Western Montana Fair

Here are your morning news headlines for Tuesday, August 12th..

The recently completed Western Montana Fair may have celebrated it's 100th anniversary, but it was the very first year for Fair Director Todd Garrett.

Here are your top stories on KGVO Radio...husband and wife appear in Justice Court for their part in the death of a transient...3 commercial food vendors had to be shut down at the Western Montana fair on Friday for food violations..sunny and VERY hot today...

After three North Star food vendor booths were shut down during this week's Western Montana Fair, health department and fair officials agree that tighter supervision will keep the problem from occurring again.

Public Information Officer Paige Pavalone with the Missoula County Sheriff's Office has a prediction. You will probably lose track of a child sometime during this year's Western Montana Fair.

The Western Montana Fair is here! Follow along with the latest action here, and remember to tag your own photos with #WesternMontanaFair

We are still smelling like exhaust and scraping the mud out of our teeth, from the recent demolition derby at the Western Montana Fair. During the fair, yours truly and the tallest DJ in America, were your announcers on the PA. We asked you to text us messages to be read over the speakers. It soon blew up into a frenzy of marriage proposals, song requests and pick up lines.

  I'm going to be brutally honest. I've despised the Western Montana Fair for many, many years. I've felt like Missoula could have done so much better with this annual event. When I compare it to most Caras Park festivals, even the Missoula Marathon, the fair has always just felt (at least to me) like a lackluster, unorganized throw together ordeal. However, despite my bitter feelings towards the

Another fair at the Western Montana fairgrounds has etched itself into the history books of summer yet again, and this time we want to know your brutally honest thoughts! It seemed that many fair goers this year were all smiles, but was there anything that you personally thought could use some improvement?

Here we are, the final day of the fair. It's bittersweet, as it means the fun filled week is over and it's time to get ready to go back to school. But it's also the best day of the fair because it's Family Day, which means free admission for everyone. Here's what's happening at the Western Montana Fair and Rodeo today, Sunday, August 11.

If you haven't visited this year's fair yet, you are missing out on a marvelous carnival! This is a new carnival the fair was brought in from Billings. The rides are new, clean and safe. It's very obvious that the carnival staff are truly enjoying their work. Honestly, we have had so much fun this week at the fair! Here's what's happening at the Western Montana Fair and rodeo today, Saturday, Augu

You haven't missed out on all the fun! There are still three full days of the fair, including the demolition derby and rodeo events. Here's what's happening at the Western Montana Fair and rodeo today, Friday, August 9.