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Nationally recognized water rescue classes taught in Alberton

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (874+ words) With decades of combined experience, the Whitewater Rescue Institute, located outside Alberton along the Clark Fork River, has built a reputation for delivering some of the highest-quality technical rescue training available." Students and organizations travel from around the world not…...

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Road, bridge work resumes in Northwest Montana

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (676+ words) Work on the Highway 37 bridges between Libby and Eureka is scheduled to begin next week. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News FILE) The Montana Department of Transportation, along with partner Sletten Construction Companies, are resuming work rehabilitating 11 bridges on Highway 37 next…...

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Warm winter challenges Northwest Montana timber industry

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1440+ words) Windthrow clutters a recently thinned unit in the Flathead National Forest, near Salmon Prairie. (Hailey Smalley/ Daily Inter Lake) Mark Benedict examines the aftermath of a windstorm on a recently thinned unit of the Flathead National Forest, near Salmon Prairie....

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PHOTOS: Skiers tee off at Lookout Pass

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (262+ words) Golfer Josh Kirby and his girlfriend/caddy Tristen Green drove an hour from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to ski, golf, dance, party, dine and socialize with others for this annual ski-golf event at Lookout Pass. New this year at the award…...

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State plans new 48, 000-acre conservation easement near Thompson Falls

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (467+ words) A map of forestlands included in the Upper Thompson Conservation Easement. (Courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks) Paddleboarders explore Upper Thompson Lake at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider…...

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Legals for April, 8 2026

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (16+ words) Clark Fork Valley Press | Mineral Independent Legals for April, 8 2026...

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Road work season springs up on I-90 in western Montana

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (309+ words) Between the arrival of buttercups and beargrass, motorists can have confidence in the orange-cone blossom on I-90 and secondary infrastructures. Transportation construction is a given in Montana, and the inconvenience is worth the end result of smooth, safe roadways." The Montana…...

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Young Noxon artist finds inspiration close to home

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (118+ words) Artwork by Brianna Horner. Brianna Horner, a 17-year-old junior at Noxon High School, is quickly earning recognition as one of the school's rising young artists. For several years she has studied art under teacher Jessica Novak, developing a wide range…...

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Conservation groups file lawsuit against Cabinet mining project

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (534+ words) The Cabinet Mountains seen from their western side. (Daily Inter Lake FILE) A coalition of local and statewide environmental groups is asking a federal judge to halt a controversial mining exploration project in the Cabinet Mountains. Seven conservation organizations filed…...

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Roy Miller run unopposed for Mineral County attorney

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (391+ words) Republican Roy Miller is unopposed in the election for Mineral County Attorney. What have you done so far to understand the realities of poverty, substance abuse, and rural isolation in this county? I've talked to as many folks as possible…...