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January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Save our wolves

Wildlife management has no place in politics.

January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Police Calls: 911 not number to call for ride

After pulling to the shoulder of Highway 93, the caller’s engine reportedly exploded and went up in smoke.

Hospital Corner: Emergency preparedness at Logan Health – Whitefish
January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Hospital Corner: Emergency preparedness at Logan Health – Whitefish

The massive impact of the wildfires in Los Angeles prompts the question: how prepared are we?


Looking Back: High school participation fee considered
January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Looking Back: High school participation fee considered

Approximately 60 local members of the Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States employed by the Burlington Northern took part in the national Wildcat strike.

Flathead Valley ski racers post fast times in qualifier
January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Flathead Valley ski racers post fast times in qualifier

Flathead Valley ski racers post fast times in qualifier

January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

City Council preview for Feb. 3, 2025

Whitefish City Council meets on Tuesday, Feb. 3, beginning at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall.


January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

City Council handles light agenda

With half the councilors in attendance, the Whitefish City Council adopted the Safe Streets for All plan and approved an amendment to an agreement with the Housing Authority.

January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Kiddie Carnival fun for everyone

Whitefish High School Leo Club, a division of the Lions club, will host the annual Whitefish Kiddie Carnival on Feb. 8, the same day as the Winter Carnival.

Living with wildlife: About 100 deer killed each year on Whitefish streets
January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Living with wildlife: About 100 deer killed each year on Whitefish streets

Whitefish is a town of only 11.6 square miles, yet about 100 deer were stuck by cars on streets within the city limits last year.


January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Clydesdale Creamery gets boozy

Clydesdale Creamery now has a full liquor license.

Nine skiers podium at Seeley Lake Skiesta
January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Nine skiers podium at Seeley Lake Skiesta

Members of the Glacier Nordic ski team had a great sweep at the Skiesta at Seeley Lake on Jan. 18.

Student Art: ‘Cherry Pie/Illusion Food’ by Sofia Christ
January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Student Art: ‘Cherry Pie/Illusion Food’ by Sofia Christ

The art featured above is called "Cherry Pie/Illusion Food " and is a clay sculpture by Whitefish High School sophomore Sofia Christ in the WHS Pottery I class.


Reed’s run at Junior World Championships leaves spectators ‘breathless’
January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Reed’s run at Junior World Championships leaves spectators ‘breathless’

Whitefish freeskier Townsend Reed competed in the YETI Freeride Junior World Championships in Kappl, Austria, Jan. 13.

Glacier Nordic team competes travels for qualifier in Utah
January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Glacier Nordic team competes travels for qualifier in Utah

Seven athletes and two coaches headed to the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Utah, the location of the 2002 Olympics, for the first Junior National Qualifier of the season, the SuperQ.

January 29, 2025 1 a.m.

Letter to Montana citizens and businesses that rely on Amtrak

On Jan. 20, the Federal Railroad Administration released a report to Congress titled, “Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study.”


Walter Vance Conn, 88
January 29, 2025 midnight

Walter Vance Conn, 88

Walter Vance Conn, 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Jan. 14, 2025.

Montana’s David Sturzen beats the Strongest Man on Earth in steinholding competition
January 29, 2025 midnight

Montana’s David Sturzen beats the Strongest Man on Earth in steinholding competition

As he peered over his shoulder, the Whitefish-born national steinholding champion saw Mitchell Hooper’s outstretched arm begin to falter. Sturzen knew that once the shakes started, they were nearly impossible to stop.

Local youth hockey players victorious in battle of the border
January 29, 2025 midnight

Local youth hockey players victorious in battle of the border

The annual Battle of the Border 8-u hockey tournament last weekend brought together fifteen teams from Montana and Canada for a weekend of fierce competition and camaraderie.


January 29, 2025 midnight

Bulldogs fall to 0-3 in conference play

Whitefish fell to Ronan in Northwestern A Conference action, 61-48, on Thursday, Jan. 23. The Chiefs turned a nine-point first-quarter lead into a 32-20 halftime lead.

Lady Bulldogs lose two conference games
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Lady Bulldogs lose two conference games

In the Cat-Dog game on Friday, Jan. 24, Columbia Falls went on a big 18-9 run in the third quarter for a 58-38 Northwestern A Conference on Friday, January 24.