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Headlines: River plan draws public comments, Polson asked to act on tumbleweed infestation, Whitefish racial profiling settlement pending, Walker Hayes to headline NW Montana Fair

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Join Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman as she goes over some of the week’s biggest headlines for Northwest Montana.

Learn what public commenters had to say in regards to the proposed management plan aimed at the three forks of the Flathead River. 

Find out why Lake County ranchers are asking the city of Polson to act on a tumbleweed infestation. 

And hear the latest on a lawsuit accusing the city of Whitefish of racial profiling and updates on this summer’s Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo. 

This episode’s stories were written by Hungry Horse News Editor Chris Peterson, Lake County Leader Reporter Emily Messer and Daily Inter Lake reporter Hailey Smalley.   


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Rivers plan draws more than 1,000 comments, often with pointed criticism 

Lake County ranchers ask Polson to act on tumbleweed infestation

Settlement pending in lawsuit accusing Whitefish of racial profiling

Country star Walker Hayes to headline Northwest Montana Fair concert


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