Kellyn Brown

Kalispell

Editor-in-Chief at Flathead Beacon

editor in chief at the Flathead Beacon in beautiful Northwest Montana

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The 2025 Transportation Issue

1 week ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown

To keep up with the Flathead Valley’s growth trajectory, Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) officials this spring have launched a busy construction season with a slew of road projects, including the five-lane improvement of West Reserve Drive. Read the rest of the story here.
Floor Space: What You Can Buy for About $750,000

1 week ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown |Romy Caro

Where: 2010 Silvertip Dr. S. Price: $759,000What: Four-bedroom, three-bath homeSquare Feet: 2,340This home sits on a 0.7-acre lot and has had many updates, including paint, privacy fence, decking, roof, gutters, sprinkler system, appliances and granite counters. It also features a wood stove, two-car garage, storage shed, custom woodshed and a space for boat, trailer and RV parking.
Lots of Victories Amid Chaotic Legislative Session

2 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown

The 2025 Montana Legislative Session got off to a rocky start on day one in the Senate when a group of nine Republicans defected to colludewith Democrats in a surprise maneuver to change the Senate’s rules and committee assignments giving themselves and Democrats more power. For the entire legislative session, the nine censured Republicans joined with all 18 Democrats to devise a majority of 27. This leaves the Montana voter confused on who they sent to be the majority in the Senate.
Don’t Let Congress Make America Hungry Again

2 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown |Sophie Albert

The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a deeply harmful bill that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by more than $300 billion. If enacted, these cuts would be devastating for families, children, seniors, veterans, and others in communities across the country, including right here in Montana, who rely on SNAP to put food on the table. As Executive Director of North Valley Food Bank, I see every day how essential SNAP is to the wellbeing of our neighbors.
Authorities Release the Names of Six Killed in Yellowstone Crash

2 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown

Montana Of the 13 passengers in the van, 12 had Chinese nationality and one was Italian By Associated Press May 19, 2025 BOISE, Idaho – Idaho police on Friday released the names of six people from China, Italy and California killed when a pickup truck collided with their tour van in a fiery crash near Yellowstone National Park earlier this month.
The Grand Lodges of Glacier

3 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown

Prior to May 10, 1910, the 1 million acres that are now part of Glacier National Park were part of the Flathead Forest Reserve. Although the glacier-capped mountains and deep blue lakes were just as beautiful before President William Howard Taft signed the legislation creating Glacier as they were afterward, the designation of this area as a national park changed everything.
Floor Space: What You Can Buy for About $475,000

3 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown |Romy Caro

Where: 706 Ashley Dr.Price: $479,000What: Three-bedroom, two-bath homeSquare Feet: 1,344This charming single-level home has an open floor plan, radiant floor heat and a new roof. It also features a double car garage, a fully fenced backyard and beautiful views of Lone Pine. Located near a bike path, enjoy outdoor recreation right out the front door.
Rangers to the Rescue

3 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown

In the winter of 2017, Jim Dahlstrom reported to the Polebridge Ranger Station for his new assignment in Glacier National Park. For a career National Park Service ranger, it was the type of assignment someone like Dahlstrom had dreamed about: the closest a 21st century park ranger could come to experiencing what the job was like a century earlier, when rugged outdoorsmen roamed a remote landscape tasked with caring for the nation’s most precious resource.
Florida Man Gored by Bison in Yellowstone National Park

4 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown

Wildlife It was the first such violent encounter of 2025 just weeks into the busy season By Associated Press May 8, 2025 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – A Yellowstone National park visitor from Florida was gored by a bison — the first such violent encounter of 2025 — just weeks into the busy summer season. Park officials repeated a frequent warning: Don’t get too close to wildlife.
Community Healing

4 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown |Maggie Doherty

Two nights ago, I dashed off a text to my husband, who was likely putting our two kids to bed while I made my way to my seat in the crowded Mclaren Hall to listen to acclaimed bestselling author and notable physician Dr. Abraham Verghese speak, writing, “Sometimes I can’t believe how good our life is.” In a space of five deliriously beautiful spring days, I’ve had one of those weeks in the Flathead Valley where I can’t believe how robust, generous, and creative our community is.