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Missoula Current
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![As new chapter dawns, Missoula City Council names new president, VP](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/10/Amber-Sherill-candidate.jpg?w=980&q=75)
As new chapter dawns, Missoula City Council names new president, VP
With the start of a new year and a newly elected mayor in place, members of the Missoula City Council on Monday appointed a new president and vice president while praising past leaders for navigating a number of challenges over the last few years.
![Viewpoint: Montana needs a Land Value Tax to equalize wealth](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/09/dollars.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Montana needs a Land Value Tax to equalize wealth
Eli Steinberg writes, "Not only does the LVT slash the taxes that working Montanans pay, but furthermore, the LVT, unlike almost every other tax, directly incentives economic development,"
![Viewpoint: Familiar Penwell Building name surprises family](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-Penwell-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Familiar Penwell Building name surprises family
Patty Penwell Olson writes, "I was very interested in your article about the restoration of the “Penwell Building." It was a very good article and it left me with questions."
![Missoula’s seasonal workforce increasingly important to economy](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/08/snowbowl.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula’s seasonal workforce increasingly important to economy
In 2022, around 125,000 people hired a guide or outfitter service on their visit to Montana, according to a report by the Insitute of Tourism and Recreation Research.
![Federal grant to help preserve fish, floating on Clark Fork River](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/08/Clark-Fork.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Federal grant to help preserve fish, floating on Clark Fork River
With the help of a federal grant, river conservationists are one step closer to opening more of the upper Clark Fork basin to fish and people.
![Harmon’s Histories: Meet Juliet Gregory, Missoula’s 1st female mayor](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-Photo-Juliet-Gregory.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: Meet Juliet Gregory, Missoula’s 1st female mayor
Current Mayor Andrea Davis (elected last year) became the second woman ever to hold the position.
![Man hit, killed by vehicle on dark stretch of Brooks](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-police.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Man hit, killed by vehicle on dark stretch of Brooks
A man was struck by a vehicle and killed on Brooks Street on Friday night, prompting the Missoula Police Department to close a stretch of the busy corridor in both directions while it conducted its investigation.
![Viewpoint: Election errors forced change in Cascade County](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/03/Great-Falls-City-Hall.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Election errors forced change in Cascade County
Jasmine Taylor writes, "To put it simply, the elected Clerk and Recorder was not performing the duties of the job. The Cascade County Commission should be commended for taking action."
![St. Michael’s Church – oldest building in Missoula – on track for restoration](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-church-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
St. Michael’s Church – oldest building in Missoula – on track for restoration
St. Michael's Church, donated by the Helena Diocese around 1989, still contains many features carved by Brother William Claessens in 1863.
![Bitterroot Forest launches second round of Lick Creek research](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/06/Bitterroot-Forest.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bitterroot Forest launches second round of Lick Creek research
One of the oldest forest research sites in the western U.S. is slated for another round of logging and burning to see how ponderosa stands respond to different treatments.