A week after proclaiming Feb. 16 as Klaus Von Stutterheim Day, Missoula County commissioners on Tuesday announced his passing, calling him a good friend and public servant. Stutterheim, a long-time community advocate for Seeley Lake and Missoula County as a whole, recently resigned his spot on the Seeley Lake Community Council due to illness. “It's quite a loss,” … [Read more...] about Seeley Lake, public lands advocate Von Stutterheim dies a week after day named in his honor

The nominee to be Montana’s next health director faced an unwieldy disease outbreak and pushed Medicaid work requirements — two issues looming in Montana — when he held a similar job in Kentucky. Montana senators will soon decide whether to confirm Adam Meier, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte’s pick for director of the state Department of Public Health and Human Services. He … [Read more...] about Kentucky’s past could reveal future of Gianforte’s health nominee

Montana’s tribal nations are fighting back against renewed voter suppression by backing a bill that would permanently ensure them better access to the right to vote. On Friday, Rep. Sharon Stewart-Peregoy, D-Crow Agency, will introduce House Bill 613, the Native American Voting Rights Act, in the House State Administration Committee where she knows she faces opposition from … [Read more...] about Western Native Voice bill would improve voting access for Montana’s tribes

After winning the support from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the Missoula City Council joined the county on Wednesday in agreeing to support a recommendation to the Montana Transportation Commission to rename the Higgins bridge as Bear Tracks Bridge. The name is rooted in tribal history, a line of chiefs going back centuries and the tribe's ultimate forced … [Read more...] about Sx͏ʷuytis Smx̣e: With CSKT blessing, Higgins bridge to become Bear Tracks Bridge