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Missoula Current
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![Miller Peak fire not yet on city land, but trail closures could come](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-IMG_2413.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Miller Peak fire not yet on city land, but trail closures could come
The Miller Peak fire 8 miles southeast of Missoula remained at 500 acres on Monday morning, though fire officials said the total acreage was difficult to obtain due to limited visibility.
![Viewpoint: A year after Rebekah Barsotti and her dog vanished](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/06/R-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: A year after Rebekah Barsotti and her dog vanished
Angela Mastrovito writes, "Rebekah’s story is a stark reminder of the ongoing battle against domestic violence and the importance of continued vigilance and support for those affected."
![Mayor Davis attending second Bloomberg program on leadership](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-homeless-3-davis.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mayor Davis attending second Bloomberg program on leadership
Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis has joined more than three-dozen other mayors at a class offered by the Bloomberg Harvard Leadership Initiative in Massachusetts, the city said on Monday.
![Viewpoint: Montana farmers could struggle under bank rule](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/harvesttime1028.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Montana farmers could struggle under bank rule
Ted Dick writes, "Under this plan, the largest U.S. banks would be forced to bolster their capital reserves by about 20%, providing a larger buffer against potential losses stemming from market volatility or economic downturns."
![Judge: Pintler Face commercial logging can continue](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Logging-timber.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Judge: Pintler Face commercial logging can continue
Commercial logging may proceed in a Forest Service project south of Anaconda, but all other activities must cease until a lawsuit is concluded, according to a federal judge.
![Harmon’s Histories: Lunacy commissions once convened to judge mentally ill, addicted Montanans](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-Clipping-Headline-May-17-1908-page-2-The-Missoulian-at-Missoulian.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: Lunacy commissions once convened to judge mentally ill, addicted Montanans
The year was 1908. A “lunacy commission” (a carry-over from old British law) was formed, made up of the Yellowstone County commissioners and two Billings physicians. The panel was told that A.J. Thompson had been claiming that “he came to Billings from Forsyth to get a man who was wanted by the sheriff of Rosebud County, and in the next breath told them that he was the inventor of an air brake and would soon be worth $5,000,000.
![Montana delegation speaks out after Trump shooting](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/11/attachment-Trump.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana delegation speaks out after Trump shooting
Members of Montana's congressional delegation responded to what the Associated Press has deemed an assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally Saturday in Pennsylvania.
![FWP denies biologists’ request for competitive pay raise](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/09/DSC_3853.jpg?w=980&q=75)
FWP denies biologists’ request for competitive pay raise
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has denied its biologists’ request for a pay raise, which would have put them on par with other biologists around the Northern Rocky Mountain region.
![City approves easement agreement for Grant Creek restoration](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/05/Grant-Creek.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City approves easement agreement for Grant Creek restoration
After years of consideration, a section of Grant Greek will return to a more natural state once work on the project begins in the coming year.
![Viewpoint: Tester the real Montanan, and the real deal](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/10/Tester2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Tester the real Montanan, and the real deal
Sue Orr writes, "Jon Tester is the real deal, a dirt farmer, teacher, meat cutter, former president of the MT Senate and our US Senator who get things done for us in DC."