Columbia Falls Market's $1M Deadline, Century-Old Grandstands Rebuild, Glacier Oil Well Capped

Host Taylor Inman covers the week's biggest headlines from Northwest Montana. Columbia Falls Community Market is racing to raise $1 million by Sept. 7 to buy the land it operates on, while Flathead County has picked an architect to rebuild the 118-year-old grandstands at the fairgrounds. Crews finished capping a leaking, century-old oil well near Kintla Lake in Glacier National Park, and operators say the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project is holding up despite a federal hiring freeze cutting its staff. Plus, Flathead Electric Cooperative's Roundup for Safety program awarded $10,000 to local search and rescue teams this round. Chapters:00:00 - Intro00:44 - Columbia Falls Community Market's $1 Million Deadline02:44 - Architect Selected to Rebuild Century-Old Fairground Grandstands04:49 - Century-Old Oil Well Capped Near Kintla Lake in Glacier National Park06:43 - Flathead Indian Irrigation Project Nears End of Season09:11 - Flathead Electric Awards Roundup for Safety GrantsNorthwest Montana deserves strong news reporting. Your donation helps continue work like this possible. Learn more at dailyinterlake.com/support Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please consider subscribing to us. Watch this podcast and more on our YouTube Channel. And follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X. Got a news tip, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.