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He’s a Gold Digger
6:55 a.m. A mountain lion was walking toward the Kalispell mall. 7:51 a.m. A man was upset that someone threw something at his car, but he didn’t know what was thrown and it hadn’t caused any damage. 3:43 p.m. A baby was seen running down the street, chased...
Whitefish summer reservations trending lower than last year
The Whitefish Moose Lodge was a full house for the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce’s Business Breakfast meeting on April 24. Glacier National Park Superintendent Dave Roemer, Explore Whitefish Executive Director Julie Mullins and Glacier Park International Airport Director Rob Ratkowski gave tourism outlooks for the upcoming summer. Mullins shared...
Time to pay the piper
On Aug. 25, 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy ruled in Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. v. Atlantic Richfield Co. that CFAC must pay 65% of the total cleanup cost, and ARCO must pay 35%. It is time for CFAC and ARCO to fulfill their responsibility and pay up for polluting Columbia Falls. Stop the dodging, delays and deferring. The cluster of cancers coming out of Columbia Falls needs to be under the microscope.Why should you listen to me? In 1990 and 1991, I worked as a registered nurse in a local medical clinic where cancer patients were diagnosed and...
Times are a changin’ in the Flathead
Times are a changin’ in the Flathead, and whether we like it or not, growth is imminent. The City of Whitefish, like other cities in the valley, holds City Council meetings every two weeks to discuss, approve/deny resolutions reviewed by city staff, development proposals, fiscal reports, and most importantly, hear feedback from citizens like yourself. Why is it that only those citizens with NIMBY-itis come to the council meetings to air their views? What the City Council does/doesn’t do affects every citizen in Whitefish and the valley! Our civil servants and councilors who volunteer and dedicate their time, and work...
Not a Drug Drop
9:10 a.m. An officer responded to a report of a fake gun that someone wanted picked up. 8:27 p.m. Someone found a bike on their front lawn and didn’t know what to do with it. 10:13 p.m. A cleaning crew accidentally left behind a packet of fentanyl at a...
Major expansion proposed for The Springs senior housing development
The Springs at Whitefish is planning a major expansion to its senior housing development on River Lakes Parkway that would include 120 additional units.The company is seeking approval to build the project on vacant land to the south of its current facility. The Whitefish Community Development Board is set to review the project at its May 16 meeting.A new three-story building would include 80 independent living units that would be connected to the existing building at the ground level.Also proposed on the property is a separate two-story building with 44 "active adult" multi-family units varying in size and number of...
Legals for May, 1 2024
NO. 2753 CITY OF WHITEFISH NOTICE OF PRESENTING TO THE VOTERS A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CITY CHARTER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting to be held May 6, 2024, at 7:10 p.m., in the Whitefish City Council Chambers at 418 East Second Street, the Whitefish City Council will consider an ordinance presenting to the voters of the City of Whitefish a proposal to amend Article II, Section 2.01(4) of the Whitefish City Charter to allow members of the City Council to receive compensation, such as a salary, stipend, health insurance, per diem, and mileage allowance, all as set...
Flathead Construction Chugs Along Despite Economic Challenges
Three years ago when local developer Mick Ruis unveiled his new project at the former CHS grain elevator property on Center Street and Fifth Street West in downtown Kalispell, he envisioned more than 200 residential units surrounding a restaurant he planned to perch on top of the historic 100-foot grain silo along the Parkline Trail.
Police Calls: Concrete blocks and dirt block roadways
The police calls section is presented for entertainment purposes and does not reflect the nature or the volume of the calls received by local law enforcement.April 10A GMC rear ended a black VW and continued to drive away down Highway 93. There were no injuries when a white truck hit the caller’s black Tacoma on Central Avenue and left.A resident of Baker Avenue said the noise from a dump truck unloading concrete blocks at her neighbor’s house was so loud, it “shook her house” and she would like the neighbors to be counseled.A parked vehicle was blocking a fire hydrant on...
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