<p>Spring isn't normally thought of as election season, but in the education world it is. May 2 is election day for municipal elections in the Flathead Valley, including school board and school levy elections in Kalispell, Columbia Falls, Whitefish and several other districts around the valley. Flathead Beacon reporter Denali Sagner joins host Micah to offer a preview of the various races that will show up on school ballots this spring. </p><br><p>Later, Micah runs through the news of the week.</p><br><p><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/20/kalispell-school-district-no-5-2023-election-voter-guide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kalispell School District No. 5 2023 Election: Voter Guide</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/21/columbia-falls-school-district-2023-election-voter-guide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Columbia Falls District No. 6 2023 Election: Voter Guide</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/21/columbia-falls-school-district-no-5-2023-election-voter-guide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kalispell Public Schools to Hire </a><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/19/kalispell-public-schools-to-hire-interim-superintendent/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Interim Superintendent</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/18/columbia-falls-city-council-rejects-7030-highway-2-residences-development/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Columbia Falls City Council Rejects 7030 Highway 2 Residences Development</a></p><p><a href="The city council on Monday night approved the purchase of the 15-acre BNSF property located at the west end of the Parkline Trail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kalispell Approves Property Acquisition Next to Parkline Trail</a></p><br><p><em>Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at </em><a href="https://www.flatheadbeacon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>flatheadbeacon.com</em></a><em> and sign up for our </em><strong><em>new daily newsletter</em></strong><em> at </em><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter</em></a><em>.</em></p><br><p>The introductory music in this this episode is “Thinking Music” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons:<strong> </strong><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>By Attribution 3.0 License</strong></a>, The episode also features songs from Montana singer/songwriter Mike Murray's album <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4x4HOsoQkqoIwlBoumEGSV?si=Y-TQm-jUTyCSYzLHoAJAVA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Are Like Warriors</a>, "The Good Ol' Days You're In" and "Moment of Time," used with permission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
