As of June, Forever French, a baby and lifestyle brand owned by Chantelle French of Arizona, now has roots in Kalispell, offering the local community a boutique children’s and lifestyle store. Forever French began as an online business in 2019 after Chantelle French received her daughter’s autism diagnosis. Inspired by the beauty and resilience of her daughter, French began selling the store’s iconic soft, stretchy and breathable fabrics from her home in Arizona. Over time, the brand grew. In 2021, French opened her first physical store in Gilbert, Arizona. Then Arcadia, Arizona followed suit with a new storefront in July of 2023. Kalispell.

The Sidney-Richland Regional Airport will receive $3.1 million in funding to help repave and repair its runway. The funding, which totals $3,3134,500, will be used for a project involving milling the runways and resealing them. The construction will take place until next summer.

The City of Glasgow has decided to return part of the downtown parking to angle-in parking. Angle parking will be implemented on the south side of 2nd Ave. S., and the east side of 3rd St. S. The other side of the street will remain parallel parking. This project will increase available parking in downtown Glasgow by 20 to 30 percent. The project was awarded to LSC, Inc., in the amount of $27,850.80.

Plum Creek Timber Company opened a fiberboard plant in Columbia Falls in 1974. The plant cost Plum Creek, which was spun off from a division of Burlington Northern Railroad, $10.5 million and was expected to utilize 108,000 tons of wood waste annually. The initial plant was expected to produce about 70 million square feet of fiberboard a year and would employ about 115 workers.

Alliance for the Wild Rockies has announced its intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service over potential impacts to endangered species in the area of the Gold Butterfly Project located in the Sapphire Mountains. The Gold Butterfly project aims to harvest, thin, and prescribe burn forest stands to improve resilience to insects, disease, and wildfire and restore the fire return intervals.

The new Town Pump has opened recently on Huffine Lane outside of Bozeman. It is the largest of the businesses 200 plus locations in the state. The store offers the usual items besides fuel – beer cave, coffee, casino, sports bar and liquor store. 

Celebrated rodeo entertainer Flint Rasmussen will be among rodeo greats inducted into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame in November...