Bigfork News

A Flathead County resident who says he'll likely lose his home because of the skyrocketing property taxes was just one of many who spoke up at a Thursday night meeting in Bigfork.

At a public meeting following the October crash of a tractor-trailer along the east shore of Flathead Lake, Montana Department of Transportation Director Jim Lynch told the audience a community effort to increase safe driving along Highway 35 would ultimately be more effective than attempts to restrict truck traffic along the roadway.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 3 election, the Whitefish political landscape had become one of contentiousness , even bitterness - but now it's time to heal.

Live Music: Friday: Solas at the O'Shaughnessy Center; Finlay Morton at Ricciardi's; Susan Gibson at The Raven; Canyon Creek Ramblers at The Cottage; Kniption Fit at Great Northern; Mobile Beat DJ at Red's Saturday: Glacier Symphony and Chorale at Whitefish Baptist Church; Good Wood Duo at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake; In Walks Bud at Craggy Range; ...

Montana Department of Transportation officials say they are taking some steps to make the highway corridors into the Flathead Valley safer.

Friday 11/6 6:20 a.m. Employees of a local convenience store were alarmed to see that a customer with brown dreadlocks and rubber boots had blood on his face.

Installing two groundwater monitors on Lake Street in Bigfork may not sound like a party, but it is certainly cause for celebration for the Bigfork Stormwater Advisory Committee.

Thursday 11/5 3:24 a.m. A man struck a woman in the throat with his hand and then left on foot.

Wednesday 11/04 8:14 a.m. Someone found several kittens in a Lakeside dumpster. The reporting party took one into custody, and the rest were gone when authorities arrived.

Friday 10/30 7:52 a.m. Someone in Bigfork thought that a driver parked outside a local coffee shop might be using the business' internet access.

According to local legend, the late Paul Harvey once called Whitefish one of the best places in the nation to be for Halloween.

Tuesday 10/27 8:35 a.m. Someone thought that a golden retriever was on an unusually short leash on Blacktail Road.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, from Bigfork to Whitefish, from Class B to AA, the Flathead Valley has no shortage of championship contenders heading into this weekend's state cross country meet .

Northwest Montana's cross country tradition is alive and well. From Bigfork to Whitefish, from Class B to AA, the Flathead Valley has no shortage of championship contenders heading into this weekend's state cross country meet.

Authorities investigate the site of where the boat carrying Congressman Denny Rehberg, state Sen.

I wanted to write about this a couple weeks ago, but the freak arctic weather snap in the Flathead made me reconsider.

Brumar Estates at Bigfork was the setting for the 50th wedding anniversary celebration for m. Andrew and Rosemary Kovatch.

We're high on Flathead Electric and low on Mother Nature for deciding to skip autumn in our weekly index of what's up, down and in between ... HIGH MAX BAUCUS - The Senate Finance Committee chairman's health care bill received a positive rating from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, with an estimate that it will reduce the deficit over ...

Congressman Denny Rehberg announced he's hired a former intern to become his new field representative in nine counties Phil H. Rolen worked with Rehberg's office as part of a two-year fellowship funded by the U.S. House's Wounded Warrior Program.

Authorities investigate the site of where the boat carrying Congressman Denny Rehberg, state Sen.