Missoula Current
Missoula County preparing assets, bracing for active fire season
With snowpack running well behind the seasonal average, Missoula County is racing to gather its resources ahead of what's anticipated to be an active wildfire season.
City considers MEP contract boost to support economic goals
Over the last five years, the Missoula Economic Partnership has emerged as one of the city's strongest economic development arms in its work to expand Missoula's tax base, grow and retain businesses, and help the city achieve its redevelopment goals.
Arntzen: Charter school ruling a win for Montana
Elsie Arntzen writes, "Woke organizations, with no accountability to our taxpayers, used our Montana court system to attack me and delay the opening of Public Charter Schools that were passed under HB 549 during the 2023 legislative session."
Montana Viewpoint: Your new property tax bill
Jim Elliott writes, "There is a better way to achieve taxpayer fairness and that is to link the amount of property taxes to a homeowner’s income level so that the property tax does not exceed a certain percentage of a person’s income."
Viewpoint: Science matters for Montana, and Missoula
Dave Harmon writes, "So much of what we have done in Montana that make it special is based upon decisions and policy based upon science – such as our constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment."
Harmon’s Histories: Runaway elephant charms Butte, harkens to 1935 escape
By now, the whole world has seen a video of the “Great Escape of Viola,” the circus elephant, in Butte. But it’s not the first time a performing pachyderm has bolted for freedom in southwest Montana.
Scott Street project savings nets an additional affordable home
A Northside housing project set for construction in the coming weeks will gain one additional income-restricted condominium under an agreement approved by the Missoula Redevelopment Agency on Thursday.
MCPS: Asking Missoula voters to support safe schools
Micah Hill writes, "This new Safety Levy would be used to improve our school campus security systems, make upgrades to safety technology and equipment; and pay for school resource officers, school counselors, behavioral interventionists and others who provide safety support for their school building or for the entire District."
Griz coach Don Read to be inducted into Big Sky Hall of Fame
Read was the architect of Montana’s first national championship in 1995 and led the Grizzlies to a pair of semifinal appearances and conference titles en route to becoming Montana’s all-time winningest coach during his 10-year career.
Efforts to vet, redevelop old library block continue
A development team selected by the city last summer to redevelop the old library block continues to conduct due diligence on the property as it explores potential uses.