Missoula Current
Missoula airport sets monthly passenger record in July
Martin Kidston
(Missoula Current) The Missoula Montana Airport saw a record number of passengers arrive or depart from the Garden City in July, representing a 25% increase in passenger growth over the same period last year.
Viewpoint: Opinion on E-bikes misleading
Ken Page writes, "The author proves how ignorant he is about motorized bicycles and his elitist comments are very misleading."
Heat, low humidity prompts Big Knife Fire plume
As if the mushroom cloud swelling north of Missoula Tuesday night wasn’t enough of a hint, Missoula was shrouded in light yellow haze Wednesday morning, an indication that excessive heat has recharged local wildfires.
City introduces team selected to redevelop old library block
City officials and the Missoula Economic Partnership on Wednesday introduced the team selected from a months-long process to begin exploring options for the old library property between Front and Main streets.
Drug use, safety, communication bog decision on Johnson Street shelter
Concerns over drug use, security and lack of communication related to the Johnson Street shelter played out alongside a City Council debate Wednesday on whether to fund the shelter's use as a year-round facility for the next 12 months.
Pov’s veteran housing project ready to bid on West Broadway
The agreement passes funding from the Community Development Block Grant program to the shelter to aid in the deconstruction of the Clark Fork Inn and building a new facility.
Big Knife fire sends up massive cloud of smoke
Triple-digit temperatures and dry weather prompted an increase in fire activity at the Big Knife Fire on Tuesday.
Viewpoint: As city taxes rise, Legislature ignores the problem
Dick Barrett writes, "Taxes are shifting from non-residential to residential. That’s because residential property increased in appraised value a lot more that non-residential did, and the legislature did nothing to mitigate the impact of reappraisal on taxable value."
Viewpoint: Not all Forest Service roads should be open all the time
Tim Dougherty and Doug Ferrell write, "The Kootenai National Forest currently has some 7,811 total miles of road. Of those, approximately 2,500 miles are undriveable and in storage. That leaves 2,734 miles which are open year-round, some 704 miles that are open seasonally and roughly 1,909 miles available for administrative use only."
Marshall Mountain purchase could get boost from federal grant
While Missoula County officials remain mum for now, they hinted Tuesday that a grant application through the U.S. Forest Service may have been successful and would, if true, provide a large piece of funding for the Marshall Mountain acquisition.