Missoula Current
Harmon’s Histories: Dad survives daughter’s Old West wedding!
The wedding was marvelous; the bride and groom were so happy – absolutely gleeful! I survived without CPR, despite no air-conditioning.
Calls for change mount after Wyoming man tortures wolf
After a Wyoming man ran a wolf down and tortured it before shooting it, more groups are speaking out against such cruelty.
Montana tribes file amicus brief to SupCo in climate change ruling
The Environmental Justice Clinic this week filed an amicus brief with the Montana Supreme Court, joining the fight to ensure that the landmark Held v. State of Montana ruling of last year is upheld in the face of the state's appeal.
Viewpoint: Nice subdivision proposed for the wrong place
jean Curtiss writes, "The development dilemma is hitting East Missoula next. The large properties next to the river and the interstate that were historically used for growing hay and cattle are being proposed to be developed into about 175 homes."
Missoula company lands DOE grant to advance carbon capture tech
A tech company based in Missoula landed a share of an $8 million federal grant on Friday from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance carbon capture technologies in the nation's pursuit of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Sona Jobarteh brings West African music to western Montana
Sona Jobarteh, a multi-instrumentalist singer and composer, is the first professional female playing the Kora from any of the West African Griot families.
Viewpoint: Local climate action helps mitigate global impacts
Anne Langdji writes, "Climate change may manifest in Montana as wildfires and lack of precipitation, but the impacts of climate change appear in numerous and often deadly ways around the world."
Missoula’s first end-of-life center taking shape amid fundraising
What's now a construction site in a busy commercial district will undergo a transformation over the coming months, evolving from a bare patch of weeds to a serene garden with private rooms where patients and family can stay during end-of-life events.
United Way of Missoula lands $80K housing grant
With funding tight, the United Way of Missoula County this week welcomed an $80,000 grant to help fight homelessness by keeping people housed – one of the primary goals in the City of Missoula's housing strategy.
Viewpoint: Montana taxes skyrocket while Gianforte gets tax cut
Sheila Hogan writes, "While the rest of us throughout the state of Montana are paying record-high property taxes, Gianforte is paying less than his neighbors on his privately owned mansions in both Bozeman and Helena."