Heidi Huber from Bigfork spells the word "husk" correctly to win this year's annual spelling bee.

Bigfork fifth grader named 2026 spelling bee champion

CHARLO — Lake County’s best spellers battled it out last week for the title of spelling bee champion and the opportunity to compete at the state level next month. Eighteen students from St. Ignatius, Arle...

Western A Divisional Track meet

Representative Brad Barker House District 55 (Carbon County)

Legislative Notes

Over the past 40 years, Montana’s property tax burden quietly shifted from natural resource extraction and industries to homeowners. From 2003 to 2023 alone, residential property as a percentage of the total taxab...

Jury trial scheduled for fatal shooting in Polson

POLSON — Ashley Whitmore, 33, will face a jury trial on March 9 in Lake County District Court on one charge of deliberate homicide in the shooting death of 39-year-old Adam Mowatt of Polson. She was arraigned Nov. 20 in Lake County District Court before the Honorable John Mercer, where she...

14C District Tournament

Annie Garbagnati remains productive while social distancing.

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Bird watching: Come rain, sun or snow, birds are getting ready for their busy season.

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Buena Vista Orchard owner Bruce Johnson stands on his five-acres of cherry trees. Johnson is one of many orchards that relies on migrant workers from Washington to harvest cherries in July.

Cherry growers narrowly dodge labor shortage as Trump policies worry workers

LAKE COUNTY — In early July, a transformation takes place on the eastern shorelines of Flathead Lake. As the Mission Mountains loom in the background, endless groves of trees begin to display little red frui...

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Members of the Ronan Chamber of Commerce held their Nov. meeting at the Ronan Fairgrounds to see decorating progress for the inaugural Lights Under the Big Sky event. Lighted Christmas displays, vendors, children’s activities and more are planned. The family-friendly winter event will be open to the public the first three weekends in December. For more information visit: www.bigskylights.org.