Montanans Remember Charlie Kirk, Conservative Activist and Founder of Turning Point - Flathead Beacon
Braxton Mitchell’s involvement with Turning Point, a non-profit founded by Charlie Kirk, dates back to 2019.| Flathead Beacon
A project to permanently protect 53,000 acres of private timberland in Flathead and Lincoln counties cleared a final hurdle on Oct. 20 when the Montana Land Board delivered a 4-1 vote in favor of a conservation easement that has earned plaudits from a wide-ranging alliance of stakeholders, including the wood products industry, the conservation community, […] The post Montana Land Board Approves Project to Conserve 53,000 Acres of Timber Forests Near Libby appeared first on Flathead Beacon.| Flathead Beacon
The county’s longest-running school is fundraising in the hopes of bringing something new to its campus: an up-to-date playground. “Everything’s super old and constantly needing repairs, and we’ve had kids who have broken their arms,” said Samantha Olson, the booster club’s president and a para-educator at Deer Park School. The Deer Park School building was […] The post Deer Park School Boosters Home in on New Playground Fundraising Efforts appeared first on Flathead Beacon.| Flathead Beacon
Just off the intersection of U.S. Highway 93 and Somers Stage Road, sits a gray concrete building, tall like an old chapel, with wooden scaffolding beginning to show signs of a roof. Posters with the quote, “Integrity: doing the right thing, when nobody is looking,” hang from a shipping container and general contracting firm Swank […] The post Amid Ongoing Litigation, Lakeside Sewer District Plugs Away at Expansion Project appeared first on Flathead Beacon.| Flathead Beacon
Jim Neal donned his father’s World War II veteran hat and carried a sign proclaiming his own status as a Marine veteran on the Three Mile Drive overpass Saturday afternoon, joining a crowd of hundreds at Kalispell’s “No Kings” demonstration. Some dressed in blow-up costumes or in yellow as they took over the overpass and […] The post No Kings Round 2 Attracts Hundreds of Protesters in Kalispell appeared first on Flathead Beacon.| Flathead Beacon
Braxton Mitchell’s involvement with Turning Point, a non-profit founded by Charlie Kirk, dates back to 2019.| Flathead Beacon
Glacier National Park logged more than 718,000 visitors in August, according to new park data, marking a 4.1% decrease compared to the same month last year. Despite the dip, overall visitation remains steady. Through the end of August, more than 2.4 million had visited the park this year — a negligible increase from the 2.4 […]| Flathead Beacon
When West Glacier Elementary School students and staff left for the summer, the district thought its transportation situation was figured out.| Flathead Beacon
Living without electrical hookups often comes with compromises, but when Jane Hyman and her partner decided to commit to off-the-grid living in 2016, there was never a question of whether she would give up sewing with a machine as they settled into life up the North Fork. Hyman is the owner and operator behind Needle […]| Flathead Beacon
When Land to Hand moved into the old Glacier Gateway Elementary School in Columbia Falls, a bigger space gave them a chance to dream bigger about how they wanted to meet the needs of families in the area.| Flathead Beacon
When Rob Ratkowski was in his first year as the director of Glacier Park International Airport in 2017, the airport broke 40,000 passengers that July for the first time, prompting him to throw a party for his staff. Fast-forward eight years and the airport this July saw a record-breaking 86,954 passengers, an 11.7% growth compared […]| Flathead Beacon
Kalispell city officials are gathering residents’ thoughts on a new land use plan that will determine how city land is developed over the next 20 years, a change to growth policy mandated by the Montana Land Use Plan Act (MLUPA) that lawmakers passed during the 2023 legislative session. Land use policies dictate how land can […]| Flathead Beacon
Prior to May 10, 1910, the 1 million acres that are now part of Glacier National Park were part of the Flathead Forest Reserve. Although the glacier-capped mountains and deep blue lakes were just as beautiful before President William Howard Taft signed the legislation creating Glacier as they were afterward, the designation of this area […]| Flathead Beacon
The issue of Flathead Lake’s water levels has entered the state legislature with a resolution to treat recreation on par with the rest of the water’s various uses. Senate Joint Resolution 18 requests that decision-making bodies who oversee the lake’s water levels “ensure that recreation needs be measured fairly compared to hydropower, fish, and irrigation […]| Flathead Beacon
My workshop for Free the Seeds last weekend focused on seeds as spices. I strongly encourage you to buy spices whole and grind them in small batches at home. Whole spices last longer, and freshly ground ones have superb flavor. You also save money, primarily because you’re not throwing out half-used jars that have gone […]| Flathead Beacon
In 2015, nearly a century after the Montana Power Company (MPC) began operating what was then called Kerr Dam on ancestral land to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CKST), the tribes acquired the hydroelectric project as independent operators, having acted as co-licensee with MPC since 1985. Tribal leaders changed the name to the Se̓liš […]| Flathead Beacon
For George Ostrom, the word “bored” didn’t exist. Between smoke jumping into the Bob Marshall Wilderness, greeting the Flathead Valley every morning as a KOFI radio announcer, starring as Richard Widmark’s stuntman in adventure film “Red Skies of Montana,” erecting the largest weekly newspaper in Montana, chasing down grizzly bear stories, helping compose the Wilderness […]| Flathead Beacon
The Glacier Range Riders have started to build out their roster for the 2025 season, beginning last week with resigning three players from last year’s team, and the organization expects to announce more signings in the coming weeks. The first trio of signees, announced in a press release Tuesday, is made up of infielder Gabe […]| Flathead Beacon
Following a decennial redistricting process that reshaped Montana’s legislative districts, Democrats picked up an additional state legislative seat in Flathead County, which remains deeply Republican. Republicans won two of three state Senate races and ten of 11 state House races in Flathead County, according to preliminary results from Flathead County. Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kila, was […]| Flathead Beacon
