Bigfork News

If I'd had Mrs. French for first grade, I might remember my clay turtle differently.

Tuesday 6/11/2013 9:02 a.m. A Lakeside woman reported that another woman stole her phone.

The Evangel University student newspaper, The Lance, recently was named a finalist for the Online Pacemaker Award by the Associated Collegiate Press national contest.

The family of Dr. John Kumm, the man reported missing on Lake Elwell since Thursday, says the presumption he drowned is premature.

Perhaps you've seen the billboards. Maybe you have one of the postcards. Bigfork is hometown America, decorated red, white and blue.

Flathead County authorities say a Bigfork man has died after his motorcycle collided with a deer on U.S. Highway 83. The Flathead Beacon reports 60-year-old William Steven Ward died at the scene of the crash, which happened shortly before 7 a.m. Monday north of the turnoff to Bigfork.

Tuesday 5/4/2013 6:28 a.m. Someone reported that a single pallet was left in the middle of the highway in front of the Smith Valley Fire Hall.

Monday 6/3/2013 7:52 a.m. Apparently, a large section of barbed wire had been strategically placed across Walsh Road in Columbia Falls.

Four years old, part Dachshund and part black Lab; that had been the best guess of the guy at the shelter.

The Flathead County Library System recently announced its Summer Experience 2013 for children and teens, a revamp of the popular summer reading program.

Tuesday 5/28/2013 6:12 a.m. Someone reported seeing a man on a bike chasing a llama down the highway.

Monday 5/27/2013 6:29 a.m. Five dogs were loose on Morning Glory Lane. 9:51 a.m. A resident on Vista Lane in Bigfork reported that their TV was stolen sometime during the night.

Even if you haven't met Tom Lewis, you're probably familiar with his work. It hangs in several galleries and numerous homes around the valley.

More than 200 people buckled up their life jackets and hit the water on stand-up paddleboards and kayaks last weekend during the annual Northern Rockies Paddlefest at Wayfarers State Park.

Winning top angler Jason Mahlen of Kalispell turned in a new record of 1,635 lake trout entries with a 65.8 18 day average.

A Libby man was arrested in Whitefish in connection to burglaries, thefts and vandalisms that have occurred in the area.