After a national search, the University of Montana hired Dr. Marketa Marvanova as the next dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy, beginning in February. A native of the Czech Republic, Marvanova currently chairs the Department of Pharmacy Practice at North Dakota State University in Fargo, providing strategic and operational leadership and management for 24 faculty members, … [Read more...] about University of Montana names new dean of School of Pharmacy
Winter commutes dangerous for Missoula bicyclists; city boosts plowing
By Stephanie MaltarichDecember 9, 2019
Last winter, on a snowy morning in Missoula, Olivia DeJohn set out in her usual outfit: a dress, fleece-lined leggings, a coat, boots, mittens, wool hat and helmet. Her studded tires gripped the road, and as the asphalt turned to snow, she gently steered her handlebars and pedaled out of the bike lane into the driving lane – there was nowhere else for her to go. Within … [Read more...] about Winter commutes dangerous for Missoula bicyclists; city boosts plowing
Proposed consolidation of Missoula Public Works could free up key city properties
By Martin KidstonDecember 9, 2019
The city of Missoula will fund a study exploring ways to consolidate facilities used by Public Works that could include building a single, central site through a partnership with other entities. Doing so could save money down the road by reducing duplication, and it could also free up key properties owned by the city for other uses, including housing. Jeremy Keene, … [Read more...] about Proposed consolidation of Missoula Public Works could free up key city properties
Montana homeowners could end up paying as much as Arco to rid yards of arsenic
By Laura LundquistDecember 9, 2019
The homeowners of Opportunity may end up as responsible as Atlantic Richfield Company for the arsenic in their yards, according to a Superfund lawyer. The U.S. Supreme Court took the unusual step of wading into a legal fight before all the dust had settled in the lower courts when it heard arguments last week about whether landowners near the former Anaconda smelter could … [Read more...] about Montana homeowners could end up paying as much as Arco to rid yards of arsenic
Family secures conservation easement in Swan Valley; protects vital grizzly habitat
By Martin KidstonDecember 9, 2019
Calling it a vital corridor for grizzly bears and other sensitive species, a Condon family sought to conserve its 160-acre property in perpetuity through a conservation easement, effectively withdrawing it from future development. Agreeing, Missoula County commissioners approved $35,000 from the 2006 Open Space Bond to help fund the easement in partnership with Montana Fish, … [Read more...] about Family secures conservation easement in Swan Valley; protects vital grizzly habitat