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Thursday, August 28th, 2025
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Good morning, Kalispell. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 28th of August.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Going to the Sun Road has re-opened after emergency crews temporarily closed it for a rescue mission—local officials confirmed the road is safe for travel. MontanaRightNow
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Montana Coffee Traders permanently closed its downtown shop on Main Street due to rising business costs—making it unprofitable after its 2022 reopening. Three other locations remain open while Kalispell customers can still buy coffee in local stores or online. KPAX
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Columbia Falls School District will ask voters to approve an $84.8 million bond to renovate the high school by combining its spaces and enhancing career and technical learning areas—preparing the school to serve up to 1,000 students. Ballots will be mailed on Oct 17 and are due on Nov 4. Flathead Beacon
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Members of the Lakeside Water and Sewer Board voted on Aug. 21 to build a sequence batch reactor for phase two of its wastewater treatment project to upgrade its nearly 40-year-old system and protect Flathead Lake. Engineers—working with board members—will begin design work on the $24.8 million plant once the Montana Department of Environmental Quality approves the plan. Daily Inter Lake
- ➤ The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon Tuesday for mayor and council candidates as part of a new process to endorse pro-business leaders ahead of the November municipal election—candidates faced questions on downtown redevelopment, local option sales tax, and key city issues with endorsements to be announced on Sept. 3. Flathead Beacon
- ➤ Sen. Steve Daines introduced a bill to let enrolled tribal members cross the U.S.-Canada border using tribal membership papers instead of an old blood quantum test—he expects the change to ease travel for groups like the Ktunaxa Nation. The measure has bipartisan support and aims to update outdated rules that complicate border crossings. Daily Inter Lake
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