WASHINGTON (CN) – The Senate voted 96-1 on Thursday to approve an $8.3 billion emergency aid package to combat the coronavirus outbreak, sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk. The president is expected to sign off on the package no later than Friday. The funding aimed at expediting the response to the outbreak couldn’t come soon enough: the U.S. death toll … [Read more...] about Senate sends COVID-19 spending bill to Trump on 96-1 vote

(KPAX) A celebration of life has been set for Missoula's oldest resident and one of University of Montana's most loyal alums who died last weekend. The community is invited to attend the celebration for Emma B. Lommasson on Tuesday December 17th from 4 to 6 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom on the UM campus. Lommasson died this past weekend at the age of 107, just … [Read more...] about Celebration of life set for longest-serving Griz alum Emma Lommasson

https://youtu.be/VpTzY1pYb4Y Emma Lommasson, one of Missoula's oldest residents at 107 and the longest-serving alumna of the University of Montana, passed away over the weekend. Lommasson was born on Dec. 10, 1911, and arrived in Missoula from Sand Coulee in 1929. She graduated from UM in 1933 with a degree in math sciences and spent the next 55 years working with the … [Read more...] about Emma Lommasson, one of Missoula’s oldest residents, dies at 107

High above Missoula on a recent summer day, a team of workers climbed the switchbacks toward the city's iconic M with a project in mind. There on the second cutback, with the valley spreading below, Tracy Berg and her sisters had a plan. They had commissioned a memorial bench to remember their parents, Lyle and Ellie Berg, who passed in 2015 and 2017, respectively. “We … [Read more...] about A place to pause: Benches on M Trail commemorate UM professors with a view

The Montana Board of Regents approved construction of a new privately funded $6 million Montana Heritage Pavilion at the University of Montana on Friday. Montana Museum of Art and Culture director H. Rafael Chacon said placing the museum in a more visible spot will mark a turning point for the institution. The new pavilion will open in 2023. Chacon said by that time, his … [Read more...] about Regents approve construction of $6M, privately funded art museum at UM