Sanders County Sheriff Shawn Fielders said at a community meeting on Thursday that early estimates include 55 structures lost in the River Road East Fire burning near Paradise, with 15 of those being primary residences.

Crews working wildfires across Flathead County welcomed rain this week, which diminished fire activity across the region.

Helena product "Suga" Sean O’Malley defeated Aljamain Sterling to take home the UFC Bantamweight Title. Former Griz star linebacker and Glacier High product Patrick O’Connell is making waves with the Seattle Seahawks in preseason and received high praise from Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll. With prep football getting underway this week Josh runs through the football schedules for Glacier and Flathead this season and takes a look at some of the biggest games involving other valley teams week one including Whitefish, Bigfork, Polson, and Columbia Falls. Plus, a prep recruiting update as Cody Schweikert of Columbia Falls + Henry Sellards and Issac Keim of Glacier all announced their collegiate commitments recently.

We go over last week's biggest headlines and take a trip to the Northwest Montana Fair, where I spent some time with young steer handlers during the beef cattle judging.

The River Road East Fire outside Paradise grew to roughly 16,790 acres by Monday,  Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino downgraded to a pre-evacuation warning for residences close to the East Fork Fire near Olney, and more regional fire news.