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Whitefish Pilot

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Whitefish Skijoring moves to county fairgrounds

Whitefish Skijoring is gearing up for its 20th anniversary celebration, take two, scheduled for Jan. 30–31, 2027 at its new home at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell. The popular winter event brings together horses, riders, and skiers for two days of fast-paced competition. Teams race through a snow-covered course, navigating jumps and obstacles in a unique combination of horsemanship and ski racing. The move to the Flathead County Fairgrounds offers a new setting for the event, with covered grandstand seating overlooking the course, additional parking, food trucks, and a bar conveniently located near the spectator area. Whitefish Skijoring is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization that relies on the generosity and dedication of local businesses, sponsors, volunteers, competitors, and supporters to bring this unique winter event to the Flathead Valley each year. The event's roots go back to the first renditions of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, when skijoring took place on Central Avenue in downtown Whitefish. The event later moved to the Mountain Trails Saddle Club on Wisconsin Avenue, where Stumptown Ice Den now stands, until it was discontinued in the 1970s. In 2003, skijoring returned. The original 20th anniversary of the event, per its 2003 revival, was planned for Feb.

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Flathead Beacon

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Billings Clinic–Logan Health Looks to the Sky for a New Name

Billings Clinic–Logan Health, the state’s largest hospital organization, is rebranding under a simpler name: One Sky Health. While the name nods to Montana’s moniker as Big Sky Country, it is designed to represent the unification of the two health care systems and the states they cover. The...

Kalispell, MT · 2d

NBCMontana

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Forest Service seeks public input on Skillet Fire salvage project near Olney

KALISPELL — The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input on a proposed salvage project in the Skillet Fire area near Olney. The proposal would harvest dead and dying trees on up to 1,550 acres within the fire footprint. The Forest Service says the project could help reestablish forested...

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NBCMontana

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Local veteran finds community after military service

SOMERS, Mont. — For many veterans, the challenges don’t end when they return stateside. An Army veteran in Somers shared his experience coming home and the importance of finding a supportive community. Gordon Sharbono served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970, spending his time stationed...

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Whitefish Pilot

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Guest opinion: Family farm taxed out

To the governor and legislators: I never thought it could happen, but our state is going to tax us to death with property taxes and price us completely out of our home and beloved farm that we built from scratch 21 years ago. We put that farm, with two homes on it, in a family trust where our family lives and works. We created that trust about six years ago. Because of our age, we had to retire and moved to Bigfork this year to be closer to necessary services. Our family now lives and works on that farm in Kila. We do not rent it or make any money off it. It is a family residence that has now doubled in price for taxes because Nell and Joni don’t have an address there anymore. Our Bigfork home, where we do live, is over double the taxes that were levied in the past. God knows why; I guess the state believes we don’t actually live in Bigfork either. I wonder where the state thinks we do live? We left for vacation for two weeks, and when we got back, the appeal form was in our mailbox. I attempted to appeal

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NBCMontana

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After 84 years, Montana WWII soldier Ingwell Bartleson finally comes home

KALISPELL, Mont. — After more than eight decades away, a Montana soldier who survived the Bataan Death March and died as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II has finally returned home. On Veterans Day, family members, veterans, and community members gathered in Kalispell to honor U.S....

Kalispell, MT · 1d

Hungry Horse News

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Columbia Falls Ladies Night is coming up next week

Columbia Falls Ladies Night 2026 is Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown. This event is an evening of cocktails, food, fun, music, sales, shopping and raffle giveaways of almost $10,000 combined with 110 participating businesses. Dress for the weather, you won’t want to miss this once a year event. Last year thousands came out to shop and walk around downtown Columbia Falls. Stop and visit each participating business and get one raffle ticket at each business. Earn extra raffle tickets when you bring all your receipts (digital or print) from the evening to the cashier’s booth located at the Monaco on Nucleus. This year will also feature a Gold Ticket Drawing and Photo Booth Poker Run. So now is the time to purchase any holiday gift items, gift cards, or book a service to earn extra raffle tickets for the drawings. Plan an evening with your co-workers, family, friends or favorite gal pals. Free shuttle service along the route with public parking at the Nite Owl/Back Room or the north end of Nucleus Avenue open lot on the east side.

Columbia Falls, MT · 1d

Whitefish Pilot

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Logging projects moving more quickly under new federal forest policy

Flathead National Forest announced the Big Mountain Fuels Reduction Project on Feb. 20. A mere two months later, machinery was rolling, and timber was being harvested from the slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Now, the project is nearly wrapped up as snow starts to fall ahead of ski season. A two-week public comment period was provided ahead of the 200-acre project, intended to protect the ski resort's infrastructure from wildfire risk. Deemed by forest officials to not have significant environmental effects and seen as addressing a high-risk area, the project was categorically exempt and authorized as an emergency. It represents just one of many local timber projects that are moving forward more quicky and with a narrower opportunity for public scrutiny following policy changes at the federal level. Locally, foresters say the new rules are generally proving to be more efficient, while conservationists express concern over environmental effects and a rushed public participation process. In March 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the immediate expansion of timber production in national forests. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins followed the order with an April 2025 memorandum declaring a wildfire emergency across 59% of national forest land. Emergency authorizations were

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Whitefish Pilot

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Whitefish speech and debate takes third in Missoula

Whitefish's reigning state champion speech and debate team placed third at the Missoula Kickoff this weekend, coming behind Columbia Falls and Hamilton in the Class A team scores. The Bulldogs had several notable top performances. Cassidy Krack placed fourth in dramatic interp. Junior Vivien Trieweiler-Schmidt placed seventh in original oratory. Junior Mason Loeffler placed second in extemp and fourth in memorized public address. Partners, junior Cohen Gates and sophomore Sage Delaloye placed third in varsity policy debate. New to the helm of speech and debate, Whitefish Coach Jason Brown took note of the strong competition at the invite. "It was amazing seeing Jennifer Olsen take the reins at Hamilton and establish them as stiff competition for Whitefish," Brown said. "Stronger competition makes us all better and I look forward to sparring with them as the season progresses." The team heads to Hamilton for an invite this Saturday. The Whitefish invite is Dec. 5.

Whitefish, MT · 1d

KRTV News

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Gibson Flats residents file lawsuit against city over stormwater concerns

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, three Gibson Flats residents filed a class action complaint on behalf of themselves and other property owners in the area against the City of Great Falls.

Great Falls, MT · 1d

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Cascade County reallocates chemical dependency funds from operator charged with Medicaid fraud

County Commissioners voted unanimously during their Nov. 10 meeting to reallocate alcohol tax funds they’d previously allocated to an entity whose owner was subsequently charged with Medicaid fraud by the Montana Attorney General’s Office. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services distributes alcohol tax funds four...

Cascade County, MT · 2d

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Cascade County Commission approves new U.S. Marshals contract for jail

Cascade County Commissioners approved a three-year agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service for housing federal inmates in the Cascade County Adult Detention Center. The new contract increases the daily rate that federal agencies pay the county per inmate per day from $115 to $130. That’s less than the $160 daily...

Cascade County, MT · 2d

K99

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Great Falls Hosted Two Days Of Specialized Animal Cruelty Training

Investigating cases involving hundreds of animals can be complicated. Professionals from across Montana recently gathered in Great Falls to prepare.

Great Falls, MT · 1d

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Local students write thank-you letters to veterans

Sgt. Jerry Forsyth served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and, like so many others, didn’t talk about it much when he returned home. But he did talk about it with his father, an Air Force veteran. “They found a place with each other where they could share,” Katy...

Great Falls, MT · 1d

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GFPS hosting town hall on budget as board considered levy

The Great Falls Public Schools board is holding a town hall, followed by a board budget committee meeting, on Nov. 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the Aspen Room at the district office, 1100 4th St. S. The budget committee met Oct. 21 to discuss the district’s finances and budget outlook....

Great Falls, MT · 3d

KTVH

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Lewis and Clark Public Health builds on eight years of suicide prevention work

After eight years of federal funding for suicide prevention efforts across several counties, health officials are now working to sustain the programs, training and partnerships built with that money.

Lewis And Clark County, MT · 3d

KRTV News

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Meadowview Village opens first completed home in Great Falls

A development planned to bring 163 homes to Great Falls marked the completion of its first house Thursday, offering a look at a project developers say could help meet the area’s housing needs.

Great Falls, MT · 7d

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Montana State Fair

At Montana Expo Park on July 30 at 7 p.m. The 2027 fair runs July 30 to Aug. 7 and the county will announce more acts and ticket sale dates soon. NorthWestern Energy completed the Black Eagle Spillway Project in October. The project improved the integrity of the dam and...

Great Falls, MT · 7d

Fairfield Sun Times

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Great Things in Great Falls: Supper socials, holiday shopping and a celebration of beards and brews

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Great things are gearing up in Great Falls as we head into the holiday season, from holiday shopping to a beard competition. Reserve your spot for the Enbar’s Supper Social Club on Friday, November 13. Diners can expect an Italian themed family-style dining experience filled...

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