Whitefish News

For most people, Mondays are never easy. But few have ever had to deal with the daunting task that Levi Hubler and Dyllan Vincent faced last week after BNSF Railway left 40 freight cars for the Mission Mountain Railroad to deliver to various Flathead Valley industries that same day.

The Woonsocket, R.I. Cross was erected in 1921 as a memorial to U.S. servicemen who answered this nation's call to duty in World War I. The Mount Soledad Cross in San Diego was erected in 1954 to honor those who gave their lives in defense of the stars and stripes in World War II.

Summer is making its way into the Flathead, and while it brings tremendous outdoor opportunities, the valley also comes alive indoors, as stages heat up in theaters from Bigfork to Whitefish.

After Democrats lost Whitefish's House District 4 seat as part of a clean legislative sweep by Republicans in 2010, two Democrats are battling for a chance to give the seat back to their party.

WHITEFISH, Mont. - Cleanup crews are scheduled to begin dredging the bottom of Whitefish Lake next week to remove contaminated sediment left from a train car derailment in 1989, when tens of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the water.

Thursday 5/10 6:56 a.m. Someone called 911 to report an emergency involving five cows that were ambling down Conrad Drive.

Though it was not scheduled for this election year, the Flathead County Commission District 1 seat is on the ballot after former Commissioner Jim Dupont's sudden passing in March.

Sunday 5/6 9:38 a.m. A Kalispell woman complained that the man she has a restraining order against just passed her on the highway.

In his one term, Sen. Bruce Tutvedt of Kalispell has risen through the Legislature's ranks to become Senate Tax Committee chairman and Senate President Pro Tempore, making him one of the chamber's highest-ranking leaders.

At her upcoming show in Whitefish, comic Margaret Smith plans on drawing from the amply crazy experiences that only parenthood can provide.

The Senate District 2 Republican primary features two veteran lawmakers trying to make the switch from the House to the Senate, with a third candidate trying to break into the state Legislature for the first time.

Warm temperatures are expected to return this week and just in time for the opening of several campgrounds throughout the Flathead National Forest.

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