Bigfork News

Friday 2/7 11:05 a.m. Multiple buildings were burglarized on Big Mountain. 11:50 a.m. Someone spotted a blue tarp and gloves along with what appeared to be deer hair and blood near Tamarack Road in Columbia Falls.

Tuesday 2/2 5:56 a.m. A male subject was seen walking along the side of Highway 93.

The publisher of the Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell says he plans to retire in late spring after 40 years working for the newspaper's parent company.

Many people know someone with cancer. And, while there's still no cure, one family in the Flathead Valley is fighting for a life-saving procedure for their little girl.

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Good morning; on the Beacon today, the increasing demands of high school coaching have taken a toll on Patrick Dryden, the head football coach of Whitefish High school has recently resigned.

John Ross Gardner, 57, of Great Falls, died of cancer Sunday at his home. Visitation is noon to 8 p.m. today at Schnider Funeral Home, and an hour prior to his 10:30 a.m. funeral Wednesday at Central Assembly of God Church, with burial in Highland Cemetery.

Katherine Elaine Dell and Jeremiah Curtis Johnson were married July 4 in Bigfork, with the Rev.

Thursday 1/14 7:36 a.m. A vehicle with flashing hazards was seen parked along Highway 40 in Columbia Falls.

Western Montanans are used to cloudy winter days. Kalispell sees the least amount of sunshine in the state.

With the holidays behind us, basketball season is now entering the heart of its all-important conference schedule.

Whitney Lund of Issaquah, Wash., and Colin Pauley were married Sept. 12 in Bigfork, with Deacon Jim Butts officiating.

A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of 'B+' and issuer credit rating of "bbb-" to National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., RRG , which is headquartered in Bigfork, Montana.

Eating out this weekend? Here's a list of signature dishes served at local restaurants and recommended by some the area's finest chefs.

Christmas closed on a less than festive note for Bigfork gallery owner Kathy Leslie last week, as hundreds of dollars worth of artwork was stolen from her storefront display on Electric Avenue.

Tuesday 12/22 4:04 a.m. An extremely drunk transient was spotted near the railroad tracks in Whitefish.

Dennis McDonald, a candidate for Congress, announced his all-Montana campaign team Friday, which includes Butte native Eddie Zimpel.

Monday 12/21 2:05 a.m. Authorities located the source of a strange chemical smell at a local motel.

Live Music: Friday: Canyon Creek Ramblers at Piggyback Barbecue; Handel's Messiah at Glacier Symphony and Chorale; Billy Christian at Craggy Range; Kniption Fit at Great Northern; Mobile Beat DJ at Red's Saturday: Belton Blues Trio at Belton Chalet; Billy Angel at The Lodge; Handel's Messiah at Glacier Symphony and Chorale; Open Mic Jam Night at ...

Prosecutors accuse a bartender in Bigfork of over-serving the drunken driver who crashed into a Montana Highway Patrol Trooper, killing him, earlier this year.