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Kalispell, Montana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Kalispell! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What One Sky Health means for Kalispell’s hospital
  • Three Kalispell referees earn state volleyball assignments
  • Hearing set in Plains double homicide case

Also on today's calendar: Before the Ball Drops: Your Year-End Game Plan and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: High thin cloudiness, temps: high: 52, low: 28.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Logan Health, Billings Clinic renamed One Sky Health (nbcmontana.com) — Logan Health and Billings Clinic are adopting the shared name One Sky Health, with Kalispell’s hospital becoming One Sky Health Kalispell Medical Center. Patients will see signs and branding change gradually over two to three years, while leaders say the combined system will remain Montana-based and locally governed.
   

2. MHSA state volleyball referees announced (mtstandard.com) — Three Kalispell referees will work the Class A state volleyball tournament in Bozeman: Tannar Cummings, Ricky Kjos and Peter Musick. Coaches selected the officials for the all-class state tournament, which runs Thursday through Saturday at Montana State University’s Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
   

3. Suspect in Sanders County double homicide allegedly tried to set himself on fire prior to arrest (dailyinterlake.com) — A survivor of the Oct. 31 shooting near Plains is being treated in Kalispell, while the man accused of killing two others awaits a Nov. 12 preliminary hearing. Neil Morris faces two deliberate homicide counts and one attempted homicide count, with bail set at $1 million, according to court documents.
   

4. FWP Region 1: Harvest activity continues across NW MT as general season progresses (montanaoutdoor.com) — Northwest Montana's hunting check stations are seeing more mule deer bucks than last year, though overall hunter success is lower. Hunters must stop at stations they encounter, including west of Kalispell, whether or not they have game. Kalispell's FWP office also offers chronic wasting disease sampling, with testing mandatory for certain licenses.
   

5. ‘Radically Underfunded': Whitefish Fire Service Area Says Rate Increase is Stalled with County Commissioners (flatheadbeacon.com) — Whitefish-area fire officials say county commissioners have stalled a proposed fee increase intended to help fund six additional firefighters. The service area charges $180 annually to properties outside city limits. Commissioner Randy Brodehl questions whether higher fees would improve response times, while officials say added staffing would reduce reliance on mutual aid.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kalispell

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kalispell

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.