Aug 31, 2026 · 13 min · 10 segments
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…
Taylor InmanHostMy name is Hannah Shields.
Not only do I cover Flathead County, but I also cover some of the other counties that are a bit smaller and maybe don't have as big of a media presence.
A big part of what we do as journalists is we go to the meetings that maybe most people don't have time to go to.
We cover topics that are really complicated and we break it down in a way that is digestible.
People are super interested in what's happening, but a lot of times we are so busy, like maybe you're raising kids You're working a full time job.
Not everyone has like all this time to also keep tabs on what their local government officials are doing.
I think like a big part of that necessity just stems from, you know, being there when other people can't and being able to write it in a way that like 20 more people can understand what's going on.
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My name is Hannah Shields.
Not only do I cover Flathead County, but I also cover some of the other counties that are a bit smaller and maybe don't have as big of a media presence.
A big part of what we do as journalists is we go to the meetings that maybe most people don't have time to go to.
We cover topics that are really complicated and we break it down in a way that is digestible.
People are super interested in what's happening, but a lot of times we are so busy, like maybe you're raising kids You're working a full time job.
Not everyone has like all this time to also keep tabs on what their local government officials are doing.
I think like a big part of that necessity just stems from, you know, being there when other people can't and being able to write it in a way that like 20 more people can understand what's going on.
