A Fair Without a Ferris Wheel
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. RELATED LINKS Aug. 12 E-Edition A Fair Without a Ferris Wheel Flathead County Considering All-Mail Ballot Bird Island Fire Calmed, Magpie Rock Contained Security Firm CEO Under Federal Indictment was 'Volunteer' with Whitefish PD The music in this this episode is “Thinking Music” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.