officials say hunting wolves from aircraft prohibited
March 2, 2022 midnight

Officials say hunting wolves from aircraft prohibited

Despite a recent interpretation of Montana state law that aerial hunting of wolves is not prohibited, doing so runs afoul of federal law.

Thompson Falls boys finish 4th at divisional tourney
March 2, 2022 midnight

Thompson Falls boys finish 4th at divisional tourney

If the roller coaster ride ends with fans thinking it was worth the price of a ticket, most would call that a successful run.

T-Falls boys get fourth seed in Divisionals
February 23, 2022 midnight

T-Falls boys get fourth seed in Divisionals

Things were looking good following the first day of the Western 7B District tournament for the Thompson Falls High boys basketball team.

February 23, 2022 midnight

Lady Hawks earn No. 4 seed

After getting a bye in the first day of the 7B girls basketball playoffs in Bigfork, the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks had reason to feel optimistic.

Christensen heads to Carroll for track and basketball
February 23, 2022 midnight

Christensen heads to Carroll for track and basketball

For the past several years Katelyn Christensen has been a Hot Springs High mainstay and standout athletically and academically.