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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...

Somers, MT · 1d
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Montana Sports

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Montana volleyball adds 5, including Frenchtown's Rachel Walls

The Montana volleyball program has announced five new players joining the program for the 2027 season. The Griz are bringing in two players from Colorado, twins from Oregon, and one from Frenchtown.

Frenchtown, MT · 1d

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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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Elections office explains potential absentee ballot delivery issues

Missoula, Mont. — More than 500,000 absentee ballots were sent out for Montana’s general election, and some voters online said their ballots arrived after Election Day or did not arrive at all. NonStop Local reached out to some of those people for their stories but did not hear...

Missoula County, MT · 2d
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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

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 · 2d

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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

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

Whitefish, MT · 2d