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Missoula Current
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![Missoula fire crews respond to another homeless camp fire](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-fire1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula fire crews respond to another homeless camp fire
It's the second fire the department has responded to this month at a homeless camp in a public space.
![City Council remembers Missoula police officer Jerry Odlin](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-Odlin.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City Council remembers Missoula police officer Jerry Odlin
Several members of the City Council on Monday night remembered Missoula Police Department Sgt. Jerry Odlin's dedication to the city, his job and family before his passing last week.
![Housing advocates watching Tester bill aimed at preservation, affordability](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/04/housing-trailers.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Housing advocates watching Tester bill aimed at preservation, affordability
Housing advocates are closely watching legislation aimed at preserving mobile home parks, saying the bill would secure needed funding to help address the nation's affordable housing crisis, including that in Montana.
![Missoula voters to consider study, changes to local government](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/12/Missoula-County-commissioners-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula voters to consider study, changes to local government
Voters across Missoula County in June will vote for or against a study that could prompt changes to the form and structure of local government, or maintain the status quo.
![Viewpoint: American liberty comes down to facts, integrity](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-constitution.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: American liberty comes down to facts, integrity
David James writes, "Fox ‘News’ and social media have indoctrinated millions of Americans. ‘Eternal vigilance’ means Americans need to form their opinions based on facts. It’s the price of liberty."
![Harmon’s Histories: Elixirs promised better relief from cold, flu than whiskey](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-Aspironal-AD-Fallon-County-Times-February-07-1929.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: Elixirs promised better relief from cold, flu than whiskey
Achoo! Achoo! Don’t stand too close to me. I have the curse, the scourge of human existence – the common cold! Since no contemporary elixir is helping, perhaps I should look to the past. One hundred years ago, panaceas abounded.
![Glass recycling on the rise in Missoula](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/10/glass-recycling.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Glass recycling on the rise in Missoula
In 2018, the non-profit Recycle Works became the only business in western Montana to recycle glass. Since then, more than 2.1 million pounds of glass has been recycled, according to the organization.
![Viewpoint: Poor planning puts NorthWestern’s reliability at risk](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/06/Photo2energy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Poor planning puts NorthWestern’s reliability at risk
Nick Fitzmaurice writes, "NorthWestern is behind the times, and its focus on expensive, unreliable gas and coal resources is woefully inadequate and misguided."
![Missoula man gets prison time for illegal gun possession](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/06/police-car-lights.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula man gets prison time for illegal gun possession
A Missoula felon was sentenced on Thursday to two years and six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms.
![State considers removal of illegal Smurfit Stone outfall pipes](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/01/smurfit5.jpg?w=980&q=75)
State considers removal of illegal Smurfit Stone outfall pipes
The state of Montana is looking into removing several illegal outfall pipes that jut from the Smurfit Stone mill site into the Clark Fork River.