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Marathon and FishFest this Saturday
It's set to be a festive weekend with events to tun, shop, dine and dance the fish all day long.The 2nd Annual Whitefish FishFest is set for this Saturday, May 18. It will be a full day of festivities to celebrate Whitefish including the Whitefish Marathon, sidewalk sales, patio parties and more. Local retailers, bars, restaurants, and others are offering an array of sales, discounts, promotions, and give-a-ways throughout the day.To "Run the Fish,” the WAVE’s 17th annual Whitefish Marathon, Half-Marathon & 5K runs kicks off the day at 8 a.m. in Depot Park. The road races alone are set...
Take That, Chair!
8:39 a.m. A contractor accepted $75,000 to renovate a property and was never heard from again. 9:30 a.m. A dog, who has a history of attacking cats, escaped from its yard again. 10:45 a.m. Someone reported their upstairs neighbor was stomping loudly and yelled “There, can you hear that, b****?”...
Kalispell Public Schools levy unofficial results approve one levy and fail one levy
KALISPELL, Mont. - Voters in Kalispell approved two levies for Kalispell Public Schools Tuesday night. The levy for elementary school technology for nearly $1.1 million was unofficially approved by a very narrow margin. The unofficial count is 3616 votes for, which is 50.1%, and 3599 votes against, 49.9%. This levy...
Kalispell holds re-vote for City Council races
KALISPELL, Mont. — Kalispell voters headed to the polls for a repeat of the November municipal election. The Flathead County Attorney’s Office filed to nullify the results and hold a new election after 176 voters received the wrong ward's ballot. In Ward 1, Wes Walker and Kari Sue...
Whitefish baseball edges Bigfork
Whitefish fended off a late rally by Bigfork for a 6-5 victory on Wednesday, May 8 in West Division baseball action. Michael Miller went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double in the victory.Whitefish finished with seven hits as a team and overcame three team errors. The Bulldogs led 3-0 after three innings, but Bigfork tied things up in the top of the fourth. Whitefish responded with two runs in the fourth and another in the fifth.Bigfork scored a run in the sixth and seventh but couldn’t overcome the Bulldogs lead. Tait Orme was 2-for-3 as was Ryan Conklin, who drove...
Man dies after single-motorcycle crash near Kalispell
KALISPELL, Mont. - A man died Sunday, May 5 after a motorcycle crash on Foothill Road near Kalispell April 11. The Montana Highway Patrol said in the fatal crash report a motorcycle hit a pole on Foothill Road causing the rider to separate from the motorcycle. The motorcycle rider, a...
Motorcycle rider dies several days after Flathead County crash
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana Highway Patrol now reports that a motorcycle rider who hit a pothole in Flathead County and was thrown has died. A new release says a 63-year-old Kalispell man was riding a Yamaha motorcycle April 11 on Foothill Road, near Forest Service Road 5388, near Kalispell, hit the pot hole, was separated from the motorcycle, and then died yesterday.
$2.5M Evergreen Fire District levy set to pass
EVERGREEN, Mont. — Voters in Evergreen approved a levy to fund the Evergreen Rural Fire District. The $2,556,795 levy will pay for personnel as well as vehicle and equipment replacement. Preliminary results show the measure passing with 55% of the vote. The cost to taxpayers is $314.56 on a...
Flathead Electric awards grant to Bigfork School District
KALISPELL, Mont. — The Flathead Electric Co-op awarded a $42,500 grant to Bigfork School District's School Resource Officer (SRO) program. The grant is through "capital credits" which is excess revenue the company allocates back to its members. Under Montana law, when the capital credits go unclaimed for five years...
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