A Fair Without a Ferris Wheel

Flathead Beacon Podcasts

English - August 12, 2020 11:46 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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As fairs around Montana scale back or are canceled in their entirety, the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo in Kalispell is pressing on, scheduled to being on Aug. 19. Staff Writer Micah Drew has been covering all the developments for weeks and he joins the show to talk about what the fair's going to look like and why organizers are still moving forward. Later, host Andy Viano runs through the biggest stories from the last week, including a roundup of COVID-19 cases, news on a potential mail-ballot election this fall, a good-news wildfire update and a complex saga unfolding in Whitefish.

Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at flatheadbeacon.com.