Three school districts in Flathead County are in a race against the clock. The Bigfork, Kalispell and Olney-Bissell districts have been granted about $527,000 for energy-related projects. The money is distributed through the state Department of Comme...

Inter Lake editorial Well now it's up to the U.S. Senate to deal with so-called cap-and-trade energy legislation, and hopefully wisdom will prevail and the monstrous bill approved by the House will be consigned to the ash heap of history. We do not believe...

Flathead Beacon: In response to the U.S. House passing a landmark climate bill Friday evening, Montana Republican Congressman Denny Rehberg, who voted “nay,” sent out the following statement: "Less than a year ago, I joined colleagues on the House floor to demand an all-of-the-above energy policy...

The Daily Inter Lake The city of Whitefish is getting federal stimulus money to offset the costs of a new water line, sewer lift station and the city's new Emergency Services Center. Whitefish will get a $222,000 grant and $178,000 low-interest loan ...

Communities like Lincoln County often not getting a piece of the pie A tsunami of federal economic recovery money will soon wash across the nation, but it appears it will mostly flow around Lincoln County and its 16.6 percent unemployment rate, the h...