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Mountain Climber Transit holds annual public meeting
Do you have thoughts on how to improve transit service in our area?
WTC brings ‘A Christmas Carol: The Musical’ to stage
The Whitefish Theatre Company’s holiday production will be “A Christmas Carol: The Musical”.
Judge limits Montana wolf trapping season over threat to grizzly bears
A federal judge in Missoula issued an order late Tuesday afternoon that will limit Montana’s wolf trapping season to Jan. 1 to Feb. 15 next year in hunting Reg…
Police Calls: Vehicles poorly parked, speeding and smoking
The owner of a Nissan said someone hit her vehicle while it was parked at a location on Highway 93.
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at FVCC
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Flathead Valley Community College on Dec. 5 and 6.
Looking Back for Nov. 29, 2023
The rustlers were cut off at the pass by the Whitefish Police department and the Flathead County Sheriff’s office when three men were arrested with the carcasses of a hog and a whiteface heifer in their panel truck.
Streets stuffed with turkey trotters this Thanksgiving
The 14th annual Whitefish Turkey Trot, a fundraiser for the North Valley Food Bank, saw a record number of participants this year, as 860 people covered the 5K…
Alpine Theatre Project presents holiday show, ‘Yuletide Affair Kids’
The community will be treated to a magical holiday experience at Alpine Theatre Project’s “Yuletide Affair Kids”, featuring three special shows running from Friday, Dec. 1, to Saturday, Dec.2 at Alpine Theatre Proj…
Zinke's Fill the Lake Act meets mixed reactions
Shortly after Rep. Ryan Zinke introduced legislation aimed at keeping Flathead Lake at full pool during the height of summer, operators of the SKQ Dam called t…
Stakeholders weigh in on Glacier’s reservation system changes
Stakeholders and some previous critics of Glacier National Park’s vehicle reservation system are largely in favor of new changes coming next summer.
As snow and ice melt, Glacier Park seeing new lakes
As global warming continues to shrink glaciers and ice fields in Glacier National Park, another feature is growing on the landscape — small lakes from the melt…
The Quest: Renowned photographer Dr. Richard Buswell releases seventh book
Ask Dr. Richard Buswell how many photos he’s taken and printed over the span of his 51-year career and he can tell you exactly: 534.
Housing advocates make voices heard on illegal short-term rentals
Last week over a dozen people clad in yellow tee shirts marched around the entrance to city hall before filing into the council chambers and waiting in line with other members of the public to speak about the housi…
Friend of the Fish: Fitzgerald recognized for putting community first
Longtime Whitefish resident and business owner, Rhonda Fitzgerald, has been advocating for the community of Whitefish over the past 30 years.
Study says Canadian coal mines put unparalleled pollution in Montana-bound waters
The concentrations of selenium and nitrate entering the Elk River and Northwest Montana’s Kootenai watershed as a result of coal-mining operations in British C…