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Missoula Current
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![Five votes: Vasecka to seek recount in Ward 6 race after canvass](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/11/elections-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Five votes: Vasecka to seek recount in Ward 6 race after canvass
Incumbent council member Sandra Vasecka currently trails Sean Patrick McCoy by five votes, or a margin of roughly 0.17%. That sits within the threshold of state law allowing Vasecka to request a recount and have the elections office fund it.
![A ‘Brawl of the Wild’ like no other between Griz, Cats](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-IMGP8956.jpg?w=980&q=75)
A ‘Brawl of the Wild’ like no other between Griz, Cats
In a game that needs no added superlatives, the magnitude of the 122nd edition of the Montana/Montana State rivalry football game – the Brawl of the Wild – simply cannot be overstated.
![Ranch Club granted extension for final two phases, access road](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-housing.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ranch Club granted extension for final two phases, access road
Facing access issues in a growing Missoula subdivision, the county has agreed to grant an extension to the final two phases of the project but is asking the developer to install a second road to serve the project.
![Oregon’s first large-scale solar park and farm hinges on 50-year-old land use laws](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-oregon-solar.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Oregon’s first large-scale solar park and farm hinges on 50-year-old land use laws
A farmer behind the state’s first “agrovoltaic” farm says critics cannot stop ‘an idea whose time has come.’
![Missoula County: Understanding how your property tax bill is calculated](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/08/county.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula County: Understanding how your property tax bill is calculated
Missoula County commissioners write, "Please know your commissioners are also working hard to advocate for changes to the tax system at the state level to help ease the burden property taxes have on our residents."
![County applies mental health mill to aid newly opened crisis center](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-healthcare-center.jpg?w=980&q=75)
County applies mental health mill to aid newly opened crisis center
Missoula County on Tuesday agreed to apply revenue from a mental health mill levied by the county in 1999 to support the opening of the Riverwalk Crisis Center.
![Missoula council members protest by sitting during Pledge of Allegiance](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-Pledge.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula council members protest by sitting during Pledge of Allegiance
Several members of the Missoula City Council on Monday night declined to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance but rather, they sat at their desk waiting for the meeting to begin, each in silent protest of a personal cause.
![At the request of new mayor, City Council delays urban camping ordinance again](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-homeless.jpg?w=980&q=75)
At the request of new mayor, City Council delays urban camping ordinance again
With a new mayor set to take office and critical tweets by one council member, the City Council will delay its decision on an urban camping ordinance until early next year.
![Idaho Senate leader reprimands peers over editorials criticizing other senators](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-Idaho-capitol.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Idaho Senate leader reprimands peers over editorials criticizing other senators
The fight between Winder, a Boise Republican who is the top ranking member of Senate leadership, and Zuiderveld and Herndon, came to light in a press release issued by the Idaho Freedom Caucus on Monday morning.
![Locals, agencies debate Smurfit cleanup in Helena](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/01/smurfit3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Locals, agencies debate Smurfit cleanup in Helena
After getting a crash course on the Smurfit Stone mill site cleanup process, some state legislators were just as frustrated with slow progress as some locals are.