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Lincoln Co. Animal Shelter looks toward bigger, better facility

LIBBY, Mont. — Lincoln County is moving forward with plans for a new animal shelter building. The proposed facility in Libby would provide more space and services for animals. The shelter currently cares for approximately 600 animals each year, and officials said the facility is already at capacity. The...

Lincoln County, MT · 17h
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Boundary County Court Records - Nov. 12, 2026

Karen Louis Anderson (DOB 1947) of Troy; charged with exceeding the maximum posted speed limit (16 mph or over) on October 25 by BFPD. Disposition: guilty with fines of $98.50 and court costs of $56.50. Kate M Atwood (DOB 2006) hometown not available; charged with exceeding the maximum posted speed...

Boundary County, ID · 1d
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Five Idaho Sleigh Rides Through Snowy Meadows Worth Booking Before Christmas

On one Idaho sleigh ride, wild elk walk right up and eat the hay bales you’re sitting on. Yes, your seat becomes their snack. That’s not a petting zoo trick. These are wintering herds, sometimes around 200 animals, gathered in open meadows while draft horses pull you through the middle of them.

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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.

Whitefish, MT · 2d

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Stella Hobbs has dream race to end cycling series season

Local cyclist Stella Hobbs crushed the Elite Women's Big Sugar Gravel race in Arkansas on Oct. 17, riding alone in the lead for the last 15 miles and finishing almost 2 minutes ahead of her nearest competitor. It was the kind of race many athletes dream of. The Life Time Grand Prix is a multi-discipline race series that attracts riders from around the world. It comprises six races, each with different terrain, equipment and distances. The shortest race is about 40 miles and the longest is around 200. Races are completed with either gravel bikes or mountain bikes. "The multi-disciplinary series is just such a cool way to diversify the training and diversify the racing," she said. "It puts all the athletes in this kind of really cool humble place of always having to rise to the occasion and it being different most of the time." Big Sugar is a gravel race of about 101 miles with 6,400 feet of elevation gain. Not only did Hobbs win the race, she did it in a dominating fashion, pulling away from the field with 15 miles to ride. No one reeled her in. No one came close as she crossed the finish

Whitefish, MT · 2d

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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...

Olney, MT · 2d

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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

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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

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Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, Nathaniel Rateliff, Brandon Flowers, The Wallflowers, Dawes, The Devil Makes, Infamous Stringdusters and More Confirmed for Under The Big Sky

Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves and Nathaniel Rateliff are among the acts slated to headline Under The Big Sky. The three-day festival will return to Whitefish, Montana’s Big Mountain Ranch from July 16-19. Taking place on the 350-plus-acre Big Mountain Ranch, the event will also boast a full rough stock rodeo, a rarity for a live music gathering of this type. Other confirmed acts include: Sam Barber, Brandon Flowers, Midland, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Paul Cauthen. The Dead South, The Wallflowers, Dawes, The Devil Makes Three, Evan Honer, Jonah Kagen, The Infamous Stringdusters, Futurebirds, Josiah and the Bonnevilles, Wade Forster, Laci Kaye Booth, Allah-Las, The White Buffalo, Lily Fitts, Chaparelle, Big Richard, Hogslop String Band, Two Runner, Jess Williamson, Shelby Stone, Badger Hound, Branlin Shockey, Cash Muretta, Cascadel, Chloe Gendrow, Denim Gold, Joe Martinez, Nicole Croteau, Radio Ranch, Sterling Drake, Tim Helnore Band and Tomara.

Whitefish, MT · 4d

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FVCC renames two campus buildings to honor donor, longtime president

How much did Broussard donate for Trades Institute expansion?. How many major construction projects did Karas oversee at FVCC?. The Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees has approved renaming two campus buildings to honor a major donor and the college's longtime president. The FVCC Trades Institute will become the...

Kalispell, MT · 1d

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For 50 Years, RMO Has Carved a Cultural Niche in the Flathead Valley

In 1976, after a young Don Scharfe was kicked out of the University of Montana for his lack of participation and after he worked for the U.S. Forest Service clearing Idaho’s trails, he showed up in downtown Kalispell with a $7,000 loan from his parents. He sold his truck and put a down payment on the 3,000-square-foot shop at 135 Main Street that had been housing Eagle Shoe Store since the building was erected at the turn of the 20th century.

Kalispell, MT · 2d

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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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