Dennis Bragg
Missoula City Council to continue remote sessions into fall
The Missoula City Council is passing the half-year mark of not having an "in-person" meeting, but it doesn't appear that approach is going to end any time soon.
GOP argues mail-in voting suit against Bullock in District Court; state counters
Attorneys for the Republican Party and the Trump campaign accuse Gov. Steve Bullock of "creating chaos" on the "eve of the election" with his decision allowing counties to implement vote-by-mail in November.
Missoula leaders see life in Riverfront Triangle development
While disappointed to see a local businessman shelve plans for a $100 million development on the Riverfront Triangle, Missoula leaders remain optimistic about the property's potential.
After more than 25 years, Ravalli County moving on runway expansion
A project first envisioned in the closing years of the 20th Century is finally moving forward, as Ravalli County commissioners accept the final $12 million in grant funding for expansion of the county airport.
Missoula economic leaders hope to hear outcome of new BUILD grant application soon
Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce leaders are hoping a new pitch video will help the Garden City secure another BUILD grant to help with west side development. The $10 million request follows a $13 million award last year.
Ravalli County to proceed with November vote-by-mail election
Concerned about the safety of voters and her election workers, Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder Regina Plettenberg renewed her call for vote-by-mail Tuesday, telling county commissioners she was appealing for them to follow that course with "every fiber of her being."
After a century, Rattlesnake Dam comes down in hours
In less than two hours Monday morning, workers with Aqua Terra Restoration were able to demolish what took pioneers months to build, as they tore out the main section of the old dam on Rattlesnake Creek, a major milestone in the $1.3 million project.
Missoula Public Schools asking parents how many students will return to class
Missoula County Public Schools Superintendent Rob Watson said the district is hoping to get a more accurate number of students who are actually returning to class with a new parental survey now underway.
Ravalli County commissioners urge ‘respect’ for individual face mask options
Ravalli County Commissioner Chris Hoffman said a statement on Gov. Steve Bullock's order for masks to be worn in public wasn't an attempt to rebel against any health directives, but just to ask people to respect different opinions.
Ravalli County commissioners sorry to see health officer resign in dispute over masks
Ravalli County Health Officer Carol Calderwood is resigning after she was given "another no-win scenario" by commissioners and the sheriff, who advocated freedom of choice after Gov. Steve Bullock issued a mandate for the wearing of masks in public last week.